Software Engineers
Why be a Software Engineer with Cirrus Software Solutions? Cirrus Software Solutions is a people-first software development company that puts our customers and teams first. We mainly work on behalf of the UK government to provide high-quality software products and services. We believe in working closely with our customers and listening to their needs. We also believe in empowering our teams to be self‑organising and work effectively to produce the best results for our customers.
How is Cirrus Software Solutions different?
We’ll invest in you, and alongside five days of training every year, we’ll also make sure your AWS/Azure certifications are kept up to date. If you don’t have AWS or Azure certification yet, we’ll ensure you have the minimum certification to enable you to do your job effectively over and above the standard training allowance when you join the company.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries – £30k‑80k, depending on experience
- Introductory AWS/Azure certification for those that require it as well as an annual budget for additional training and conferences
- Flexible 37.5‑hour working week, including time off in lieu
- 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
- Generous employee‑contributed pension (matching up to 7.5%)
- Healthcare package (including dental and optical)
- Income protection for up to 75% of income for up to 5 years, should you have a long‑term illness
- Death‑in‑service benefit of 4 times your salary
Software Engineer
We’re looking for a number of talented Software Engineers. The ideal candidates will be responsible for developing high‑quality code. They should have a good working knowledge of the software development lifecycle, excellent communication skills and ability to liaise with customers with a broad range of technical knowledge. The skills listed are desirable and we wouldn’t expect any candidate to have all of them.
Responsibilities
- Develop quality software and web applications
- Analyse and maintain existing software applications
- Design highly scalable, testable code
- Discover and fix programming bugs
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
- Cloud certification, or eager to do a cloud certification, Cirrus Software Solutions will fully fund and support you
Desirable Skills
- Programming languages: Java, C/C++, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go
- Front‑end technologies: HTML, CSS, React, Vue.JS, Angular
- Database knowledge: SQL Server, PostgresSQL, MySQL, GraphQL
- Cloud technologies: AWS, Azure
- Other: Microservice architecture, Agile experience, Infrastructure‑as‑Code, Testing, Containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes)
Requirements
- UK‑based for at least the past five years
- UK National with a British passport who holds, or is likely able to hold at least SC clearance and above*
- Five years of documented travel history
- UK Dual Nationality will be considered