Software Development Apprenticeship

SHOPTIMISED LTD

Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE27 0QJ)

Closes on Monday 1 December 2025

Posted on 20 October 2025


Summary

As a Software Developer Apprentice, you’ll work alongside experienced developers, contributing to real web applications and gaining hands-on experience across the full development lifecycle - from planning and building to testing, deploying, and maintaining software.

Training course
Software developer (level 4)
Hours
8am - 4pm Monday to Thursday, 8am - 3pm on Fridays

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Duration

1 year 8 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Help with all parts of making software, including planning, design, building, testing, and maintaining web applications
  • Write clear and easy-to-understand code that works well, follows company standards, and gives users a good experience
  • Find and fix different types of software problems or errors during development
  • Take part in testing to make sure software works properly and meets project needs
  • Work with databases and other systems to connect data with the applications being built
  • Follow safe coding practices to help keep software secure from attacks or mistakes
  • Use tools like Git to share and manage code while working with the team
  • Communicate and work with team members through meetings, online chats, and calls, and help create simple technical documents and project notes

Where you'll work

3.2 Silver Fox Way
Cobalt Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE27 0QJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

Training course

Software developer (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • create logical and maintainable code
  • develop effective user interfaces
  • link code to data sets
  • test code and analyse results to correct errors found using unit testing
  • conduct a range of test types, such as Integration, System, User Acceptance, Non-Functional, Performance and Security testing.
  • identify and create test scenarios
  • apply structured techniques to problem solving, debug code and understand the structure of programmes in order to identify and resolve issues
  • create simple software designs to effectively communicate understanding of the program
  • create analysis artefacts, such as use cases and/or user stories
  • build, manage and deploy code into the relevant environment
  • apply an appropriate software development approach according to the relevant paradigm (for example object oriented, event driven or procedural)
  • follow software designs and functional or technical specifications
  • follow testing frameworks and methodologies
  • follow company, team or client approaches to continuous integration, version and source control
  • communicate software solutions and ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • apply algorithms, logic and data structures
  • interpret and implement a given design whist remaining compliant with security and maintainability requirements
  • create logical and maintainable code
  • develop effective user interfaces
  • link code to data sets
  • test code and analyse results to correct errors found using unit testing
  • conduct a range of test types, such as Integration, System, User Acceptance, Non-Functional, Performance and Security testing.
  • identify and create test scenarios
  • apply structured techniques to problem solving, debug code and understand the structure of programmes in order to identify and resolve issues
  • create simple software designs to effectively communicate understanding of the program
  • create analysis artefacts, such as use cases and/or user stories
  • build, manage and deploy code into the relevant environment
  • apply an appropriate software development approach according to the relevant paradigm (for example object oriented, event driven or procedural)
  • follow software designs and functional or technical specifications
  • follow testing frameworks and methodologies
  • follow company, team or client approaches to continuous integration, version and source control
  • communicate software solutions and ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • apply algorithms, logic and data structures
  • interpret and implement a given design whist remaining compliant with security and maintainability requirements

Training schedule

Software Developer Level 4.

As a Software Developer apprentice, your role will consist of creating and testing high-quality code. You will use programming languages and software development tools such as Java, Python, and C++.

You will be responsible for interpreting customer requirements from a design specification, planning and managing their contribution to the wider project, and creating effective software solutions.

Due to the nature of the role, you could be employed within a wide range of businesses and sectors - from SME games studios to finance multinationals. All corporations depend on software in some way to function!

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working

About this employer

Our multi award-winning software is designed by experienced Paid Search and ecommerce experts with one goal in mind: to increase your online product sales. From our powerful Product Feed Optimisation Software to our industry leading Incremental Sales software, our solutions help online retailers and agencies,grow online sales, whether you're experienced or just beginning.

https://shoptimised.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Birthday off work Free parking onsite and nearby Enhanced leave up to 100% of pay for sickness, paternity and maternity NEST Pension Scheme Flexible Working Our office dogs … Fergie, Ruby and Otto can’t wait to meet you

After this apprenticeship

Learn to create, test, and implement code as part of a professional software development team.

With our unique apprenticeship programme, you'll build an impressive range of coding skills - and learn to thrive as a junior developer.

You’ll be based full-time with an employer and will quickly become an important part of the team. Our training is 100% online, including real-time classes with our expert trainers and self-paced courses created by industry specialists.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

Katie Allan

katie.allan@balticapprenticeships.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000347398.

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Closes on Monday 1 December 2025

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