Software Developer Placement

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About Egress?

Egress Software Technologies is an award-winning provider of encryption services designed to secure all forms of electronic information via a single platform. Egress encryption services are currently used by organisations around the world and across multiple sectors. We’re proud of our award winning technology which is the very best in the business. We were recently awarded the Cloud Security Solution of the year at the 2016 Computing Security Awards, and last year we were named Best Security Company of the Year at the 2015 Cyber Security Awards. In the last three years, we have developed from a small company with big ideas, to having a headcount of over 100 people and multiple offices across the UK and North America.

Software Developer Placement

You will be part of our Software Development team for a 12-month placement as part of your university course. Responsible for the analysis, design, development and documentation of the Egress product portfolio. Working in close collaboration with QA and Project Management colleagues you will be working to deliver against priorities established by the Product Steering Committee and Board of Directors.

The day to day content of the role varies enormously, but you are likely to:

• Develop and maintain baseline knowledge of some elements of the Egress product portfolio from both an End-User and Engineering point of view
• Author technical design documentation for discrete modules of code
• Implement modular changes to existing code executing programming tasks defined by more senior colleagues
• Debug own code with minimal support from others
• Work within an agile scrum team
• Document how to test a feature or module they have written
• Participate in and contributes to regular team scrums / stand-ups
• Participate in code reviews on a weekly basis, seeking and absorbing guidance from more senior colleagues.

The role will start in Summer 2017 and will last 12 months.

What rewards and benefits would I get in this role?

• 25 days annual leave
• Discounted Gym Scheme

Would I suit this role?

We are looking for talented undergraduates to join us for their placement year developing software in our Product teams. This position is for a current second year student at university who is studying a computer-based degree. You will be looking for an industrial placement year within our Software Development team based in our Barnsley or Sheffield office. You will have a mathematical or scientific mind, and you will have a passion for Software Development. You will possess a natural communication style and outstanding interpersonal skills. A demonstrable ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a wider team is essential. Full training in the company’s product portfolio will be provided to you.

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