Associate Software Engineer

About the Role

We’re looking for a motivated Associate Software Engineer to join our growing digital and technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, develop your coding skills and help shape the digital solutions that drive better services for our customers and communities.

In this hands‑on role, you’ll work alongside senior engineers to design, build, test and maintain high‑quality digital software systems, integrations and interfaces. You’ll be supported every step of the way as you gain experience in delivering real business value through clean, secure and reusable code.

Grade:
Consultation grade – subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review. Working 36.5 hours per week. The role is permanent.

• Collaborating with senior team members to design, develop and test digital solutions that improve how we deliver services.
• Translating business and user requirements into high‑quality maintainable code using modern frameworks and tools.
• Supporting software engineering projects that enhance customer‑facing and back‑office systems.
• Applying software development best practices including test‑driven development, pair programming and continuous integration.
• Working with business analysts, UX designers and service designers to ensure a seamless connection between vision and delivery.
• Contributing to the design and prototyping of new in‑house software solutions that are secure, reliable and scalable.
• Helping to optimise code, improve efficiency and support automation and self‑service for users.
• Embracing agile and collaborative ways of working while solving problems and delivering continuous improvement.

• We’re looking for someone who is:
• Eager to learn and grow in a fast‑paced digital environment.
• Passionate about coding technology and creating better user experiences.
• Familiar with modern development tools, frameworks and version control.
• A problem‑solver with good communication and collaboration skills.
• Enthusiastic about working in an open, agile and inclusive team culture.

You’ll be joining a team at the forefront of our digital transformation journey, one that’s committed to modernising services, improving performance and delivering real impact. We offer mentoring, professional development and the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies in an environment that values creativity, collaboration and continuous learning.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities; flexible working options will be considered. We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people, so applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

We are committed to ensuring your recruitment journey with us is positive and equitable. If you need any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility assistance, or any way we can support you through your application, please let us know.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to Work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.

• Digital Marketing
• Graduate Engineering
• ASP.NET
• ABAP
• Client Services
• ERP

Employment Type:

Full‑Time

Experience:

— years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary: £27,254 - £33,699

Software Engineer
• Birmingham, UK