£44,000 – £44,000MidFull Time
About the Port of Dover
The Port of Dover is one of Europe’s busiest and most successful ferry ports, supporting over £120 billion of trade each year. Operating 24/7, we process up to 10,000 lorries a day, host 120 ferry crossings daily, welcome 130 cruise ships annually, and manage a thriving marine leisure sector.
We’re also transforming. Following the completion of the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) - the largest investment programme in our history - we are expanding capacity, modernising infrastructure, and unlocking new commercial opportunities to support sustainable growth.
Our purpose: To empower exchange through better connections
Our vision: A world where exchange is seamless, smart and sustainable for all
Our mission: To close the gap every day
The Role
We’re looking for a Software Engineer (Mid Level) to play a key role in the design, development and support of bespoke internal applications and systems integrations that underpin our complex, high volume operations.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced developer ready to take on broader responsibility, work across the full software development lifecycle, and contribute to a wide range of digital and operational initiatives.
What You’ll Be Doing
• Designing, developing and maintaining internal business applications and system integrations
• Translating business requirements into clear technical solutions
• Working across the full SDLC: requirements, development, testing, deployment and support
• Collaborating with senior engineers on complex projects and mentoring junior team members
• Participating in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospectives
• Writing clean, secure, well tested code and conducting code reviews
• Supporting post implementation activities and providing ongoing application support
• Developing database queries, reports and business intelligence outputs
• Working with third party vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation and user guides
• Keeping skills up to date and contributing ideas for continuous improvement
• Providing out of hours support where required and offering flexibility to cover business needs
What We’re Looking For
Technical Experience
• 3 - 5 years’ professional software development experience
• Strong skills in C#, .NET, JavaScript, Python, HTML/CSS and SQL
• Experience with ASP.NET Core, MVC, Web API and Entity Framework
• Exposure to Microsoft Azure and cloud based architectures
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Experience using source control tools such as Git or TFS
• Understanding of secure coding and system integration principles
• Experience with software testing, QA and ideally Artificial Intelligence
Personal Skills & Behaviours
• Analytical, detail focused and solutions driven
• Comfortable working independently and managing your own workload
• Confident communicator with both technical and non technical stakeholders
• Collaborative, humble and willing to constructively challenge
• Self motivated with a strong learning mindset
• Demonstrates integrity, professionalism and a positive “can do” attitude
• Able to travel to Dover as required
Why Join Us?
• Work on systems that genuinely affect national and international trade
• Be part of a high impact digital team within a critical national infrastructure organisation
• Contribute to innovative projects following major investment and transformation
• Develop your career in a collaborative, supportive and forward thinking environment
Hours of work: Monday – Friday 37.5 per week
Salary: IRO £44k
Benefits
All offers of employment are subject to us obtaining satisfactory references (covering all education, training, employment and unemployment in the preceding 5 years) and there will be a pre-employment medical including a Drug and Alcohol test. We need to satisfy your Right to Work in the UK.
Please be aware that all employees will be subject to background security checks in order to obtain a Dock Pass.
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone is looking after each other and respected, included and able to perform at their best.
All applications are reviewed by our team — we do not use AI for screening.
Closing date: 22 May 2026 at 5pm
