Graduate Software Developer

Advancing People Ltd.; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company benefits

Training and development

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Advancing People Ltd is seeking a recent Computer Science/IT graduate for a Graduate Software Developer role in the Bedford area. You will work in an agile environment, delivering bespoke web-based features on a low-code platform and collaborating with a cross-functional team to meet client requirements.

The role is hybrid, with one day per week in Bedford, and offers training, development, and benefits. The position emphasizes understanding data modelling, frontend/back-end web technologies,

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with a related Computer or Computer Science degree
• Open communicator seeking a long-term opportunity in web development
• Programming experience, ideally JavaScript knowledge
• Web-based application knowledge with AWS/Azure interfaces
• Understanding of databases and relational data

Responsibilities

• Deliver bespoke solutions for clients in a high-paced environment on a low-code platform to create engaging and functional web-based features
• Develop a deep understanding of the platform's features and maintain attention to detail
• Collaborate with the team to deliver a high-quality, stable product
• Work closely with the development team in an iterative delivery model to deliver features and fixes as per customer requirements
• Take ownership of work items in each sprint and collaborate with stakeholders and end users as required
• Ensure the solutions are built to the highest quality
• Document technical and functional specifications
• Show initiative in bringing best practices and ideas to improve both the development process and the product
• Participate in the creation and refinement of development tasks
• Apply and adhere to development guidelines, regulations, and processes
• Use appropriate escalation routes if committed implementation dates will not be met

Skills

JavaScript knowledge

Web development

Agile / Scrum

Team collaboration

Education

Related Computer or Computer Science Degree

Tools

Node.js

Vue.js

C# & .NET Core

AWS

Job description

Are you a recent computer Science or IT related graduate in the Bedford area (within 1-1.5 hours)?

Are you looking for a Graduate Software Developer role?

If so, our International software client is keen to hear from you!

This rarely available permanent Graduate role will involve working using agile methodologies in Scrum frameworks.

Working as a key part of the project team you will be building bespoke solutions for clients on a proven low code platform - this provides huge application capabilities in low code whilst supporting test studio ability.

Understanding of complex data and process modelling will be key, understanding web application development and real-time integration with third party services.

Focusing on creating engaging and functional web-based applications with the Agile Delivery team, using a low code platform in order to deliver end-user requirements, is the main focus of this Graduate role.

The Role:

• Delivering bespoke solutions for clients in a creative and high paced environment within a low code platform to create engaging and functional web-based application features to deliver end-user requirements.

• Develop a deep understanding of their platform's features and maintain attention to detail
• Collaborate with the team to deliver a high-quality, stable product
• Work closely with the development team in a high paced iterative delivery model to deliver features and fixes as per customer requirements
• Take ownership of work items in each sprint and collaborate with stakeholders and end users as required
• Ensure the solutions are built to the highest quality
• Document technical and functional specifications
• Show initiative in bringing best practices and ideas to improve both the development process and the product
• Participate in the creation and refinement of development tasks
• Apply and adhere to development guidelines, regulations, and processes.
• Use appropriate escalation routes if committed implementation dates will not be met.

The role will involve using the following technologies:

• C# & .NET Core
• Server-side JavaScript (Node.js)
• JavaScript frameworks (Vue), HTML & CSS
• AWS technologies including; Gateway, Lambda, Dynamo DB, S3, Fargate, SQS, CloudWatch and SNS.

The role requires a high level of understanding of potentially complex data and process modelling, along with an understanding of web application development and real-time integration to third party services.

The Person:

• A recent Graduate - with a related Computer or Computer Science Degree
• An open communicator looking for a long term opportunity in web development
• Programming experience , ideally with JavaScript knowledge will be beneficial
• Web-based application knowledge, with use of web services and interfaces (AWS and Azure)
• An understanding of databases and relational data

• Knowledge of C# and .NET Core would be useful
• Experience in programming, ideally Node.js and/or Vue.js would be beneficial
• Understanding of, and ideally experience working with, relational data and databases
• Understanding of web-based applications, user interfaces and web services
• Awareness of AWS Gateway, Lambda, Dynamo DB, S3, Fargate, SQS, CloudWatch and SNS

The Basic starting salary for this Graduate Developer Role will be £27,500 - £32,500 plus company benefits, full support, training and development.

This is a hybrid role working 1 day per week in the Bedford office.

Advancing People Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer and acts as both an Employment Business and Employment Agency.