Graduate Software Engineer – Mobile App Development

Job Description:

Graduate Software Engineer – Mobile App Development

Salary: £28,500 + tech allowance (with review after 6 months)

Location: Hybrid in Poole

Start: Immediate or post-graduation start

Job Description

Sitters.co.uk – part of 288 Group – has been the UK’s leading babysitting service for over 20 years, and we’ve just launched a brand-new mobile app. Designed to help parents find trusted sitters and childcare providers with ease, we’re now focused on taking it to the next level - driving revenue, refining the user experience, and delivering real value to families.

We’re looking for a passionate graduate mobile developer to join our team. Your primary focus will be enhancing and expanding our mobile app, but you’ll also have the opportunity to work across the full stack, from front-end UI to back-end services. If you love building great software, solving real customer problems, and working in a fast-moving, product-driven environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

This isn’t just a coding job - it’s a chance to make a real difference. Being in-house you’ll work closely with members of marketing, business improvement, customer support and fellow engineers to develop features that delight users and drive business success. If you’re eager to learn, grow, and be part of a team that values smart, practical solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

In return, we’ll support and train you as you set out in your career, alongside a basic salary of £28,500, with regular reviews, an annual £1,200 tax-free tech allowance.

About 288 Group

288 Group, a Solent 250 business, is one of the South’s leading family-businesses, employing over 200 people and with 80 years of successful trading behind us. Split across our two diverse divisions of childcare and collectables, we have a strong history of developing graduates as they set out in their careers across marketing, commercial and IT. As such, you will be joining an organisation of like-minded people, dedicated to growing and developing our people to meet our Mission of Delivering Excellence for our people, our customers, and for business success, through our values of Respect, Ambition, Openness and Support.

Requirements:

• Strong academic background
• BSc/MSc IT related degree
• Excellent communicator and team player
• Proactive and willing to contribute ideas
• You take pride in your work but are pragmatic
• Problem solving ability
• Passionate about development and technology
• Knowledge of Flutter and/or C# - though training will be provided

Benefits

• As well as receiving a competitive salary, you will also benefit from:
• 25 days annual holiday, rising to 30 days with service
• Your birthday as an extra day’s holiday
• Annual IT tech allowance, worth £1,200 tax-free
• Annual company trading bonus
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Additional maternity / paternity benefits
• Pension & life assurance
• Subsidised gym membership
• Great summer and Christmas parties

Some benefits subject to qualifying period.