Software Engineer; Full Stack

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and owning high-quality, secure, production‑ready code.
• Working across the full stack - backend services, APIs, and mobile app features.
• Understanding the architecture and actively taking part in how the system is designed.
• Writing high quality, maintainable software with:
  • SOLID principles
  • Unit and integration testing
  • Thoughtful use of design patterns
  • Code that is easy to reason about, extend and support
  • Continuous improvement through refactoring and peer review
• Collaborating closely with the team, including pair programming where it adds value.
• Continuously learning, improving, and sharing knowledge.
• Helping drive technical and process improvements as the platform evolves.
• You will be part of a small, collaborative agile team using Kanban, playing a hands‑on role in shaping how our systems grow.
• You will work on  – the leading platform for ad hoc childcare.

• A full‑stack mindset with experience across modern application development.
• 3+ years' experience in C# or Flutter.
• Comfortable working in complex project environments.
• Experience with CI/CD Pipelines.
• Knowledge of agile development practices – particularly Kanban.
• Confident writing unit and integration tests.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

About 288 Group. You'll be joining 200 colleagues in a financially secure e-commerce business with a 75-year track record of successful trading. Be part of our future growth in a business as we build on sales of £45 million. We offer flexibility over your working hours around daily core‑hours. When necessary, the ICT team work together to support critical systems during evenings and weekends.

The ICT team is not formally on‑call, but there may be occasions when assistance is requested. Time worked out‑of‑hours is generously compensated.

Salary: £45k – £50k depending on experience (Poole – Hybrid working in place). Our major system transformation programme is complete, and we’ve successfully launched a brand‑new Azure‑based platform alongside a cross‑platform mobile app.

As well as receiving a competitive salary, you will also benefit from.