Job Title: Junior Software Engineer
Employment type: Permanent, remote with approx. 1 day per month in the office
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum depending on experience.
As a Junior Software Engineer at AccessPay, you'll be a key player in an agile development team, focusing on designing, developing, and maintaining SaaS systems that bridge the gap between business banking and their customers. You'll actively participate in the entire software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, debugging, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The emphasis is on creating robust, scalable, and maintainable systems to address the unique challenges of this field. As a member of a small, agile team, you'll directly impact project success and contribute to the growth of our software engineering
AccessPay leads the way in payments operations excellence for finance and treasury teams. Our cloud-based platform seamlessly connects corporates to their banks, modernising banking operations, minimising the risk of fraud and error, enhancing payments efficiency, and optimising cash visibility.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve our product software with input and coaching from senior team members
Working with the product team to bridge the gap between requirements and technical implementation
Optimise applications for maximum maintainability/stability
Contribute feedback to code reviews, and collaborate with engineers to deliver quality
Work with senior software engineers to plan technical approaches to solution delivery
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Demonstrate a level of technical competence in C# .NET
Some experience developing / maintaining or integrating with web based APIs
Knowledge of database technologies (SQL or PostGres)
Understanding of XML / JSON data
Understanding of version control systems
Desirable Skills
Knowledge of event driven architecture (RabbitMQ or similar)
An understanding of software development practices such as DRY, SOLID
Any awareness of unit testing frameworks
Any experience using Postman
Any experience with JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular or React
Openness to or experience with AI-assisted development tools
Why join us?
Great Place to Work® certified — 3 years running
A supportive, collaborative team who love what they do
Remote working, with approx. 1 day per month in the office
Opportunities to learn, develop and grow your career
A culture that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
Check out our Company page on the Great Place to Work website:
Working at AccessPay | Great Place To Work® UK
Benefits
25 days’ holiday plus public holidays increasing with length of service.
Birthday off work.
2 paid volunteer days a year
Holiday purchase scheme
We operate a salary exchange pension scheme which you will be auto-enrolled into from day one of employment.
£240 yearly wellbeing allowance
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
Cycle to work scheme
Health cash plan
Free breakfast & lunch when in the Manchester office
Discounted parking in Manchester
Access to training – both internal and external
We plant a tree for every new joiner that joins us!
We are a dog-friendly office
And many more!
Our Values
Our employees live by our company values:
Always Learning: Our team are a naturally inquisitive bunch, always striving to become experts in our field. We are committed to sharing knowledge and skills with our colleagues and customers. AccessPay provides an environment that fosters personal development and professional growth for all of our people.
Supportive: Helpfulness sits at the heart of our culture – when we win, we win as a team. We agree on shared goals, collaborate constantly, and drive relentlessly in pursuit of those goals. We also understand the importance of fun, both working hard and celebrating our successes.
Driven to Achieve: We are passionate and energetic – whatever the mission. When we encounter challenges we show courage, resilience, and initiative to overcome them.
Committed to Excellence: Through our technical prowess, creativity, personal integrity and accountability, we deliver exceptional outcomes and exceed expectations time and time again.