£30,000 - £40,000 (+ Benefits )
Reports to: Lead Software Engineer
Department: Chief Operating Office
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Closing date: 06 December 2024 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk as soon as possible.
Recruitment process: One competency-based interview with a technical exercise
Interview date: From the week commencing 09 and 16 December 2024
How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.
As part of our Engage Strategy , the charity is delivering a range of ambitious, modern change initiatives and programmes to better harness our Tech Stack to deliver better experiences for our audiences and engage and inspire millions of people in deeper, more meaningful ways to join our mission (and in turn drive growth).
As an Associate Software Engineer, you will be part of our Fundraising & Trading portfolio rotating across a range of change initiatives and products that helped raise £597m towards Cancer Research UK's life-saving work. However, you will predominantly focus on our Activity Management web applications which enable our supporters to sign up for a variety of different fundraising activities (e.g., this could be signing up to a Facebook challenge or requesting more information on our free Gift in Wills service). This will involve supporting the delivery of specific packages of development for these software applications and running them in production. You will work on both front and back-end applications using React, AWS, and TypeScri If you want to learn more about our Activity Management product, check out this article from one of our Engineers working on this product.
This is an opportunity to make a career change into Software Engineering while learning and upskilling in a modern tech stack (a highly sought-after skill set across all industries as part of the current digital skills shortage). You will be supported and trained in developing high-quality code under the mentorship of our talented Senior and Lead Software Engineers, and the wider engineering community while also gaining experience collaborating with Product Managers, Testers, Architects, and Business Analysts to convert business challenges into technical solutions.
If you are looking to move internally into the Software Engineering team and have some experience building web applications (either voluntarily or professionally), we would love you to join our mission.
What will I be doing?
Supporting the development of software packages and solutions within our Fundraising & Trading portfolio with a specific focus on our Activity Management applications.
Learning and applying Lean and Agile principles to develop high-quality code that has minimal bugs, adheres to Cancer Research UK standards and is highly supportable.
Working under the supervision and support of a Senior Software Engineer to deliver backlog items for an existing product.
Collaborating with Product Managers, Service Designers, UX Designers, and Business Analysts to identify user needs, discuss capabilities, and iteratively deliver software solutions.
Participating in a software engineering capability team to learn about good practices, standards, patterns, automation & tools, and gain an awareness of technical debt and operational risks.
Gaining knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering principles and learning how to track and improve the availability, performance, and security of our products.
Where necessary, supporting the resolution of incidents impacting our products.
Undertake other tasks as necessary to contribute to the team objectives and those of Cancer Research UK.
What skills will I need?
Either a Junior Engineer/ Developer or professional looking to make a career change into Software Engineering who has some experience building complete web applications (voluntarily or professionally).
Meets one of the following criteria:
Ability to write clean, readable, and properly tested code based on tried and tested design patterns.
Ability and willingness to learn new languages, frameworks, and tools.
Some experience building modern user interfaces and single-page applications (preferably using React).
Some experience developing REST APIs and other back-end components, preferably using Node.js.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human : Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page .
Additional Information
For more information about working with us please visit our website or contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk .
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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.
We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 0 20 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.
