Job Description

The Role

At Unite Students, we create a Home for Success by leveraging technology to empower students to thrive in their university journey. We are seeking skilled Backend, API and Data Engineers to join our team. As a member of the Intelligent Business Automation team, you will be responsible for supporting design, development, implementation, and maintenance across an array of toolsets used to drive improvement and efficiencies for colleagues and students through the innovative use of integration and automation technologies.


As part of an exciting and rapidly evolving area for Unite Students, you will help embed the Intelligent Business Automation team as a trusted internal partner in the advancement and delivery of technology.


You will play a crucial role in our technology transition, connecting systems old and new to maintain capabilities while we are migrating and modernising our Unite Students` core systems.

What You

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ll Be Doing

Leverage your expertise to design and deliver scalable, efficient features that meet agreed-upon requirements while adhering to best practices in security, architecture, and data governance. Collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver products aligned with overarching technology and business strategies. Foster a culture of continuous improvement by participating in reviews, identifying areas for enhancement, and championing opportunities for innovation. Drive agile processes by prioritizing and refining the product backlog in partnership with key stakeholders. Establish, promote, and uphold team standards, best practices, and robust development workflows. Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including detailed platform designs, process guides, and solution overviews.

What We`re Looking for in You

Proactive self-starter with a proven ability to engage stakeholders, collaborate effectively, and drive delivery of value. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrating flexibility and innovation in overcoming challenges. 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering roles such as Data Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Integration Engineer, utilizing modern back-end technologies. Experience with ETL tools such as SnapLogic, Boomi, or MuleSoft or experience building your own ETL pipelines. Experience building enterprise API Gateway solutions based around Rest or GraphQL. Experience with SQL, NoSQL or MQL. Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform. Proficient in Git version control, including branching strategies and collaborative workflows. Familiarity with a range of technologies, including AWS services, Azure DevOps, MongoDB, UiPath, Databricks, and Power Platform, would be advantageous, though not mandatory.

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion.

We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students.

Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that

embraces individuality

, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a

home for success

, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.