Junior Software Engineer - Full time, remote

Seeking an enthusiastic lifelong learner to join our development team.

PTFS Europe has a mission to free libraries and librarians to do what they do best, enabling and helping library users. We specialise in providing open source technology solutions and work hard to be good community partners, sharing in shaping the open-source offerings in the library field.

Our development team works across the PTFS Europe product range with customers and open-source partners to deliver outstanding software solutions with the users in mind. We are a small and supportive team at the core of the PTFS Europe business; We work alongside all other teams within the company, particularly the infrastructure and support teams

About you

• You're a team player, always happy to lend a helping hand where you can.
• You are a self-starter and are equally comfortable working collaboratively or autonomously.
• You love to learn and are always happy to take on new challenges
• You enjoy working with a range of technologies and staying current with existing and emerging trends.
• You like to offer pragmatic solutions to problems and use the best tools for the job.

Benefits

• Supportive and friendly team environment
• Working daily on open-source products with amazing communities
• Recognition of your expertise and autonomy to solve problems your way
• Exceptional flexibility to fit into your life

Come work with us!

We have a full time position available for a Junior Software Engineer. The role requires telecommuting and short daily team catchups. We meet in person as a whole company once a quarter and rotate the location of these meetings around the country, so you need to be happy to occasionally travel.

We’re an ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials company and as such you will be expected to adhere to any guidelines we give you regarding information security management.

To apply

Informal enquiries about this opportunity are very welcome. A full job description for this role can be downloaded here. https://www.ptfs-europe.com/vacancies

Send your CV and letter of interest to Andrew Auld, Commercial Director. A portfolio of work would also be beneficial in showcasing your abilities/experience, be that a GitHub profile or website detailing projects you’ve contributed to.

Salary

Up to £30,000 dependent on experience

36 days holiday a year including UK Bank Holidays

Annual company performance related bonus

Generous employer workplace pension contribution

Work Schedule

Monday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm

1 hour for lunch break

Work Remotely

• Yes

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Experience:

• JavaScript: 2 years (preferred)
• Perl: 1 year (preferred)
• PHP: 2 years (preferred)
• GitHub: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Remote

Application deadline: 30/06/2023