Software Engineer

Department:

Tech Hub

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Description

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

37\.5/ week

Salary:

circa £70,000 depending on experience

Location

: Birmingham city centre

WFH policy:

Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working

: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

Reports to:

Software Engineering Manager

Deadline Note:

We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

Role Summary

We’re looking for a Mid‑Level Software Engineer to join our delivery team, contributing to critical digital systems that support LCCC’s mission to help the UK achieve Net Zero by 2050\. Our digital platform underpins a wide range of applications including workflow automation, forecasting engines, calculation services, contract and task management, analytics dashboards and data portals.

As a mid‑level engineer, you will play a key part in implementing high‑quality software, collaborating with Senior Engineers, Product, QA, DevOps, UX/UI, Principal Engineer and Architects. The role centres on solid engineering execution, problem‑solving, collaboration, and developing deeper technical capability, with increasing autonomy over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Coding \& Development

+ Write, test and maintain high‑quality, secure and reliable code.

+ Implement features aligned to engineering standards and architectural direction.

+ Contribute to automated testing and continuous improvement of the codebase.

+ Deliver assigned tasks reliably and consistently, working toward greater autonomy.

• System Design \& Architecture

+ Contribute to feature‑level design discussions and solution proposals.

+ Apply system design principles under guidance from senior engineers , principal engineer and architects.

+ Help ensure solutions are maintainable, scalable and aligned with platform architecture.

+ Consider stakeholder needs—primarily technical teams—when shaping implementation details (Stakeholder Interaction integrated here).

• Code Review \& Quality

+ Participate in peer code reviews, providing constructive feedback.

+ Apply coding standards, design patterns and best practices during implementation.

+ Help raise quality through improved maintainability, readability and performance.

• Technical Leadership

+ Follow technical guidance from senior engineers and technical leads.

+ Contribute ideas, highlight risks, and engage actively in technical discussions.

+ Demonstrate ownership of implementation-level decisions and their impact on the product.

• Project Execution

+ Deliver work items from design through development, testing and deployment in a timely manner.

+ Provide accurate estimates and communicate progress or blockers early.

+ Troubleshoot issues in development, integration and production environments.

+ Ensure implementation contributes to the wider business and project outcomes

• Mentorship \& Development

+ Learn from team members, pair with seniors and adopt modern engineering practices.

+ Seek feedback proactively to accelerate technical growth.

+ Share learnings and insights informally to support teammates.

• Collaboration \& Communication

+ Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, UI/UX, Principal Engineer and Architecture partners to deliver shared goals.

+ Communicate design considerations, progress and technical trade-offs clearly.

+ Build trust by being reliable, transparent and supportive.

+ Surface technical or delivery risks at the earliest opportunity to maintain sprint and release health.

• Problem Solving

+ Solve well‑defined problems with structured, thoughtful approaches.

+ Break down tasks components and communicate ambiguity when needed.

+ Contribute to improving system reliability and performance with pragmatic solutions.

+ Understand how problem‑solving supports overall team and business priorities.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Hands-on experience in Python and web-development framework(e.g., Django) and JavaScript/TypeScript, ideally in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Strong understanding of core software engineering principles.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and version control.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team.
• Willingness to learn new tools, technologies and domain knowledge .
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent professional experience.

Desirable

• Exposure to frameworks such as React, Node.js, Terraform, Celery or containerisation.
• Understanding of database schema design and query optimisation.
• Familiarity with infrastructure‑as‑code, cloud-native services or distributed systems.

Core Values And Behaviours

Better Together

• Collaborates effectively within the delivery team and across functions.
• Contributes to a supportive and constructive engineering culture.

Powered by Curiosity

• Actively seeks opportunities to learn, improve and modernise systems.
• Shows interest in understanding system behaviours, product context and new technologies.

Own Every Outcome

• Takes ownership of implementation-level work, ensuring it is reliable, maintainable, resilient, scalable and production-ready.
• Proactively identifies issues and supports their resolution.

Employee Benefits

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:

• Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
• 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
• Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
• Three paid volunteering days a year
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
• Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
• Employee resource groups