Junior Developer

About Salary Finance

Working with employers, we provide a financial wellbeing platform as an employee benefit, helping employees to understand their money better, get out of debt faster and save for their future. We already have a reach of over 4,000,000 employees through our relationships with over 600 of the biggest companies in the UK. 

By improving employee financial wellbeing, we have a very real and meaningful impact on people’s lives. We remove the stress and worry associated with financial difficulties by dramatically reducing the interest rates employees pay on their personal debt, and provide them with the tools needed to start saving sooner and be more financially secure. We are backed by some of the biggest brands, including investments from Blenheim Chalcot (the UK’s leading venture builder), Legal and General (the FTSE 100 insurer and asset manager), Experian and Goldman Sachs, and funding partnerships with JP Morgan and Virgin Money. 

Launched in 2015, we have made excellent progress, and are scaling fast. We are named BITC’s Responsible Business of Year 2018, included in KPMG’s Global Fintech 100, listed top of the Forbes' list of socially-responsible startups, and profiled by the Financial Times, the Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Telegraph, CityAM and the Institute of Directors. 

Your role in our mission

We’re looking for enthusiastic Junior Developers. We are in a period of growth and need the skills of motivated and positive Junior Developers with a .NET focus to join the technology team. Reporting to a Senior Developer or Team Lead, the role will involve learning and developing skills in ASP.NET web development, VB and C# using current technologies, frameworks, and patterns.

What you’ll do

• Assist with new feature development, and maintenance (bug fixing).
• Work as part of a team under the guidance of senior developers.
• Write clean and well-documented code.
• Learn about and follow development best practices.
• Assist in testing and troubleshooting.

About You

• You are interested in businesses that deliver social impact and want to help build a business that makes a positive difference to society.
• You are excited by the power of technology to improve people’s lives.
• You are eager to learn and develop technical skills.
• You are willing to work as part of a team and learn about agile methodologies.
• You are open-minded, outgoing, and have a positive personality with good communication skills.
• You are a self-motivated team player who can follow instructions and complete tasks as assigned.
• You are willing to take a “hands-on” approach and have a desire to learn.
• You have some basic knowledge or experience in web development.
• You have some basic knowledge or experience in web development.

Nice to Have

• You have a degree or are studying towards a degree (in Computer Science or similar).
• You have some basic knowledge of .NET technologies.
• You have a basic understanding of databases.
• Prior experience in software development and the capability to develop code with sound logic and a strong commitment are desireable.

Technical Experience/Skills (Desired to learn)

• Basic understanding of ASP.NET web development in VB and C#.
• Basic knowledge of VB.Net, C#.Net, ASP.Net, HTML, CSS.
• Basic knowledge of databases and SQL.
• Familiarity with basic version control concepts.

Who you are

We embrace our differences, but there’s one thing we like to share, which is our values, so it’s important to us that you are:

• Fearless, and able to make the impossible possible.
• Responsible, and want to help build a business that delivers a meaningful difference to society.
• Dedicated and want to commit to an exciting journey even through the highs and lows.
• Empathetic and truly care about every colleague and customer.
• United, because you understand we achieve more when we work as a team.
• Humble, and take feedback as a way to continuously improve.

What do you get for all your hard work?

• Company bonus scheme 💰
• 25 days holiday with an extra day off on your birthday 🎂
• Hybrid working arrangements so you can work from the office and from home with a budget to help you get set up 🏠
• Generous company benefits to include pension and life assurance and an annual allowance to spend on medical insurance, health cash plan, denplan, gym memberships 🤸
• Enhanced policies that are family and pet friendly, to include company sick pay and peternity leave 🐶
• Great career development in a fast paced environment 🚀
• Regular company socials
• Volunteer days as part of our CSR program 🤝
• More great perks to include weekly snacks, tuckshop, cycle to work, help to save and much more! 🍭

The typical interview process

• Phone call with our Talent Manager - 20 mins
• Video interview with Hiring Manager - 30 mins 
• Case Study to give you a taster of the role - 35 mins 
• In person interview with Hiring Manager, Head of Department, Stakeholder, and / or Team -  60 mins 

We’re looking for people that will get stuck in and make a difference. We have a great collaborative, entrepreneurial team and are passionate about what we do. If you want to join a team that is changing people’s lives for the better then we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more at salaryfinance.com

Salary Finance is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where all employees and applicants can flourish.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.