Software Engineer

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Gloucester

Job Ref: 205573

About the role

Benefact Group are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Gloucester office.

A Software Engineer plays a central role in designing, building, and maintaining high‑quality software solutions that support the Group’s technology strategy. They collaborate with product owners, architecture, analysts, Quality Engineers, and fellow engineers to build reliable, secure, and scalable systems ensuring they are built in line with our Engineering Excellence standards and meet defined customer & business expectations.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group - where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

• Develop high-quality, secure, and maintainable software, following engineering standards, best practices, and architectural guidance.

• Contribute to solution design and Agile delivery, participating in planning, estimation, technical discussions, and feature development.

• Support application reliability and continuous improvement, using debugging, root-cause analysis, automation, and technical debt reduction to enhance performance.

• Champion quality and testing, creating automated tests and collaborating with quality teams to deliver robust, testable solutions.

• Collaborate effectively and grow technical capability, working closely with engineers and stakeholders while continuously developing skills and sharing knowledge.

What you'll need to have

• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including modern development practices, design patterns, coding standards, and proficiency in Azure and .NET.

• Experience delivering solutions in Agile environments, with the ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines effectively.

• Proven problem-solving skills, with experience debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving software defects.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, both written and verbal, across technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions, balancing user needs with technical best practice.

What makes you stand out

• Experience with cloud‑based architectures and DevOps practices.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.

• Experience contributing to technical designs and architectural discussions.

• Ability to coach more junior engineers informally.

• Experience engaging third‑party test suppliers or offshore/onshore mixed teams.

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it

• Hybrid working

• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution

• Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 6% and 24%

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme

• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance

• £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice

• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Full study support to gain professional qualifications

• Access to virtual GP

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26