Junior Developer

Prism Digital

London, UK

8 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Starter

Compensation

£35,000.0 - £40,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.adzuna.co.uk

Tech stack

HTML JavaScript (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Automation of Tests Django Web Framework Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Commercial Software Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ReactJS Git Information Technology

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Figma Software Coding Restful APIs Software Version Control Docker

Job description

You’ll build services that count, used by more than a million people a year who need clear help at a difficult time. You’ll be mentored directly by an experienced senior engineer and given room to take on more ownership as you go, which is rare this early in a career. You’ll have a real say in how a national service looks and works, from the front-end detail through to accessibility and the GOV.UK Service Standard. And you’ll work in a proper AI-first setup, with modern tooling as standard rather than something you have to argue for.

Requirements

You’ll write across the stack but lean towards the front end, turning designs and user needs into clean, accessible React interfaces with Python and Django behind them. You’ll also help scope the work, so you need to be a strong communicator who can talk a problem through before writing code. The team works AI-first: coding assistants are part of the daily workflow, never a shortcut past understanding what you ship.

Non-Negotiables

JavaScript and React (or a similar modern framework)
Python (Django a strong plus)
AI first development approach
HTML and CSS (strong fundamentals, with an eye for detail)
Git and collaborative version control
Commercial software development experience (18 months or more)
A strong communicator, comfortable scoping and talking through pieces of work

What You’ll Work With

Wagtail (Django-based CMS)
PostgreSQL
Docker
RESTful APIs
Accessibility to WCAG 2.2 AA
The GOV.UK Service Standard

Nice to Haves

Figma, with an interest in interaction and user-experience design
Accessibility testing and best practice
Automated testing
Experience in the public sector, a charity, or another purpose-driven organisation
A degree in Computer Science or similar, or equivalent experience

Benefits & conditions

10% non-contributory employer pension
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
35-hour contract with flexi-working - sustainable productivity is valued over long hours
Generous personal development budget and support for ongoing CPD