Senior Software Engineer (Full Stake & DevOps)
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£54,700
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SOC 2134 (90% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and BLUETREE GROUP LIMITED is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £36,600 | £41,800 | £47,100 | £52,300 |
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About the role
Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack & DevOps)
Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire (Hybrid — a mix of home and office working)
Type: Full-time, Permanent, Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm with flexible working options
Salary: £, based on experience
We're a leading e-commerce print company operating two distinct online brands, route1print and instantprint. Our core mission is simple: to make print buying as easy as possible for small businesses.
An opportunity has arisen to join our Website teams, the developers behind the customer-facing platforms that drive both brands. This is where our commercial performance is won or lost, and technology is at the heart of it.
About the Role
Writing code has become dramatically cheaper. Proving it works, releasing it safely and running it reliably has not — and the volume of change now moving through our systems has made that harder, not easier. This role exists to close that gap.
You'll build across the stack, and you'll own the testing, deployment and observability infrastructure that lets us ship frequently and with confidence. You'll work closely with stakeholders across marketing, studio, internal systems and accounts, translating commercial needs into robust technical solutions rather than simply working from a backlog.
What You'll Do
- Build the systems that power our e-commerce experience — from customer-facing front-end applications to the APIs and services behind them.
- Own and evolve our CI/CD pipelines so change reaches production quickly, repeatably and safely.
- Raise the bar on automated testing — unit, integration and end-to-end — with particular focus on how we verify AI-assisted code before it ships.
About You
- Experience in both full stack development and DevOps or platform engineering. This role needs someone who has genuinely done both.
- Strong experience in software engineering (typically 5+ years), across both front-end and back-end development.
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g. C#, Java, Go, or similar), plus experience building web applications, APIs and service-based architectures.
- Hands-on ownership of CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, TeamCity, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) rather than experience of using pipelines someone else built.
- Strong working knowledge of cloud architecture — designing for scalability, resilience, security and cost on a major platform such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi) to provision and maintain environments repeatably.
- Knowledge of containerisation and modern deployment tooling (e.g. Docker, container orchestration).
- A considered view on testing: what to test, at which level, and where the return on effort actually is.
Why Join Us
- Real ownership of how software gets built, tested and released — not just what gets built.
- High-traffic, commercially critical platforms where your work is visible in the numbers.
- A culture that values curiosity, experimentation and continuous learning.
- Flexible, hybrid working and a small, capable team.
Why Join the Bluetree Team?
At Bluetree Group, we don’t just print; we innovate. We believe in investing in the people who make our success possible. Here’s how we look after you:
- Health First: Access to a marketing leading Health Cash Plan and comprehensive wellbeing support, including onsite training and access to free external support.
- Family Support: Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages to support your life outside of work.
- Rest & Recharge: 22 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), with a "Length of Service" program that earns you more days the longer you stay.
- Social: From regular team socials to our legendary annual Summer and Christmas Parties, plus biennial Long Service celebrations; we know how to celebrate success.
- Financial Wellness: Enrolment in our company pension scheme.
- Rewards: Access to various discounts via Bluetree Rewards, weekend break giveaways, and long-service gifts to mark your milestones, starting from year 1!
About Bluetree Group
We exist to make print buying easy and small businesses look exceptional. Established in 1989, Bluetree Group has grown to be the UK’s largest online printer. Based in Wath Upon Dearne (conveniently located near Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, and Doncaster), our 165,000 sq. ft. facility is the heart of our operation. From the moment you walk through our doors, you’ll realize that our people are central to everything we do.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sample- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. BLUETREE GROUP LIMITED holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.