Junior Software Engineer

Third Bridge is a market-leading investment research firm. We provide integrated solutions for the world’s top investors and business leaders to help them make smarter and faster decisions. No other company in the world provides the same holistic investment offering: our superpower is the combination of human insights and unique investor-led content with a global expert network. We serve over 1,000 investment firms, offering clients 24/7 coverage through our team of 1,600 employees located across twelve offices.

Technology is at the core of all our products and services. We map, capture and distribute knowledge at scale, which translates on the tech side into a wide gamut of complex problems to solve. To keep looking for better ways to fill our clients needs, we have a dedicated R&D team spearheading new product concepts, working alongside our main technology team which maintains existing products.

The R&D team covers, autonomously, all aspects of the product development, from ideation and business model to market launch. You will be part of a closely knit cross-functional team that has direct access to all internal and external stakeholders at any level.

Responsibilities

The Junior Software Engineer will work alongside senior engineers to design, develop, and maintain software applications. This role offers hands-on experience with both front-end and back-end development, including microservices, aws, react, next js. The junior software engineer will contribute to various stages of the software development lifecycle and gain exposure to a variety of technologies. Strong problem-solving skills, experience with programming languages like typescript, SQL. This position provides a collaborative, growth-oriented environment for learning and professional development. The junior software engineer will be involved in impactful, real-world projects and will have the opportunity to expand their technical skills while working with an innovative team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience and contribute to meaningful software solutions.

• Fluent in a range of technologies wide enough to create complete functional products

• Extensive Web technologies knowledge from client to server-side

• Knowledge in node.js, React, Python, various SQL flavours, Elastic, common AI frameworks, cloud DevOps is a plus but not a dealbreaker

• Knowledge and methodology to make the right technical and technological choices

• Algorithmics foundation

• Ability to have an end-to-end understanding of the products

• Vacation: 25 days (which increases to 28 days after 2 years of service) plus UK Bank Holidays
• Learning: personal development allowance of £1000 per year
• Health and wellbeing: private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan, a variety of health and wellbeing events to focus on mental health, Ride to Work scheme (savings on bikes and accessories)
• Future and family: pension contributions of 4% (increases with tenure) and life insurance of 4x of your base salary
• Flexibility: work from anywhere for one month per year, 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days when life throws you a curveball and 'Summer Fridays'
• Social: weekly optional social gatherings, daily breakfast and snacks, social events
• ESG: CSR, Environment and Diversity & Inclusion (including Women at Third Bridge, Pride and Blkbridge)
• Frontline Innovation: your chance to share your ideas for improvement through Hackathons and other events

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country they are applying.

We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Third Bridge is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. If you are not 100% sure if you are right for the role, please apply anyway and we will be happy to consider your application.