Graduate Software Developer (Front-End)
Graduate Software Developer (Front-End)
As a Graduate Software Developer (Front-End), you’ll be at the heart of our development team, playing a crucial role in shaping the user experience of the iungo Academy platform. You will work alongside our senior developers and other colleagues to translate creative concepts into seamless, responsive, and engaging digital experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills on a variety of internal and client-facing projects while contributing to a platform with a real-world impact.
As a Graduate Software Developer (Front-End), you’ll be at the heart of our development team, playing a crucial role in shaping the user experience of the iungo Academy platform. You will work alongside our senior developers and other colleagues to translate creative concepts into seamless, responsive, and engaging digital experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills on a variety of internal and client-facing projects while contributing to a platform with a real-world impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop & Maintain: Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code to build user-facing features for the iungo Academy and other web projects.
- Collaborate: Work closely with our UI/UX designers to implement designs and ensure technical feasibility.
- Integrate: Liaise with back-end developers to integrate front-end components with server-side logic and APIs.
- Optimise: Ensure applications are optimised for maximum speed, scalability, and responsiveness across a range of devices and browsers.
- Test & Debug: Identify and troubleshoot UI problems and bugs to improve usability and performance.
- Document & Ship: Contribute to clear documentation for our front-end components, style guides, and user-facing features. You will also support the deployment process, working with our CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) pipelines to help build, test, and ship a seamless user experience to production.
- Learn & Grow: Actively participate in code reviews and stay up-to-date with emerging front-end technologies and best practices.
We’re looking for a creative problem-solver with a genuine passion for front-end development and a desire to learn. You should have a solid foundational knowledge of web technologies and be excited to apply it in a supportive and innovative environment.
Progression
Sustained successful performance in this role will create opportunities for progression into the following roles:
- Mid-Level Developer
- Tutor Practitioner
You should hold a degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience (e.g., bootcamp graduate, self-taught with a strong portfolio).
Knowledge
Familiarity with and understanding of:
- software architectures and technology stacks
- product development methodologies
- Customer journey research and User-Centred Design (UCD)
Skills
Demonstrating the following skills will accelerate your progress in this role:
- Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+).
- Experience with at least one modern JavaScript framework, such as React, Vue.js, or Angular.
- Familiarity with version control systems, particularly Git.
- An understanding of responsive design principles and mobile-first development.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a keen eye for detail and design.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Other desirable skills include:
- Experience with TypeScript.
- Knowledge of front-end build tools like Webpack or Vite.
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
- Experience with CSS pre-processors like SASS/SCSS.
- A portfolio of projects (e.g., via GitHub) that showcases your skills.
Behaviours
You will fit in well at iungo if you can demonstrate the following behaviours:
- strong ethics and integrity
- authentic nature
- collaborative tendencies
- insightful contributions
- always learning
- accountability
- self-motivating
- a sense of fun
Why Join Us?
- Career Growth: A clear path for progression as you scale the team and sponsored professional development.
- Impact: This is a high-visibility role where you will directly influence the company’s growth and help solve the UK’s Digital & Green Skills gap.
- Great Culture: Join a collaborative, forward-thinking, in-person team passionate about learning and development.
- Benefits: Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, pension scheme, 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
Equality & Diversity
- No unnecessary barriers: We recruit based on potential, not qualifications or experience.
- Equitable Management: Our managers will work with you to minimise barriers encountered in the workplace
- Individualised Development: We invest in your personal and professional development throughout our relationship
Safer Recruitment
Our priority is to protect you, and our participants. We do this by:
- Taking a values-based approach to recruitment.
- Asking for previous employment, education and character references.
- Conducting a DBS Check or an Enhanced DBS Check if you are due to work with children or Vulnerable Adults.
- Providing a thorough paid induction that includes processes and protocols for recognising, reporting and managing safeguarding concerns.
- Maintaining a clear, audited Safeguarding & Prevent Policy, and implementing robust processes and escalation points for managing concerns and allegations.
Need more information?
Contact us for an informal conversation about any of our current vacancies before making an application.