Rocketmakers is an award-winning software agency in the centre of Bath. With a close-knit team of talented professionals, we have been providing innovative software solutions to our clients for 16 years. Our relaxed and collaborative work environment fosters creativity and personal growth, making us a fantastic choice for developing as a software engineer.

As a B Corp certified business, we aim to strike a fine balance between purpose and profit which is reflected across our client portfolio and our story-telling. We aspire to make a positive impact on the world by considering the social and environmental implications of our work.

In just the last couple of years we’ve received awards for best workplace, innovation and technology, employer of the year, developer of the year and business of the year to name a few.

One of our goals is to have a positive impact on people's lives through the software that we build, and we deliver some amazing work across a wide range of sectors. Take a look at some of our projects.

Requirements

We may not have any opportunities right now, but we're always keen to hear from potential new crew members! If you fancy working with our talented crew in the future, get in touch.

As a software engineer, you’ll love working with us 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.

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!

Our typical technologies are:

Frontend:

• Typescript/Javascript
• React.js, SASS, HTML5
• Capacitor
• NextJS
• Unity

Backend:

• Node.js (Typescript/Javascript)
• .NET and .NET Core (C#)
• SQL Server, PostgreSQL, NoSQL
• RESTful APIs

Infrastructure:

• Containerisation (Docker/Container Apps/Kubernetes), Terraform/Terragrunt
• Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

We hope to do more AI and 3D (Unity) projects in the future so an understanding or an interest in this would be a definite advantage.

At Rocketmakers our priority is to find the right crew member to join us, who wants to contribute to our success while embodying the core values that were chosen by our team - Happiness in our Work, Continuous Learning, Excellence & Expertise, Teamwork, Honesty, Positive Impact Mindset.

Benefits

The best bit about Rocketmakers is the crew (we know everyone says that, but we actually mean it!). We’ve been going for 16 years and we appreciate what diversity brings to the business and are proud of the culture and people we have in our crew.

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. Don’t just take our word for it! Check out what our crew say.

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.

Our office is based just 30 seconds from the train station 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 designers from all backgrounds.

Salary is dependent on experience and ranges from £25,000 to £40,000 for junior level and £40,000 to £75,000 for mid-level and senior roles.

We support flexible working, but we would like working in our great office space to be the default position, to collaborate and learn from the team, and to be part of our great culture. You can flex your start and finish time around yours and your family's needs.

You can find more information about the many other great benefits we offer on our website here (url removed)

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. If you require any additional information or would like to discuss access needs for your application, please contact (url removed).

Rocketmakers are not a government approved sponsor so unfortunately, we cannot offer sponsorship via the UKVI.

Strictly no recruiters please.