Software Developer Apprentice

SELECT PRODUCTS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

PAIGNTON, TQ4 7QR

Closes in 6 days (Monday 7 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 September 2024

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Summary

Join our innovative team at Select Trade Brands as a Junior Programmer. Contribute to developing software solutions for online retailers by writing efficient PHP code, managing MySQL databases, & designing web pages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Ideal candidates are passionate about web development, eager to learn, and skilled in problem-solving.

Annual wage
£16,000 a year

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Annual wage starting at 16-20k depending on candidate

Training course
Software developer (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm,

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Check daily backups on our servers (with the option of learning how these are scripted, offer recommendations and apply updates to these)
  • Progression of work on current software we’re writing
  • Ensure all work is committed and pushed to the GitHub repositories each day
  • Assist with general in-house technical support (could be for any of the websites we run, or the new SaaS applications we’re rolling out)
  • Help with general office discussions regarding the future development and direction of our in-house software
  • Keep an eye on serve health to forsee any potential issues before the happen (proactive)
  • Be ready to assist and react to anything that may crop-up on a day-to-day basis, such as server outages, security patches etc… (reactive)

Where you’ll work

LORIBON HOUSE

ASPEN WAY

PAIGNTON

TQ4 7QR

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

Your training course

Software developer (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • create logical and maintainable code
  • develop effective user interfaces
  • link code to data sets
  • test code and analyse results to correct errors found using unit testing
  • conduct a range of test types, such as Integration, System, User Acceptance, Non-Functional, Performance and Security testing.
  • identify and create test scenarios
  • apply structured techniques to problem solving, debug code and understand the structure of programmes in order to identify and resolve issues
  • create simple software designs to effectively communicate understanding of the program
  • create analysis artefacts, such as use cases and/or user stories
  • build, manage and deploy code into the relevant environment
  • apply an appropriate software development approach according to the relevant paradigm (for example object oriented, event driven or procedural)
  • follow software designs and functional or technical specifications
  • follow testing frameworks and methodologies
  • follow company, team or client approaches to continuous integration, version and source control
  • communicate software solutions and ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • apply algorithms, logic and data structures
  • interpret and implement a given design whist remaining compliant with security and maintainability requirements

    • Your training plan

    You will be trained at Select Trade Brands on:

    • Front & Back End Web Development (mostly PHP / MySQL / CSS / HTML / JS)
    • Server level management (Linux [Ubuntu], Nginx, PHP-FPM, Bash, SSH, Python)
    • Windows server 2022 management & remote desktop maintenance
    • MSSQL DBMS management
    • Github project and code management
    • Various deployment methods for releasing updates or patches
    • Application architecture standards, from planning to post-release

    You will also attend one day per week of off-the-job college days at South Devon College where you will be trained on:

    • Client-Side Web Development

    • Programming Concepts

    • Secure Application Development

    • Advanced Project

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • IT skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Eagerness to learn

    Other requirements

    Ideally have a built-in passion for programming, if you have built anything in the past in your free time or otherwise, we would love to see this

    About this company

    Select Trade Brands Ltd have been trading over 35 years, establishing itself as a recognised leader in the multi-channel supply of innovative tools, consumables, safety wear, and, more recently, proprietary operational software. Our extensive product range includes both our own branded items and globally recognised, complementary brands, solidifying our position in both the online and wholesale markets. We primarily serve the professional trades across the UK and EU construction, mechanical engineering, and DIY sectors. This year, we are expanding our offerings with the introduction of new proprietary and complementary software, which will diversify our customer base and broaden our revenue streams to include SaaS.

    After this apprenticeship

    Continuing as a valued team member while advancing through apprenticeship-based qualifications.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SELECT PRODUCTS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

    Reid Archer

    reid@selecttradebrands.com

    07800859960

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276473.

    Apply now

    Closes in 6 days (Monday 7 October at 11:59pm)

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