Graduate Software Engineer

Who we are

We are William Reed.

We are a global media group delivering exceptional content through events, digital, data & insight.

From agribusiness, ingredients, and food processing, to retail, hospitality & fine dining – we provide the inspiration, insight, and connections to power our customers’ success.

We have offices in Gatwick, Brighton, and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work part of the week from our Gatwick office and to work remotely for the rest of the week.

Position

Position: Full time – permanent

Location: Gatwick / Hybrid

Do you have a degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or Software Engineering? Are you an enthusiastic, analytical, and curious graduate with a problem-solving mindset hungry to learn? Are you looking for a Graduate opportunity to continue your learning? If so, apply now, as we are looking for a Graduate Software Engineer to join us and work closely with the Senior Product Specialist to contribute to the stability, quality, and ongoing development of the organisation’s Webpuzzle CMS platform, and to support the delivery of consistent, reliable, and user-centered digital experiences.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the stability and performance of CMS-powered components and pages to ensure reliable and high-quality digital experiences.
• Contributing to the consistency, usability, and accessibility of websites by working within established engineering standards and development practices.
• Applying problem-solving skills to clearly scoped technical challenges and escalating issues that require deeper expertise or fall outside established patterns.
• Working within structured development, testing, and release processes to maintain quality and reduce delivery risk.
• Developing the capability to navigate increasing technical complexity as experience grows.
• Communicating clearly with designers, editors, testers, and product teams to support shared understanding of requirements, constraints, and expected outcomes.
• Providing input into feasibility, risks, and effort as capability develops, supporting accurate planning and prioritisation.
• Contributing to well-maintained code, documentation, and engineering practices that improve the long-term sustainability and efficiency of digital delivery.
• Working collaboratively with Technical Architects, Designers, Editorial teams, Product Managers, and Testers.
• Communicating clearly to understand requirements and share technical updates.

Requirements

What you'll need:

• A degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or Software Engineering.
• Enthusiasm for and a commitment to developing deeper technical capability through guided learning and practical application.
• Foundational knowledge of web development and an emerging understanding of how CMS-based digital products are structured and maintained.
• A basic grounding in core web technologies to contribute to digital experience delivery.
• An understanding/experience of OOP (object-oriented programming) principles shown in languages such as JavaScript, Java, and Python.
• An understanding/experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• An understanding of fundamental front-end developer concepts that support maintainable code.
• An awareness of how content management systems organise and present content.
• An ability to work within established engineering standards, version control practices, and delivery process.

Other information

Company Benefits and Initiatives Include:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays - increasing by one additional day after 6 years, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• An additional day of leave for you to take on a cultural celebration day or on your birthday if you like. A day for you! At William Reed, we call this our “MeDay”.
• A volunteer day to take for supporting a chosen charity and giving back to the community.
• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced family-friendly leave pay entitlements
• Wellbeing benefits, including: A health care cash plan, Employee assistance programme, Virtual GP service, and Access to health & wellbeing resources and tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme

Why work for us

We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.

If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.