Software Engineer I

Lexis Nexis; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm in the UK is looking for a Software Engineer I to learn software development practices. The role requires current undergraduates seeking an industry placement, preferably with knowledge of PHP and SQL. Responsibilities include collaborating with project managers, designing and implementing solutions, and testing in a live environment. This position offers various employee benefits, including generous holiday allowance and health benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Access to a competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate desiring an industry placement starting August 2026.
• Experience with PHP, some knowledge of Java would be a bonus.
• Familiar with SQL and YAML.

Responsibilities

• Understand and agree on specifications with project managers.
• Design and build systems to meet specifications.
• Test and promote work to the live environment.

Skills

PHP

SQL

Version Control - Specifically GIT

Cloud provider experience

Education

Current undergraduate looking for a student placement year

Job description

Software Engineer I – Graduate

Are you looking to learn new technologies? Do you like solving problems?

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Insurance vertical, we provide customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. Our insurance risk solutions help drive better data-driven decisions across the insurance policy lifecycle all while reducing risk. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below. https://risk.lexisnexis.com/insurance

About the Team

The UK&I Client Delivery team is a multi-skilled technology team comprising of Software Engineers and QA working in close conjunction with business teams in an agile environment.

About the Role

This is a chance to learn about software development, deployment processes and releasing into a production environment. You will also be learning about teamwork, and dealing with the Business side of the company, not just the Technical. You will be involved in coding for the Live environment in your first couple of weeks!

Responsibilities

You will be heavily involved and learning about all parts of a successful company - from understanding and agreeing specifications with project managers, through designing and building systems to meet that specification, testing and promoting, and finally seeing your work go into the live environment and directly affecting what we do.

Requirements

• Current undergraduate looking for a student placement year in industry to start in August 2026
• PHP (some Java would be a bonus), SQL, Yaml
• Some experience of working with a cloud provider
• Version Control - Specifically GIT

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

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