Software Engineer, Software Architect, Backend Developer

Department:
Tech Hub

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Contract type:
Permanent

Hours:

37.5/ week

Salary: circa £70,000 depending on experience

Location:

Birmingham city centre

WFH policy:
Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working:
Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

Reports to:

Software Engineering Manager

Deadline

Note:

We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

We're looking for a Mid-Level Software Engineer to join our delivery team, contributing to critical digital systems that support LCCC's mission to help the UK achieve Net Zero by 2050. Our digital platform underpins a wide range of applications including workflow automation, forecasting engines, calculation services, contract and task management, analytics dashboards and data portals.

As a mid-level engineer, you will play a key part in implementing high-quality, secure and reliable code, collaborating with Senior Engineers, Product, QA, Dev Ops, UX/UI, Principal Engineer and Architects. The role centres on solid engineering execution, problem-solving, collaboration, and developing deeper technical capability, with increasing autonomy over time.

• Coding & Development Write, test and maintain high-quality, secure and reliable code.
• Implement features aligned to engineering standards and architectural direction.
• Contribute to automated testing and continuous improvement of the codebase.
• Deliver assigned tasks reliably and consistently, working toward greater autonomy.
• System Design & Architecture Contribute to feature-level design discussions and solution proposals.
• Apply system design principles under guidance from senior engineers, principal engineer and architects.
• Help ensure solutions are maintainable, scalable and aligned with platform architecture.
• Consider stakeholder needs—primarily technical teams—when shaping implementation details (Stakeholder Interaction integrated here).
• Code Review & Quality Participate in peer code reviews, providing constructive feedback.
• Apply coding standards, design patterns and best practices during implementation.
• Help raise quality through improved maintainability, readability and performance.
• Technical Leadership Follow technical guidance from senior engineers and technical leads.
• Contribute ideas, highlight risks, and engage actively in technical discussions.
• Demonstrate ownership of implementation-level decisions and their impact on the product.
• Project Execution Deliver work items from design through development, testing and deployment in a timely manner.
• Provide accurate estimates and communicate progress or blockers early.
• Troubleshoot issues in development, integration and production environments.
• Ensure implementation contributes to the wider business and project outcomes.
• Mentorship & Development Learn from team members, pair with seniors and adopt modern engineering practices.
• Seek feedback proactively to accelerate technical growth.
• Share learnings and insights informally to support teammates.
• Collaboration & Communication Work closely with Product, QA, Dev Ops, UI/UX, Principal Engineer and Architecture partners to deliver shared goals.
• Communicate design considerations, progress and technical trade-offs clearly.
• Build trust by being reliable, transparent and supportive.
• Surface technical or delivery risks at the earliest opportunity to maintain sprint and release health.
• Problem Solving Solve well-defined problems with structured, thoughtful approaches.
• Break down tasks components and communicate ambiguity when needed.
• Contribute to improving system reliability and performance…