Junior Software Engineer

Better Placed Recruitment — United Kingdom · Posted ~15 hours ago

Junior Full-time Onsite £40000-£50000 + bonus

Skills

Node.js TypeScript Backend development REST APIs GraphQL APIs API integrations eCommerce platforms Cloud infrastructure REST GraphQL APIs

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A junior software engineering opportunity for someone with around 1–2 years of commercial experience who wants to accelerate their development in a hands-on environment. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers on backend services, REST and GraphQL APIs, integrations, eCommerce platforms, and cloud infrastructure, gaining broad exposure rather than being limited to a small part of a system. The role offers a salary of £40,000–£50,000 plus bonus and requires four days onsite.

Highlights

Competitive salary with bonus, hands-on engineering experience, exposure to backend development, APIs, integrations, eCommerce platforms and cloud infrastructure, and opportunities to learn from experienced engineers.

Description

Junior Software Engineer – eCommerce £40,000 – £50,000 + bonus Manchester / Trafford Park – 4 days onsite My client is a fast-growing, international eCommerce business continuing to invest heavily in its technology and engineering capability. They’re now looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join the team, working alongside experienced engineers on the systems and integrations that power a high-volume D2C eCommerce operation. This would suit someone with around 1–2 years' commercial software engineering experience who wants to accelerate their development in a genuinely hands-on environment. This isn't a role where you'll be stuck maintaining one small part of a system. You'll get exposure across backend development, APIs, integrations, eCommerce platforms and cloud infrastructure, with plenty of opportunity to learn from more experienced engineers. What you'll be doing Building and maintaining backend services using Node.js / TypeScript Developing REST/GraphQL APIs and third-party integrations Working across systems supporting eCommerce, payments, orders, inventory and fulfilment Integrating with platforms such as Shopify and other operational systems Working with AWS/serverless technologies Supporting data flows between different internal and external platforms Writing clean, maintainable production code Troubleshooting issues and improving existing systems Working closely with senior engineers and the wider technology team What they're looking for You'll have 1–2 years' commercial development experience and a good grounding in: JavaScript / TypeScriptNode.jsAPIs and backend developmentSQL or NoSQL databasesGit and modern development practices Any exposure to Shopify, AWS, payments, ERP systems, order management, logistics or third-party integrations would be a big advantage, but they're not expecting someone at this level to have everything. It's a strong opportunity for an early-career engineer who already has some commercial experience and wants exposure to the technology behind a rapidly scaling eCommerce business.