Software Development Apprentice

Just IT Recruitment; Poole; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is looking for a passionate individual to join their team as an apprentice. This role offers the chance to gain real-world experience in web development, focusing on frontend and basic backend tasks. You'll be involved in quality assurance, content integration, and migration, all while working in a supportive and creative environment. With genuine progression opportunities, this is a fantastic starting point for anyone eager to learn and grow in the tech industry. If you have a love for design and technology, this apprenticeship could be the perfect fit for you!

Benefits

Real-world experience

Supportive team and mentoring

Creative office culture

Progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS and willingness to learn.
• Experience with frontend development and basic backend development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct website quality assurance and browser/device testing.
• Integrate content and migrate data from existing sources.

Skills

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

jQuery

PHP

Content Management Systems (CMS)

Responsive Design

Tools

WordPress

Design Tools

Job description

What you'll do at work

1. Website Quality Assurance & Browser/Device Testing: Post initial build, it is important that we check back over our work, comparing against the designs and testing all functionality, responsiveness, and browser compatibility.
2. Content Integration: Some projects require us to add the client's content (imagery, text, etc.) and layout all the pages as needed within the CMS.
3. Content Migration (Import/Export): Most projects will require the importing of certain content from a source (existing website) such as products, reviews, blog posts, etc.
4. Frontend Development: Turning designs into functioning and responsive web components/templates (HTML5, CSS3/SASS, Javascript, and jQuery).
5. Basic Backend Development: Field creation and mapping to templates (Basics of PHP).

What you'll need

• A passion for design and the web.
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS (bonus if you've used WordPress or design tools).
• Willingness to learn, ask questions, and get stuck in.

Why join Expect Best:

• Real-world experience from day one.
• Supportive team and mentoring.
• Creative, relaxed office culture.
• Genuine progression opportunities.

Note: NOT APPLICABLE FOR SOFTWARE GRADUATES AS THIS IS AN APPRENTICESHIP.