Associate Platform Software Engineer

Ciptex Ltd
Manchester
4 days ago
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Associate Platform Software Engineer

join the Platform team while studying for aDigital and Technology Solutions Professional Degree Apprenticeship.

THIS IS A DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP ROLE WHICH REQUIRES STUDY AT MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY. ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE ON THEDEGREE PROGRAMME.

All undergraduate degree apprenticeships demand a lot of time and commitment. Our existing apprentices have excelled, we are not lowering our standards. Bring your a game.

  • Start Date:September 2025
  • Location:Manchester City Centre Office
  • Salary:£18,000
  • Reports to:Head of Product Development
Role Overview:

We are looking for a dynamic individual for an engineering role within our product team. Technology will be your passion. You will join our product team with a focus on building scalable APIs and SDKS for our products including artifical intelligence and machine learning

Time is split as needed between university and work. We will ensure you get all the time you need to attend studies and complete course work.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Developing & Maintaining REST APIs Written in TypeScript
  • Design and develop scalable systems to support continuing increases in traffic volume and evolving requirements.
  • Develop CI/CD Pipelines for Release
  • Keep our services stable and performant while following a quality-first mindset. Support production operations, building, testing, releasing and assisting with team on-call.
  • Contribute to feature ideas and betterments through tight cooperation inside and outside of your immediate team.
  • Build trust and reliability in your products, review performance against service level objectives, address incidents and prioritize improvements.
Qualifications:

Not all applications will have skills that match a job description exactly. Ciptex values diverse experiences in other fields, and we encourage everyone who meets the some of the wanted skills below to apply. At Ciptex you will learn a range of skills, but we're expecting you to have some programming experience. We're looking for people who can tick at least 4-5 of the following skills:

  • Understanding of TypeScript, Nodejs and React
  • Curious mindset - we're not looking for someone with all the answers, but rather someone who is prepared to grow with us. We have in-team knowledge sharings and allocated focus time for engineering excellence.
  • Experience developing with AWS offerings - DynamoDB, SQS, ECS, Lambda, etc.
  • Experience in building and operating distributed, event driven systems.
  • Familiarity with GitHub and CI/CD workflows
  • Understanding of Authentication & Authorization Workflows
  • Familiarity with the Twilio platform or other Realtime communications platforms
Growth Path:

This role offers opportunities to advance into senior Software Development roles.

We support and encourage learning of all kinds. We will offer technical and skills based training throughout the apprenticeship and beyond and it is our hope that the successful candidate will wish to continue in our employment after graduation.

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