Junior Developer
Confidential
Posted: February 27, 2026
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Quick Summary
Learn and grow as a junior software engineer, contributing to the codebase, working with experienced engineers, and developing skills in real production work.
Required Skills
Job Description
Reports to: Engineering Team Lead
Works closely with: Engineering Tech Lead, QA team members
Location: UK / Estonia / US (remote-friendly within these regions)
Role purpose
The Junior Software Engineer is an early-career role focused on learning, contribution, and steady growth.
This role exists to develop capable, confident engineers by providing structured support, clear expectations, and exposure to real production work. Junior engineers contribute to the codebase while learning good engineering practices, working closely with more experienced engineers.
Key responsibilities
Engineering contribution
Implement well-scoped tasks under guidance
Write code that meets team standards for quality and testing
Fix bugs and make incremental improvements
Learn to work effectively with existing systems and tools
Learning and development
Actively seek feedback and apply it
Learn from code reviews, pairing, and design discussions
Build understanding of the product and its users
Develop good habits around testing, documentation, and version control
Collaboration
Work closely with teammates and QA to understand quality expectations
Communicate progress and blockers clearly
Participate in team meetings and retrospectives
Ask questions early rather than struggling in isolation
What this role is not
This is not an independent delivery role
This is not an architecture or design authority role
This is not a QA or testing ownership role
Junior engineers succeed by learning effectively and contributing reliably.
Experience and capabilities
Some experience with software development (commercial, academic, or personal projects)
Basic understanding of at least one relevant programming language or stack
Willingness to learn and take feedback
Clear communication and a collaborative mindset
Why this role matters
Junior engineers are the future capability of the organisation.
Done well, this role:
Builds strong engineers over time
Improves team capacity sustainably
Perks & Benefits
🏠 Remote & flexible working – with hybrid options in London or Chichester
✨ Fantastic team culture based on trust and belonging
💻 Home office budget – £500 to set up your ideal workspace (UK) / equivalent allowance (US)
🩺 Private Medical Insurance (UK) / Comprehensive health coverage (US)
💚 Group Life Insurance & wellbeing support
🧘 Mental well-being support – Access therapy, mental health sessions, and yoga through a premium Headspace subscription
🤗 EAP confidential benefit – 24/7 access to compassionate guidance & expert advice
⛱ 25 days holiday + bank holidays (UK) / competitive PTO (US)
📖 Training, support, and personal development
Who We Are
As the global leader in the eCommerce automation sector, Linnworks has one mission: Giving our clients back their time to grow and lead their brands. Companies wanting to sell their products via marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Facebook, and more need a platform to automate and monitor retail, inventory, and shipping processes and performance.
We have teams across North America and Europe and are backed by Marlin Equity Partners, a leading growth equity firm headquartered in California. Linnworks not only has the market-leading product for eCommerce automation but also attracts the best people in the industry. Highly skilled, passionate, collaborative, and customer-centric — we pride ourselves on our people.