Junior Software Developer

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Plymouth, Edinburgh, or Alderley Park

Working style: Hybrid

Closing Date: 9th February 2026

About the Role

Here at Royal London we are seeking to hire a Junior Software Developer to bring high‑quality digital experiences to life. You’ll transform designs from Figma into responsive, front‑end solutions built on the AWS framework, ensuring they meet Responsible Life’s web standards. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you’ll also implement updates and enhancements to existing assets as required.

A key part of the role involves developing and refining the front end of our adviser platform, including updating logic and ensuring a seamless user experience.

How We Work

Our team follows Agile methodologies, so you’ll take part in fortnightly sprint planning sessions and retrospectives, collaborating with colleagues to continually improve our workflows and outputs.

About you

• Contribute to a diverse range of digital assets for Responsible Lending.
• Support the delivery of internal systems while primarily focusing on customer‑facing, lead‑generating websites.
• Play a key role in shaping and enhancing our online presence and customer engagement.
• Conversion rate optimisation – website/calculator amends
• TDD (Test Driven Development) an advantage
• Maintain Responsible Lending website
• Ensure code is of a high standard
• Adviser platform – coding maintenance
• Adviser platform – new feature releases
• Calculator functionality
• JavaScript validation

Required Skills

• HTML/CSS
• React
• GitHub
• Front end development
• PHP
• NodeJS
• Degree educated in computer science/web development

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, and up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.