Software Developer

Department

IT Services

Salary

£37,694 - £46,049 per year (reduced pro rata) + £3,000 market supplement

Grade

Grade 6

Contract status

Open

Hours of work

Full-time (flexibility available)

Based at

University of York campus (with some remote working options available)

Posted Date

02/10/2026

Apply by

15/10/2026

Job Reference

15347

Documents

• 15347 job description.pdf (PDF, 431.16kb)

Role Description

Department

The Software Development team is a part of the IT Services Department. We develop and deliver innovative IT solutions that are fundamental to the delivery of outstanding teaching and learning and world class research undertaken at the University.

Our developers work in multi-talented agile service delivery teams delivering solutions and supporting digital systems around a theme, for example Student Experience, Teaching and Learning or Corporate Services. Each team is led by a Development Team Leader and a Product Owner working in partnership.

About The Role

Time for a change? Looking for a new challenge? As one of the UK’s leading universities, we’re looking for two talented developers to join our highly collaborative team delivering software of real value to our staff and students.

We have two vacancies, one in each of the following teams.

The Research, Recruitment and Partnerships team manages integrations between core systems including data for students, student applications, staff, finance and research.

The Student Experience team works to enhance everything student-facing outside of direct academic study. In practice, this means we build and maintain the services behind timetabling and scheduling, campus space management and student-facing information feeds.

The position is offered both full-time at 37 hours per week and part-time with a reduced number of hours per week (minimum 0.8FTE, flexible), and is available with a flexible hybrid of working from home and in the office.

Skills, Experience & Qualification Needed

You have experience coding in a modern programming language, using software development practices such as unit testing and continuous integration. You have knowledge of back-end web technologies, for example AWS, Node.js/Typescript, databases and GitHub Workflows, with perhaps some front-end too, and an interest in developing these skills further.

You are thoughtful, curious and willing to learn. You value others’ opinions and experiences, and treat others with respect and compassion.

Other things we’re interested in are experience with Amazon Web Services, event-driven architectures, and migrating or working with legacy architectures and systems. Above all we’re looking for people with a positive attitude, who are adaptable and can learn new technologies; we’re happy to provide the training necessary to succeed in the role.

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Michael Walters, Development Team Lead, at michael.walters@york.ac.uk, or Aabishkar Aryal, Development Team Lead, at aabishkar.aryal@york.ac.uk.

Please note we are currently unable to respond to enquiries or accept applications from recruitment agencies.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum (essential) criteria for each position will be offered an interview. Read more about the University of York’s commitments under the Disability Confident scheme.