Junior Software Engineer

The Role

Hutchison Ports – Port of Felixstowe is the UK’s largest deep water container port and a major gateway for global trade. As our Junior Software Engineer, you will support the port’s digital backbone by designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software that keeps essential operations running smoothly.

This is a role with purpose, from building solutions that thousands rely on daily, ensuring reliability, safety, and operational excellence, you’ll help define how our systems should work, shape technical direction, and deliver clean, robust, high‑performing code.

With your software engineering experience across the full lifecycle, you’ll elevate standards and make a measurable impact from day one.

Our Benefits – Rewarding the people who keep our port moving

We offer a strong, reliable benefits package designed to support your financial security, wellbeing and long-term development:

Financial & Security

· Competitive pension: 8% employer contribution (min 4% employee)

· Life Assurance: 14× annual salary for pension scheme members (4× for non-members)

· Annual profit share bonus and performance related bonus

Health & Wellbeing

· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential counselling, stress & anxiety support, financial wellbeing guidance, plus access to our Wellbeing Hub

· On site Occupational Health Team and wellbeing support

Time, Flexibility & Community

· Paid leave, enhanced sick pay terms, and family friendly policies

· Volunteering days supporting our local community

· Perkbox retail discounts, wellbeing content and savings across hundreds of brands

Growth & Development

· Access to development pathways, accredited training, and career progression opportunities across our port network

Role Overview

Key responsibilities:

· Design, build, test and review applications based on cloud-native principles and deployable to cloud platforms.

· Refactor, review, and maintain existing enterprise application code bases ensuring scalability, performance and security are taken into consideration, building new features to support the growth of global business.

· Participate & effectively contribute to scrum ceremonies with the product owner and scrum team.

· Collaborate with architects, engineers, QAs, designers, and partners to contribute to solution design and problem solving.

· Research and learn new methodologies & technologies and bring knowledge to the team.

· Perform application releases and systems upgrade.

· Provide user support on application systems.

· Provide occasional standby support service for critical situations.

What you need:

· University Degree holder in Computer Science, Information Engineering or related discipline.

· Solid experience in Java(J2EE), Spring Boot, HTML5 is essential.

· Good understanding in one or more of the following database systems: Oracle, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Microsoft SQL Server.

· Exposure to Linux is an advantage.

· Exposure to network troubleshooting is an advantage.

· Good understanding of cloud infrastructure and containerization technologies, such as Docker, Podman, Kubernetes and Helm, is an advantage.

· Experience in using WebLogic and/or Oracle RAC is an advantage.

· A team player with good analytical, problem solving and communication skills, and eagerness to learn.

Shifts & Pay

· Basic salary: Up to £49,204

· Hours: 37.5hrs per week –Monday to Friday

Inclusion & Community

We are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone can thrive. We celebrate individual differences and believe that embracing diversity drives innovation, creativity, and stronger collaboration across our teams.

As part of this commitment, we consider all qualified applicants and encourage open conversations about flexible working. We offer a supportive, community‑focused environment and are proud to hold Chartered Status from Women in Maritime.

Our dedicated Diversity & Inclusion committee supports a range of employee networks, including our Women’s Network, PRIDE, Early Careers, Veterans & Reserves, Disability, and Culture groups.

The Recruitment Process - What is involved?

Our recruitment process has been designed for you to easily apply and highlight the best of your skills, expertise and personal attributes. We want you to be prepared, confident and the best version of you for this role.

• Apply online – share your relevant experience and transferable skills.

• Anonymous shortlisting – all identifiable details are removed before hiring managers review applications.

• Interview & task – scenario-based activity + competency interview.

• Outcome – we aim to update all candidates as soon as possible.

Hutchison Ports UK is able to sponsor skilled worker visas in cases where the role fits the requirements set out by the UK government. Please refer to the government website via this link to understand the requirements needed. In cases where a post-study visa is used initially, it may be the case that the skilled worker visa requirements will not be met once this visa has expired.

Hutchison Ports is committed to creating and developing an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants and encourage discussion about flexible working opportunities. We offer a supportive, community environment and have been awarded Chartered status by Women In Maritime. Our D&I committee oversees multiple employee networks including - Women’s Network, PRIDE, Early Careers, Veterans & Reserves, Disability and Culture.

Apply Today

Bring your commitment, teamwork and drive and we’ll give you a career, not just a job.