Junior Developer

Permanent

Location: London – (Hybrid 1–2 days per week onsite)

Salary: £30,000-£45,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Industry: EdTech

About the Client

Our client is a fast-growing technology company operating in the international education sector. Their SaaS platform supports universities, students, and partner organisations by bringing complex, multi-step processes into a single, collaborative system.

The platform helps institutions reduce administrative burden, improve compliance, and deliver a smoother experience for students starting their studies overseas. Trusted by a large and growing global customer base, the business sits at the heart of international education infrastructure and continues to scale rapidly as demand increases.

How you’ll spend your day

As a Junior Developer, you’ll join a collaborative engineering team and be supported as you build your skills and confidence in a real-world production environment. This role is designed to give you a strong foundation through exposure to testing, automation, and modern software development practices before progressing into feature delivery.

Initially, you will:

* Build and extend an automated regression test suite to improve platform reliability

* Write clean, maintainable automated tests covering critical user journeys

* Support manual testing during sprint cycles where required

* Gain a deep understanding of the product, codebase, and development workflows

As you grow in the role, you will:

* Develop new features using TypeScript, React, and Rust

* Work closely with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to deliver high-quality functionality

* Take part in code reviews and technical discussions

* Contribute to improving engineering practices and ways of working

* Gain exposure to cloud infrastructure, primarily within AWS

Throughout, you’ll be encouraged to learn, ask questions, and take ownership of your development with support from experienced engineers.

What you’ll bring to this role

You’ll be an enthusiastic early-career developer who’s keen to learn, curious about technology, and motivated to grow in a fast-paced environment.

We’re looking for someone with:

* A Computer Science degree (or related field) with evidence of hands-on development (projects, open source, university work), or 12+ months of commercial development experience

* A strong interest in software engineering and modern development practices

* Experience with Node.js

* Familiarity with at least one programming language such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Rust

* Basic understanding of web development concepts (APIs, HTML/CSS, databases)

* Some awareness of cloud technologies, ideally AWS

* A problem-solving mindset and good attention to detail

* Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a team

* A proactive approach to learning and self-development

Nice to have (but not essential):

* Experience with React or other modern frontend frameworks

* Exposure to TypeScript

* Interest in or experience with Rust

* Familiarity with automated testing tools (Cypress, Playwright, Jest)

* Understanding of Git and CI/CD pipelines

* Contributions to open-source projects or a GitHub portfolio

Perks & Benefits:

A collaborative, supportive environment where your work directly shapes our brand, voice, and impact.

The opportunity to lead a high-energy team working on high-profile industry events, thought leadership, and innovative campaigns.

Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus

Workplace Pension Plan

Group Life Insurance scheme

Group Individual Private Healthcare Insurance scheme

Annual Flu vaccinations and eye examinations

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted Gift cards via employee Benefits choice

Annual equipment/furniture allowance for remote Home-Office working

Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the UK’s international higher education landscape

Significant opportunities for progression and professional growth

Access to cutting-edge technology and a collaborative, values-led team

What happens next?

One of our Recruitment Consultants will be in touch and inform you if you’ve been successful to the next stage of the process or not, which is a qualification call where we will tell you more about the role and the client, and understand more about you, your experience and career aspirations.

Should we both wish to proceed, we will submit your details to the client and be in touch regarding the outcome and any further steps.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an employment agency for permanent and contract hires, we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from underrepresented groups to drive innovation and equality within the workplace.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know so we can accommodate for any interactions with us at Biometric Talent, but also inform the client to ensure reasonable adjustments are made to allow for a fair and equitable process