Graduate Software Development Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Our Fire team in Belfast own 3 mission critical applications used to help US firefighters go about their daily job of protecting their communities and saving lives.
We are searching for a Graduate Software Development Engineer to help us build out new product features. Our engineering teams leverage modern, cloud-based serverless architectural patterns as well as the latest CI/CD DevOps tooling and processes.
You will have the chance to join a growing and passionate team, working on critical products, whilst being supported with training opportunities and being mentored by an experienced and friendly team of Engineers.
The Belfast Fire team have full autonomy over all applications, from implementation right through to delivery into production. You will be part of the Product Engineering team, reporting to the Development Manager.
Joining our team will be an amazing and truly rewarding experience.
What You’ll Be Doing – the day to day
- Be treated as one of the team, we will support you to help you grow and become a better engineer
- Be part of a team that encourages you to grow and share the knowledge you’ve learned
- Develop software that contributes to the ESO suite of applications, supporting the emergency services
- Work on a range of cloud technologies
- Learn architecture, design patterns and new ways of working
- Be open to CI/CD, automated testing, code review, pair programming, source control and domain driven design
- Work directly with designers and business analysts to create customer driven products
Who You Are - some of the essential things required to be successful in the role:
- A completed third level qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a STEM discipline.
Our core values are central to everything we do in ESO, so our shortlisting process will look for the candidates who impress us the most with their;
- Teamwork. Wow us with your teamwork experience!
- Passion. Do you have a passion for software development and the IT sector? Outside of your studies what do you do or what are you involved in that relates to one, other or both of these?
- Innovation. What have you done that’s set the standard for others to follow or challenges the norm?
- Acumen.You’ve spent the last few years studying but what else have you done to improve your technical skills and experience?
Benefits & Perks! You will have fantastic benefits at ESO including but not limited to;
- Life insurance
- Income protection insurance
- A generous pension contribution
- Private medical insurance including optical and dental
- A health cash plan
- Annual health and wellness allowance + cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced paternity leave and pay, enhanced adoptive pay, enhanced maternity pay
- Enhanced short and long term sick pay,
- Great holiday entitlement
ESO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We invite you to consider opportunities at ESO regardless of your gender; gender identity; gender reassignment; age; religious or similar philosophical belief; race; national origin; political opinion; sexual orientation; disability; marital or civil partnership status or other non-merit factor.
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Software Development
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Graduate Software Development Engineer roles across ESO's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Software Development.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £27,386 - £47,400 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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