Junior Engineer

Belfast, UK

• Hybrid
• Full-time

About Whitespace

Whitespace builds smart, AI-powered tools for large organisations. We help businesses get the most out of AI and human teamwork.

Role Summary

We’re looking for a Junior Engineer to join our engineering team. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers to help build the APIs, services, and systems that power our products. This is a great first or second role for someone with solid basics who’s eager to learn and grow fast.

What You’ll Do

Backend Development

Help build and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js or Python

Contribute to microservices that support our AI-powered products.

Write clean, tested, and documented code.

Cloud Infrastructure

Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud (GCP/Kubernetes) with guidance from senior engineers.

Use logging and monitoring tools to help troubleshoot issues.

Collaboration

Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers.

Take part in code reviews, stand-ups, and team discussions.

What We’re Looking For

Required Skills & Knowledge

Backend Development: Some hands-on experience with Node.js and Python; basic understanding of REST APIs and async programming.

Cloud Exposure: Exposure to cloud platforms (GCP a bonus) and Docker/Kubernetes.

Databases: Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Redis.

Version Control: Comfortable with Git and working in a team.

Nice-to-Haves

Python scripting experience.

Familiarity with React.

GraphDB Knowledge

Experience running local LLMs

What You Get

Work on real AI products from day one.

A supportive, close-knit team focused on learning and quality.

4-day work week in July, August & December.

Last Friday of every month off.

Early finish every Friday at 3pm.

25 days holiday + NI bank holidays.

EMI share options in a fast-growing company.

Private medical insurance.

Hybrid working (typically 2 days in Belfast office).