Job Type: Permanent
Job Sector: IT
Region: East Midlands
Location: Northampton
Salary: £26,258 per annum (or £18,380 starting salary if opting into our software engineering apprenticeship)
Posted: 17/09/2024
Recruiter: West Northamptonshire Council
Job Ref: Ref/81954/5131
We want it all - a curious, analytical and creative software engineering assistant with ambition and innovative ideas, and the energy and drive to turn ideas into reality!
We're looking for an exceptional human to join our digital team to learn the skills and put them into practice, designing, developing and maintaining websites, mobile apps & AI. You'll join us on our journey as we create better end-to-end services for our councils and residents.
You’ll be learning the full stack of digital technologies and processes needed to run a local authority. That means using the latest technologies, Generative AI, Machine Learning, iOS and Android mobile apps, websites, automations and integrations. You’ll be learning to code, as well as how to leverage low code tools to develop systems and applications.
What will you be doing?
1. Learning all the time: Code, Low Code, DevOps.
2. Developing new systems.
3. Maintaining current systems.
4. Working in a team of fellow techies and non-techies to support you.
5. Thinking, doing and challenging to do our best work as a team.
About you:
* Natural openness, curiosity, and optimism.
* Technical depth and flair.
* A team-driven approach to delivery.
* A responsive and adaptable attitude.
* A passion for making a positive impact for individuals and services.
About us:
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.
If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.
West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
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