Senior Software Engineer

IT Services
This full-time role is available immediately on a permanent basis.

Hybrid working – our team is based on St. The expectation is that you will spend at least two days per week on campus in Exeter.

Do you like keeping up with the ever changing and evolving world of Software development? Our team is working towards to change the face of Higher Education through Digital innovation. We are looking for a permanent Senior Software Developer to join our Digital Engineering Team. The successful candidate will be a key part of the team delivering innovative digital solutions using a cloud-first approach with modern technologies to enable our staff and students to achieve their goals.

You will help build our new digital platform on AWS, working with modern technologies, making recommendations and helping to identify the right tools for the job.

You will work as part of an agile team using modern frameworks to develop and support innovative solutions and solve problems. You will contribute to digital development, deployment, and software testing in a DevOps environment as well as supporting our existing digital product estate.

Incredible USS pension scheme
Substantial annual leave package of 41 days (33 days + bank holidays)
Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
Flexible Working options
Benefit from fantastic discounts at local and national shops through numerous discount schemes
We'll take your personal and professional development very seriously and we’ll empower you to keep developing your expert skills and give you access to the latest technologies and platforms
Discounted state-of-the-art fitness centres on all our campuses
Join our sustainable travel initiative by enjoying discounted bus passes, cycle to work scheme and taking advantage of car sharing incentives. We have multiple schemes helps us celebrate your contributions.
Creates immersive high-quality solutions by applying new and innovative methods and technology. Following an agile development approach with DevOps at the core.
Follows DevOps practices automating as many tasks as possible to deliver solutions.
Technically fluent in programming languages – think Flutter, React, Python, Typescript, JavaScript.
Understanding of Cloud Platform Services within AWS.
An understanding of web services, API creation and possess other appropriate technical skills.
Recent experience of managing automated build and deployment tools and proven experience of working in an Agile DevOps environment.
More about IT Services
The university is developing a new ten-year strategy where digital ways of working will be central to delivering our vision and goals. The digital transformation will impact profoundly on our workplace design, the skills we develop, the way our students learn, and the way we work and collaborate, and we want to ensure that this transformation has our staff and students at its heart. We are investing in digital technology and skills development to strengthen our education, research, and partnerships, and to meet the needs of our community.

IT Services & Digital is central to all of this, and we are looking for people to join us who want to be part of this major transformation and part of changing the way we work and the way our students learn.

Simplifying and enhancing the end-to-end digital experience, augmented with physical elements.
Identifying and testing new opportunities through rich data and insights.
Developing innovative digital products, services, and platforms.
Cultivating digital capability, encompassing skills, structure, working methods, technology, data, leadership, and culture.
Check out our Digital Strategy for more info

More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

The starting salary will be from £43,482 per annum, on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.