Junior Software Developer

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.

We deliver services that touch every part of human activity and improve millions of lives - from ensuring the safety of food, clothing, transportation, and medicine to better testing in the nuclear industry. Whatever your role, you will make an important contribution to delivering safer products, better services and keeping society connected.

Job Description

• Role: Junior IT Software Developer
• Job Type: Permanent
• Location: Ellesmere Port, 1 day per week working from home
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5:30pm
• Salary: Competitive salary
  
  

We are looking for a Junior IT Software Developer to join our Digital & Innovation team. This role is ideal for someone who wants to grow their skills while contributing to real business projects. You’ll help design, develop and support software solutions that improve processes and enhance internal systems. Working closely with senior developers and stakeholders, you’ll gain experience across the full development lifecycle—from understanding requirements and writing clean code to testing, documentation and deployment. This is a great opportunity for a motivated developer eager to learn, collaborate and build high‑quality applications using modern web technologies.

• Support the development and maintenance of software applications that help improve business processes and internal efficiency.
• Write clean, well‑structured code and assist with fixing bugs and enhancing existing systems.
• Work with stakeholders and senior developers to understand requirements and help translate them into technical tasks.
• Keep project updates, documentation and development time clearly recorded within Monday.com.
• Learn and contribute to modern development practices, including CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and participating in code reviews.
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience in software development.
• Experience with web‑based technologies, such as C#, .NET, MySQL (or similar).
• Understanding of software development principles, debugging and basic testing practices.
• Willingness to learn new tools, technologies and development approaches.
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  
  

Additional Information

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

• Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
• Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Retailer Discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
• Length of Service Awards
• Christmas Vouchers
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives
• Discounted Gym Membership
  
  

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

APPLY NOW for full consideration, if you are selected for an interview, or further consideration, we will be in touch with you directly.