Software Developer Apprentice (Smart Currency Exchange)
SMART CURRENCY EXCHANGE LTD
London (W6 0NB)
Closes in 31 days (Monday 5 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 31 March 2025
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Summary
Your primary focus and main objective will be to support the development team in developing, testing, and integrating software (written in C#, Vue.js, SQL and other computer languages) for a whole range of projects.
- Wage
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£23,000 a year
- Training course
- Software developer (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday,
Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 May 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
The work will provide both challenging and stimulating working environment for the right candidate, who’s passionate about writing and delivering efficient code using good Software Engineering practices and learning about our business.
You will be assigned to one of our Software Development or Data Engineering projects where you will assist the lead software engineer in running the whole software development lifecycle (SDLC): from requirements capture and business analysis through to development, testing and delivering software to several business units across the company. You will further assist the technology team in configuring and running various project management and data analysis tools and applications.
Your duties and responsibilities in this role will consist of:
- Follow and adhere to our ‘Smart Values’
- Embrace being part of a team
- Be open-minded and curious with a desire to learn and get involved
- Share your discoveries and knowledge with the wider business
- Be a team player who can build relationships and manage expectations
- Master effective communication with both technical and non-technical colleagues at all levels
Where you’ll work
1 Lyric Square
London
W6 0NB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
ESTIO TRAINING LIMITED
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
- 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
More training information
Estio apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Level 4 Software Developer, with training in how to:
- Create logical and maintainable codes for software development
- Apply security best practice to the software solution throughout the software development life cycle
- Apply appropriate recovery techniques to ensure the software solution being developed is not lost
- Implement accurate and effective change control
- Undertake unit testing of solutions, with appropriate levels of test code coverage, to identify and resolve issues
- Apply suitable 'bug fixes' based on severity and priority
For a full list of programme modules visit: estio.co.uk/courses/software-developer
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5 GCSE's including English Language and Maths (grade (A*-C/9-4 or equivalent))
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
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Motivation
- Passion for Software
- Knowledge of C#/.NET, SQL
- An engineering mind-set
- Attentive
- Self motivated
- Punctual and driven
Other requirements
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure. • Exposure to Data Management techniques – modelling, extraction, cleansing and manipulation - would be a bonus. • An understanding and appreciation for the practical use of APIs. Working knowledge of API’s would be a huge advantage.
About this company
Are you looking to work in a high growth business? We are the Smart Group. The business consists of two Foreign Exchange Brokerages, a Fintech hub, a Property Media Company, and a Luxury Property Brand. The primary role of the group is to educate and help individuals and businesses manage their risk. The Group is run by a group of high achievers and this role sits at the top table and the same energy, drive, performance will be expected from the successful applicant. If you are confident that you are a high achiever and will deliver, please apply. We don’t want any time wasters. We are privately owned and are self-funded. We are entrepreneurial, customer focused and ambitious. We are looking to grow a business for the future. We have achieved success in doing this through our consultative approach, our technology drive and through working as a team. One of our key USP’s is our ability to deliver excellent customer service, which is further supported by us being number 1 across two areas of Trustpilot for over a year. Therefore, it is not just us saying it, our customers agree.
After this apprenticeship
This role offers the potential for a permanent position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, contingent on performance.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ESTIO TRAINING LIMITED
Nathaniel Hamilton
Nathaniel.Hamilton@estio.co.uk
0113 3500 333
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312764.
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Closes in 31 days (Monday 5 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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