Junior Backend Engineer

Salary: £30,000 - 35,000 per year

Requirements

• We are looking for a strong Computer Science, or related, degree with excellent academic foundations.
• We value experience building applications with React and Node.js, gained through personal projects, university work, internships, or commercial experience.
• We expect a GitHub profile that showcases personal projects, coding ability, and a genuine passion for software development.
• We require understanding of modern JavaScript and TypeScript development principles.
• We value knowledge of APIs and how web applications communicate with backend services.
• We look for exposure to databases and data modelling concepts.
• We have a strong interest in candidates with cloud technology exposure, with AWS experience highly desirable.
• We want strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• We require excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• We look for a proactive attitude, curiosity, and a genuine passion for building software.

Responsibilities

• We will have you build and enhance features across a modern cloud-based platform using Node.js, React, and TypeScript.
• We will have you support the development of APIs and integrations that connect internal and customer-facing systems.
• We will have you collaborate with experienced engineers, product teams, and customer-facing colleagues to deliver high-quality solutions.
• We will have you contribute to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software in a supportive, learning-focused environment.
• We will have you troubleshoot technical issues and help identify improvements across the platform.
• We will have you write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews to develop your engineering skills.
• We will have you learn modern development practices, tools, and cloud technologies from a highly experienced team.
• We will have you take ownership of personal development projects and continuously improve your technical knowledge.

Technologies

• API
• AWS
• Lambda
• Backend
• Cloud
• GitHub
• Support
• JavaScript
• PostgreSQL
• React
• Redis
• TypeScript
• Web
• NodeJS

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We are an innovative education technology company transforming how international students enrol at UK universities. Our flagship platform automates the entire offer-to-arrival process, covering CAS, visa applications, documentation, accommodation, and communication, empowering universities, agents, and students with seamless self-service workflows. We are widely adopted in higher education, helping streamline compliance, enhance conversion, and improve the overall student experience. This is a permanent Junior Backend Engineer role based in the UK with a hybrid working arrangement of one day per week onsite in Central London, offering a salary of up to £35,000. Our client tech stack includes Node.js, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and a broad range of AWS services such as Lambda, SQS, S3, Cognito, EventBridge, CloudFormation, Fargate, SES, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CloudFront, and API Gateway. Our interview process includes a first-stage 30-minute remote interview, followed by a second-stage 2-hour remote technical interview with a pair programming and code review exercise, including a 15-minute break. We are committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome reasonable adjustments to support a fair and equitable process.

last updated 26 week of 2026