Software Developer Placement

by Egress

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Deadline: 2nd February 2018
Salary: £14,000
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology
Location: London, Yorkshire and Humberside
City: Sheffield and Barnsley

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 across multiple sectors. We’re proud of our award-winning technology which is the very best in the business. In 2015, we won the ‘Best Security Company of the Year’ at the Cyber Security Awards and more recently we were named ‘Cloud Security Solution of the Year’ at the 2016 Computing Security Awards. In the past year our headcount has doubled and our recruitment efforts in targeting graduates, placement students and apprentices was recognised at Rate my Placement’s 2017 National Undergraduate Employability award where we were shortlisted for the ‘Best Small to Medium-sized Employer’.

Software Developer Placement

As Egress Software Technologies continues its path of exciting growth, we are offering an exceptional opportunity for undergraduates to take part in a 12-month placement in our Software Development department as part of your university degree.

The Egress Placement Program is a fantastic opportunity for ambitious individuals looking to take their first steps in a Software Developer role in a software-based IT Security organisation. Our Software Developers are at the heart of our new product development initiatives and are 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.
  • Write real code that will be used in real commercial products.

The role will start in Summer 2018 and will last 12 months.

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 a UK based 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.

What rewards and benefits would I get in this role?

  • 25 days annual leave
  • Free breakfasts
  • Monthly fully funded office socials (Trampolining, Bowling, Rounders, Sports Day, Pub Quiz, Board Games Night etc.)
  • Invite to our Annual Kick Off event in February (2x nights away in UK resort, team building activities, all meals and accommodation paid for)
  • Free eye vouchers
  • Cycle to work discount scheme
  • RAC discounted breakdown cover
  • Egress perks portal – retail discount scheme
  • Company sports teams
  • Dress down Fridays
  • Friday beer o’clock
  • Charity events.

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