Location: Hatfield, UK
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Salary: Not specified
Work type: Not specified
Posted: 3 days ago
Deadline: 03/06/2026
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A Graduate Engineer – Digital Innovation role focused on developing and improving university digital platforms through software engineering, agile teamwork, and modern web technologies.
We are looking for a Graduate Engineer – Digital Innovation to join our Digital Innovation team and shape the digital services that support students and staff across the university. You will work on platforms that power the university experience, seeing your work in use and improving it based on real-world feedback.
You will join a collaborative, agile team delivering modern digital solutions, gaining hands-on experience across the full software development lifecycle. You will work with modern, emerging and open-source technologies while building a strong understanding of how services are designed, delivered and supported at scale.
We offer flexible working and a strong focus on career progression, training and development. You will gain structured learning, mentoring and real project experience, helping you grow into a confident software engineer and build a clear career path.
You will work with our current tech stack, including Ruby on Rails, TypeScript and Go; Angular and React; Oracle, PostgreSQL and MySQL; and GitLab for version control, collaboration and CI/CD pipelines, gaining hands-on experience with modern tools and practices.
Main duties and responsibilities
The Graduate Engineer – Digital Innovation will support the design, development and operation of digital services that underpin key university activities. Work with colleagues and stakeholders to translate real-world needs into practical solutions, and Implement changes to application configuration (including workflows, layouts, permissions, data fields, and reporting) under the guidance of more experienced colleagues.
You will work within an Agile delivery environment, participating in team ceremonies and following established processes and work collaboratively with operations and support teams to understand how services are delivered and maintained in a live environment, gaining exposure to end‑to‑end service lifecycles.
Skills and experience required
A good understanding of core programming principles, with some practical experience gained through study or personal projects and a willingness to continue learning in a team environment is essential. You will have a basic understanding of relational databases, version control concepts and an awareness of information security principles and best practices.
An understanding of modern web user interfaces design principals, frameworks, tools, and best practices, container-based technologies and workflows and AI and machine learning is advantageous. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with a high standard of customer care and an appropriate manner in dealing with a range of different stakeholders. You should have strong analytical and problem solving skills, and work effectively in a team.
Qualifications required
You will be educated with a minimum of a Degree or equivalent or proven professional experience.
How to apply
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Location: Hatfield, UK
Industry: Education / L&D
Whether it’s through learning, teaching, or business and research partnerships, the University of Hertfordshire transforms bold ambition into impactful achievements. For more than 70 years, Herts has been an innovative educational force. From our start in training aerospace engineers for Britain’s aviation industry to our extensive offering today, our focus has always been on understanding what employers want, and today, our vision remains unchanged. We are a modern, dynamic, and enterprising university, and an anchor institution in the region, supporting its growth as a top destination for a range of industries and professions. Our vibrant community of nearly 35,000 students from over 110 countries, benefit from high-quality teaching delivered by experts engaged in cutting-edge research. We offer more than 700 career-focused degrees, strong industry connections, industry standard facilities and opportunities to study at more than 170 universities worldwide, to prepare our students to succeed in a competitive global market. We are a university that champions progress. We empower social mobility and cultivate the leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Through partnerships with key employers, professional bodies, and government, we ensure our teaching and research responds to real-world challenges. We collaborate to drive great opportunities that lead to positive outcomes regionally, nationally, globally; from Herts to the world.
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