Software Engineer – TypeScript / Next.js / SQL Job at City, Manchester Full Time NEW

A growing technology-led business is rebuilding and modernising its core systems including operational workflows, integrations, reporting, customer tooling, and internal platforms.

These systems play an important role in supporting day-to-day operations, service delivery, and business decision-making across the organisation.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical and operational problems, working across interconnected systems, and building reliable software in a collaborative engineering environment.

AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code and Cursor are already embedded into the team s workflow, and engineers are encouraged to use them to improve delivery efficiency while applying strong technical judgement.

What You ll Be Doing

• Building and improving business-critical applications and internal systems
• Developing features across frontend and backend services using TypeScript, Next.js, and NestJS
• Supporting integrations, operational workflows, and customer-facing functionality
• Working closely with engineering, operations, and support teams to solve technical challenges
• Investigating bugs, edge cases, and data-related issues
• Writing scalable, maintainable, and reliable code
• Contributing to improvements in system reliability, documentation, and engineering practices
• Using AI-assisted development tools as part of day-to-day development workflows

What They re Looking For Essential

• Commercial experience with TypeScript across frontend and backend development
• Experience with Next.js, NestJS, and modern web application architecture
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills, ideally PostgreSQL
• Experience working on production systems and business applications
• Good understanding of APIs, system integrations, and data flows
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across technical and non-technical teams

Desirable

• Go experience
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and API integrations
• Exposure to operational, finance, or data-heavy systems
• Familiarity with AI development tools such as Claude Code or Cursor
• Experience working in fast-paced product or operational environments

Salary & Benefits

• Up to £55,000 depending on experience
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible working arrangements 3 days office / 2 days remote
• Opportunity to work on systems central to business operations

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