Graduate Software Engineer

Supported closely by our Head of IT and Software Lead, this position is designed to accelerate your growth into a well-rounded Engineer with skills across Software, DevOps, and IoT infrastructure., Software Development

• Design, develop, and maintain software applications using Python, C#, Java, HTML, and CSS.
• Partner with the Software Lead and wider engineering team across the entire development lifecycle.
• Contribute directly to technical discussions and sprint planning sessions.
• Work with databases supporting backend reporting and application functionality.

IoT & Hardware Operations

• Build, configure, and maintain IoT devices and custom application, ensuring reliable integration with our software suite.
• Oversee the preparation and deployment readiness of physical hardware, keeping accurate asset and inventory records.

Code Quality & Testing

• Write and maintain test cases (unit, integration, and/or manual) for the code you develop, as part of everyday good engineering practice.
• Get exposure to our automated CI/CD pipelines and contribute improvements as your confidence grows
• Support the Software Lead in monitoring service uptime and investigating live issues, building experience in root-cause analysis over time.

We are seeking an ambitious Graduate Software Engineer to join our development team. This broad, rewarding role centres on full-stack application development, building good habits around testing and code quality from day one. You will also get hands-on experience with physical systems, contributing to the operational readiness of our live IoT hardware environment., * A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or software engineering

• Foundational proficiency or academic experience in Python, C#, and/or Java.
• A working knowledge of writing queries and understanding basic database schema design.
• Comfort working across both Windows and Linux environments.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and an eagerness to learn.

Desirable

• Exposure to or a theoretical understanding of CI/CD automated pipelines and deployment workflows
• Experience writing test cases (e.g. unit tests, integration tests) as part of academic projects or personal work

• Salary £33,000 - £36,000
• Life Assurance
• Health & Wellbeing Programme
• Health Shield Cash Plan
• Increased annual leave with length of service

The Company - Wykes Engineering Ltd

Based in Rushden, Northants, we are a leading-edge engineering specialising in the manufacture of materials processing equipment and renewable technologies. As a highly innovative and progressive design and manufacturing company, we have our own in-house manufacturing department, renewable energy facilities and project work within renewable and food surplus industries.

Founded over 40 years ago, our engineering innovation has always been a fundamental part of our business. This has helped us to establish ourselves as a major player in our key areas of expertise, namely:

• Design and manufacture of equipment for the food bi-products and renewable technologies
• Circular solutions
• Renewable energy production

Pay: £33,000.00-£36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking