We're looking for passionate software engineers to join our award-winning team and help build amazing technology solutions for startups, scaleups and corporate innovators. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to work here, but we're ready for anything We've received awards for best workplace, innovation and technology, employer of the year, and business of the year, to name just a few.
We are committed to seeking projects that have a positive impact, and we deliver amazing work across a wide range of sectors, whether that's the medical records system for the UK's top Olympic athletes, sustainable energy apps like Pure Planet and Sero, fair trade travel sites like Travellocal, community support marketplaces for M&S and Starbucks, drone piloting systems… all with passionate and innovative teams who want to make a difference. We're also working on internal developments which are pushing innovation in AI, VR and AR experiences amongst a host of other things.
Requirements
As a software engineer, you'll love working with Rocketmakers if:
* you're passionate about turning innovative ideas into reality using the latest technology
* you want to improve people's lives through the software you build, and
* you deeply care about the quality of your work and the people you work closely with.
* you want to work as an integral part of a close knit, super friendly team
* you care about your craft, always keen to find out the best way of approaching a problem
* you're comfortable with AI tools but also understand their limitations
We're ideally looking someone who is comfortable working on all kinds of projects, cutting across domain and scale. You should be a motivated self starter capable of working as part of a small team but also driving a project forward on your own when necessary, being responsible for the quality of your own delivery. You'll always be supported by the team but, we really value innovative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
At Rocketmakers, our priority is to find the right crew member to join us. Working at the forefront of technology means we don't expect you to know or have used all of our tech stack - we know that next year the technology landscape will be different That said, it's great if you already have experience with some of them and especially those in your preferred area of the development stack.
Our typical technologies are:
Frontend:
* Typescript/Javascript
*, Capacitor, SCSS, HTML5, Mantine JS
* Unity 3D, WebGL
Backend:
* (Typescript/Javascript)
* .NET and .NET Core (C#)
* SQL Server, PostgreSQL
* RESTful APIs and GraphQL
Benefits
The best bit about Rocketmakers is the crew (we know everyone says that, but we actually mean it).
We have a dynamic structure where everyone is valued for their own areas of expertise and interest and we appreciate everyone helping others to deliver successful projects. The best people to tell you what it's like working with us are the crew themselves, so check out what they have to say on our website:
We host a wide range of social activities and do our best to make sure there's something for everyone who wants to be involved. We truly value our people, investing in health and wellbeing supporting all team members equally.
We're owned and run by Richard and Keith who both come from a software engineering and architecture background and who set up the business to be the kind of place they would want to work in. We've grown responsibly and have remained profitable since day one.
Our HQ is based in central Bath and we are actively involved in the Bristol and Bath tech community, sponsoring lots of local organisations and events. We also like to share our love of tech with schools to encourage the next generation of coders from all backgrounds.
Salary is dependent on experience and ranges from £25,000 to £35,000 for junior level and £35,000 to £50,000 for mid-level and roles.
We believe we do our best work in person, so we are looking for applicants who would be willing to be in our Bath office at least 2 days a week. That said, we completely support agile and flexible working and you can flex your start and finish time around your family needs and if you need to be at home for any unforeseen reason that's absolutely fine too. You can find more information about the many other great benefits we offer on our website here
We believe that diversity makes us stronger and better, and Rocketmakers are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to hiring and developing a diverse crew. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Rocketmakers are not a government approved sponsor so unfortunately we cannot offer sponsorship via the UKVI.
Strictly no recruiters, please.