This is a permanent role that blends high-level software engineering with strategic client advisory. Our consultant software engineers act as technical partners to our clients, helping them transform their businesses through domain expertise and, increasingly, AI-driven solutions.As a consultant engineer at Softwire, youpart of a bright, inclusive, supportive team. You will work directly with our customers to solve some of their biggest challenges, making a genuine difference to peoplelives, businesses and society along the wayInterspersed with the project work, youbenefit from structured training that equips you for a long and fulfilling career in the digital world.Working here, your opportunities are virtually limitless, with a wide variety of technical and non-technical career paths open to you. Both our current and our previous managing directors are alumni of our graduate programme.Our graduate timelineMonths 1: Software engineering inductionOur training programme gets you up-to-speed with the skills you need to thrive as a professional digital engineer. Youget a grounding in coding, source control, modern technology stacks, and more. Youthen form a team with your fellow new starters to develop a piece of software, typically for a not-for-profit organisation or to be used within Softwire. Under the guidance of experienced engineers, youlearn what it takes to deliver commercial-grade software.The induction includes training in AI-assisted development. You will learn to oversee and refine AI-generated code, reflecting a shift in the coding world from manual creation to high-level oversight. This training ensures you can leverage AI for maximum efficiency while focusing on architectural challenges and client value.Months 2-15: Working on client projectsWith your first project complete, youjoin one of our teams delivering a client project, usually in our offices but sometimes on a customer site. Youget plenty of support throughout, surrounded by helpful colleagues and industry experts to answer all your questions. And with continual peer review of your work, your software engineering skills will quickly rise to new levels. Alongside your project work, youcontinue to attend our in-house training programme. This industry-leading course lasts six weeks in total, spread over 12 months. It broadens your knowledge in key aspects of professional software engineering, including:System designDevelopment methodologiesAdditional technologiesYou will move beyond simply doing what is asked; you will advise clients on the best course of action using your domain knowledge. As AI handles more of the routine coding, your role will focus on architectural oversight and strategic partnership.Month 16 and beyond: Choose your career pathWe continue to invest in your development and promote from within. Many of our senior staff joined as graduates and have followed a range of career paths. And, as the individuals wehighlighted below show, youquickly get opportunities to take on added responsibility. You might decide you love leading project delivery. You might enjoy overseeing a technology team. You may find consulting is your passion. You could choose to specialise in areas such as design, or data science and artificial intelligence.The people we are looking forA passion for solving real-world challenges: First and foremost, youget a buzz from building things that make a difference to businesses, people and society. We also want to see passion for coding any experience you have is a bonusA consultancy mindset: You are genuinely excited about working with customers to solve their problems. Youneed to be comfortable in new environments, quickly building relationships with new clients to get to the heart of their businesses and their needs. You are confident discussing technical ideas with people with varying degrees of digital literacy, communicating clearly with any audienceA positive, can-do team player: You love pushing the team to greater heights by helping colleagues out wherever you can. You always look to improve yourself and others. Your default answer to a question is yesand you make big problems seem smallExtreme STEM skills: We are looking for exceptional logical analysis and reasoning capabilitiesThe benefits packageStarting salary of company profits paid as profit share25 days annual holiday with the option to buy or sell, plus charity daysGenerous maternity, paternity and adoption payConsistently one of the best places to work in the UKDedicated budget for staff activities and entertainmentGreat offices, plus free on-site gym and subsidised restaurant in LondonA workplace that promotes diversity and inclusivityAnnual company holiday abroadWebeen at or very near the top of theBest Companies To Work For for many years.More about Softwire: What youpart ofOur mission is to solve our customersbusiness challenges using technology. This often demands creativity, tackling complex issues in intelligent ways, to help organisations streamline operations and better serve their customers and users.We played an important role in the Moorfields Eye Hospital\/DeepMind collaboration, which demonstrated how artificial intelligence could help doctors fast-track patients with serious eye diseases. We built the system that runs the BBC Live Events websites, sharing content from Glastonbury, the Reading and Leeds festivals, and the BBC Proms. Webeen the long-term digital partner for David Lloyd Leisure, building its mobile app, booking system and numerous other capabilities. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Find out what else webeen involved with.Of course, theremore to Softwire than building software. Weworking hard to nurture a diverse, inclusive and supportive culture, where people love what they do and feel inspired by working with some of the best minds in the business. We also have a generous budget for a varied programme of staff events and activities, with employees, not management, deciding how the money is spent.We believe wethe best company in the UK to work for and we have awards and review scores to prove it.