Job Description

Position:

Junior Software Engineer

Location: Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter

Introduction to the Agency

Cake Agency

is excited to announce that we are recruiting for a new role of

Junior Software Engineer

.

We are an award-winning ecommerce consultancy helping clients grow their brand online.

We offer services from business consultancy, branding, and marketing to software development.

Our development team primarily develop themes, extensions (apps) for Shopify merchants and sometimes mobile applications provide our clients with an extra sales channel to market their store.

Based in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter you will be joining a team of 25+ ecommerce enthusiasts and a 5 strong development team

As a growing company in an exciting industry, the role offers a great opportunity for future growth and for specialising in specific areas of interest. No matter if it's developing custom solutions, Shopify theme development or even mobile application development that interests you most.

If you are interested in a career in software development and are a self motivated individual please get in touch to find out more about the role and the exciting benefits of becoming a Caker.

We also have an extensive Bonus scheme that covers financial rewards as well as fitness and lifestyle perks! Let's have a chat and see if this could be the right move for you...

Requirements:

At Cake Agency, we value team members who take initiative, collaborate closely with stakeholders, and consistently drive projects forward to meet deadlines with high-quality outcomes.

As a

Junior Software Engineer

, you'll be expected to problem-solve independently, adapt quickly, and actively contribute to delivering results for our clients.

You'll be expected to:

Provide innovative and adaptable approaches to problems Maintain React Native mobile applications Build and maintain custom cloud applications such as custom API's our mobile applications consume Be able to adapt quickly and overcome challenges you may encounter while working on development tasks Effectively Communicate the status of tasks with other team members including our design, marketing and operations teams. Support with migrating data from existing eCommerce platforms to Shopify

Must have skills

Web development fundamentals (HTML, CSS and Javascript) Good understanding of HTTP and client side and server side interactions Good understanding of backend Javascript runtimes such as Node.js or Bun. Good understanding of PHP A desire to advance your knowledge and a general willingness to learn new technologies / programming languages with minimal support

Good to haves-

Familiarity with managing Linux based web servers using SSH Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres Experience writing one-use scripts to automate tasks Familiarity with modern Javascript frameworks, preferably React.js Experience managing AWS EC2 instances and S3 storage Experience with third party integrations using GraphQL API's

Summary

After a successful probationary period you will be given allowances to work in a hybrid way and to work from home for a portion of your working week.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us grow our development team and to be involved in a number of exciting projects planned for 2025 and beyond

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 26,000.00-32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Cycle to work scheme Flexitime Life insurance On-site parking Private dental insurance Private medical insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:

Birmingham, B3 1TH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Have you created at least one mobile application using React Native? How comfortable are you developing server-side (backend) applications? Are you familiar with web development fundamentals (CSS, Javascript, HTML)? Do you have any experience with REST and/or GraphQL API's? How many years professional development experience do you have?
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: FEB2301