Software Engineer - FTC

Date: 6 Oct 2025

Location:

Oxford/ Hybrid, GB, OX4 4DQ

Company: Nominet

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - 12 months

Location: Hybrid, with a minimum of 20% in the Oxford office per month

About Us:

We’re Nominet – a world-leading domain name registry operating at the heart of the UK internet. While we're best known for running .UK domains, our DNS expertise also underpins critical internet infrastructure that government services, including the NHS, rely on.

As a public benefit company, our work has a positive impact on society. We’ve donated millions to projects that use technology to improve people’s lives and have committed to delivering £60m worth of support over the next three years.

The Role:

We are seeking a skilled software developer with strong experience in cloud-native technologies to support our transformation to scalable, resilient and modern service architecture.

You will play a key role in designing, developing and modernising applications using containerised microservices, continuous improvement / continuous design (CI/CD) pipelines, and cloud-native tooling.

You will thrive in a DevSecOps culture, and be comfortable working in fast paced, cross-functional teams.

What You'll Be Doing:

Design, develop, and modernise cloud-native applications using microservices and event-driven architecture.

Refactor and migrate legacy applications for scalability and resilience.

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and containerised deployments (Kubernetes, Docker).

Ensure applications are secure, observable (logging, metrics, monitoring), and performant.

Write clean, tested, maintainable code in modern programming languages.

Collaborate with product managers, QA, and platform/SRE teams to deliver reliable services.

Contribute to agile ways of working and mentor junior developers where appropriate.

Implement security best practices across cloud environments.

About You:

Proven experience with at least one public cloud (AWS, Asure, or GCP)

Strong API development and database experience (Postgres/Oracle + SQL).

Proficiency in Java is essential, with Go, Python, or similar languages

Experience with front-end frameworks (ideally Angular, React, or similar).

Secure coding practices and identity/secrets management.

Strong version control (Git) and testing practices (integration, automation).

Problem-solving, collaboration, and growth mindset.

Nice to have:

Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).

Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Databricks).

What To Expect Next:

1st stage: Introduction call with a member of the TA team (30 mins)

2nd stage: Hiring manager interview (60 mins)

3rd stage: Technica Test & Values Interview (90 mins)

What We Offer:

Early Finish Friday – Working week of 34 hours with full-time pay. (Finish at midday on Friday)

30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days

Bupa private healthcare + Employee Assistance Programme

Electric vehicle scheme with on-site charging points

Rewards platform with access to discounts at hundreds of shops, restaurants etc.

Medicash discounts on routine healthcare including optical, dental and much more

Diversity Statement:

We're passionate about creating a workplace where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered. Somewhere we can benefit from all forms of diversity and discover the true value in our differences. If there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know

Security Statement

Nominet is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of the internet and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment by participating in the relevant security and screening processes. All roles working for Nominet will be subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Some roles due to the nature of their work, will require additional security clearance.