L4 Software Developer Apprentice – London W6 0NB

Level 4 Software Developer

Company: Smart Currency Exchange

Full Address: 1 Lyric Square, London W6 0NB

Weekly Hours Worked: 37.5

Salary: up to £23,000 PA

Contact: Nathaniel on Nathaniel.Hamilton@estio.co.uk or call 0113 3500 333

About the company:

Are you looking to work in a high growth business? We are the Smart Group, consisting of two Foreign Exchange Brokerages, a Fintech hub, a Property Media Company, and a Luxury Property Brand. Our primary role is to educate and help individuals and businesses manage their risk.

We are privately owned and self-funded, entrepreneurial, customer-focused, and ambitious. We have achieved success through our consultative approach, technology drive, and teamwork. One of our key USPs is our ability to deliver excellent customer service, evidenced by being number 1 across two areas of Trustpilot for over a year.

Brief job description:

Estio Training has an exciting new opportunity for a Software Developer Apprentice with Smart Currency Exchange, a foreign exchange and currency provider based in London.

Job Description:

As an apprentice Software Engineer, you will play a key role in our core technology team. Your primary focus will be to support the development team in developing, testing, and integrating software (written in C#, Vue.js, SQL, and other languages) for a range of projects. You will assist the lead software engineer in running the software development lifecycle (SDLC): from requirements capture and business analysis through to development, testing, and delivering software to various business units.

Your duties and responsibilities 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.

Qualifications:

5 GCSEs grades A*-C/9-4 or equivalent (including English Language and Maths).

Skills Required:

• A passion for Software Engineering and creating high-quality software.
• Basic knowledge of C#/.NET, SQL, and other languages for writing efficient, reliable code.
• An understanding of APIs; working knowledge of APIs is a huge advantage.
• An engineering mindset, with a curious and innovative yet structured approach to solving problems.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Exposure to Data Management techniques – modelling, extraction, cleansing, and manipulation – is a bonus.

Personal qualities:

• Attentive
• Analytical
• Self-motivated
• Attention to detail
• Punctual and driven

Future Prospects:

This role offers the potential for a permanent position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, contingent on performance.

For more information or to apply, please contact us at hello@estio.co.uk or call Leeds – 0113 3500 333.

Estio apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Throughout the apprenticeship, learners receive coaching, help, and guidance from a dedicated team.

Successful completion of this apprenticeship provides you with an accredited Level 4 Software Developer, with training in how to:

• Create logical and maintainable code for software development.
• Apply security best practices throughout the software development life cycle.
• Implement effective change control.
• Undertake unit testing of solutions 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