We have an exciting opportunity to join our world-class digital team. As a Junior Full-Stack Developer you'll be involved in the entire project lifecycle, from early concept and technical design through to build, deployment and ongoing refinement. Reporting to the Head of Development you'll play a critical role in the in our team's digital output.
Our Digital Centre of Excellence is Devon-based, and we provide the opportunity for candidates to work between our creative and collaborative space in the centre of Plymouth and from home.
What you'll be doing
Your responsibilities will include (but not limited to):
- Designing, building and maintaining robust, scalable full‑stack solutions across front‑end and back‑end technologies
- Translating creative and functional requirements into secure, performant, user‑centred digital experiences Implementing responsive, accessible interfaces alongside reliable server‑side logic and integrations
- Contributing to technical solution design and supporting the creation of technical documentation where needed
- Integrating with content management systems, APIs, databases and third‑party services
- Follow development standards, best practices, and agreed methodologies.
- Collaborate with our Designers, Project Managers and other Developers to deliver high‑quality work on time and within budget
- Supporting deployment, monitoring and ongoing optimisation of live solutionsExploring and applying new tools, technologies and approaches to improve quality and efficiency
What you'll need to have
Essential skills:
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Familiarity with at least one modern front-end framework such as Vue.js, React or Angular
- Understanding of how web applications communicate with APIs
- Experience developing web applications through commercial work, freelance projects, internships, academic projects or personal projects
- Basic knowledge of back-end development using technologies such as Node.js, .NET, ASP.NET, PHP or similar
- Understanding of databases and data modelling concepts
- Awareness of responsive design principles and cross-browser compatibility
- Experience using version control systems such as Git
- Ability to address problems and a willingness to participate in professional development activities to stay current on industry knowledge
- Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners, working within a team dynamic
- Experience of managing workload independently to agreed timelines
Desirable skills:
- Commercial experience in a software development role
- A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Web Development or a related discipline
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
- Awareness of DevOps concepts, CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
- Experience with Node.js
- Understanding of web application security, performance and scalability principles
- Familiarity with analytics or performance monitoring tools such as Google Analytics
- Experience contributing to technical discussions, solution design or project planning
A bit about us
Inizio Engage is a strategic, commercial and creative engagement partner that specializes in healthcare. Our passionate, global workforce augments local expertise and diverse mix of skills with data, science and technology to deliver bespoke engagement solutions that help clients reimagine how they engage with their patients, payers, people and providers to improve treatment outcomes.
Engage XD is an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content.
Our family of brands is made up of: Emota, Forty1 and Nazarѐ.
We promote opportunities to learn, grow, train and get involved in broader workstreams that add to our work culture as well as a number of reward and recognition initiatives
Inizio Engage, XD offers a suite of benefits and perks including (but not limited to):
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Volunteering Leave
- Private Medical Insurence
- Life Insurence and Group Income Protection
- Pension Scheme
- Hybrid working approach
We believe in our values: We empower everyone | We rise to the challenge | We work as one | We ask what if | We do the right thing, and we will ask you how your personal values align to ours.
Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.
