Software Developer Industrial Placement 2027

Met Office; Exeter; Híbrido; GBP 24 000 - 30 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Salary £27,170 per year

27.5 days annual leave

Discounted shopping and lifestyle

Resumo da oferta

Met Office invites applications for a Software Developer Industrial Placement for 2027, based in Exeter. Join a year-in-industry scheme that starts July 2027, with opportunities to network across placements and explore future roles.

You will work in an Agile team, designing and delivering visualization tools and data apps to support global aviation and weather services. The placement runs ~37 hours/week, with a mix of office and home work, and potential progression into graduate schemes.

Qualificações

• Demonstrate learning of modern tech approaches (Agile, TDD, Git/GitHub, CI/CD).
• Experience designing, coding and testing simple software programs or scripts (Python, cloud).
• User-focused approach; deliver quality services based on user needs.
• Strong communication and teamwork to influence outcomes.

Responsabilidades

• Work in an Agile team to design, code and test software.
• Develop visualisation tools and data applications for end users.
• Learn software development practices and testing methodologies.
• Pursue knowledge of information security and system design.

Conhecimentos

Agile

Test Driven Development

Git/GitHub

CI/CD

Python

AWS

Ferramentas

Python

AWS

Git

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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Software Developer Industrial Placement 2027

Job Reference metoffice/TP/726/1471

Fixed Term Contract

Working Hours:

37

Location (City/Town):

Exeter

Closing Date:

08/11/2026

Profession:

Region / Division:

UK Region

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Job Introduction

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for Industrial Placements 2027.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us.

You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office andunderstand what career opportunities are on offer at the Met Office after you graduate.

We’re looking for a Software Developer Industrial Placement to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Software Developer Industrial Placement, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement, we would expect you to attend the office once a week as a minimum.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best toagreea working pattern that works for everyone.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’reaforcefor good- focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’reexperts by nature- always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it- putting our purpose at the heart ofdecision-making
• We’rebettertogether-understandingpartnerships and inclusivity make usgreater
• We keep evolving- pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an area of Technology who are working to deliver the next generation of products and services that the support the global aviation industry . The Met Office is one of two World Area Forecast Centres, which are responsible for issuing weather information to every flight that takes off across the globe.

On your Industrial Placement in Transport, you will have space to learn and work in an Agile team. You will work together to understand, design and deliver visualisation tools and data applications to meet the needs of our customers. This is a fantastic opportunity to build and maintain services that support safety critical decision making on a global scale.

• Build your knowledge of software development practices
• Learn and develop skills in different types of testing
• Develop an awareness of information security and system design

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing.The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

Your package includes:

• Your salary will be £27,170
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days
• Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands

Whilst this is a temporary position until July 2028, there may be an opportunity to apply for our Graduate Development scheme upon completion of your university studies. However, this is not guaranteed and would be subject to programme availability and a successful application.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

• Lead Criteria:Modern Standards and approaches: You can demonstrate your learning to date and how you keep abreast of developments in technology or the environment. You are aware of modern approaches, such as Agile, Test Driven Development, Git and GitHub, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (We Keep Evolving).
• Programming and build (software engineering): You can demonstrate your experience of designing, coding and testing simple software programs or scripts. We typically deploy Python applications onto cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) (We’re expert by nature).
• User Focus: You prioritise delivering quality services based on user requirements. You can evidence that you have considered user needs and desires within your solutions or designs (We're a Force for Good).
• Communication is an important part of your role; you can demonstrate evidence of teamwork and how your contributions have made a difference to the outcome (We’re Better Together)

The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above.

Closing date:23:59 on 8th November 2026. Please note, we often receive a high volume of applications, but we will contact everyone who applies once the closing date has passed.

Interviews will be completed by 16th December 2026.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment .

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at [e-mail] .

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us.Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the DisabilityConfidentScheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

Weunderstand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.We require Security clearance without caveats and/or restrictions for this role, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: [e-mail] If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [e-mail]