Software Development Apprenticeship

LIVEPOINT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Wirral (CH60 7RJ)

Closes on Thursday 1 January 2026

Posted on 17 November 2025


Summary

Livepoint Software Solutions is on the hunt for a talented Level 4 Software Developer Apprentice to join their passionate team. This is your chance to launch your tech career at a company that's at the forefront of innovation. They're a company that values creativity, collaboration, and a drive to make a real difference.

Training course
Software developer (level 4)
Hours
Working Monday - Friday, working hours TBC

38 hours a week

Start date

Friday 2 January 2026

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

Design:

  • Contribute to design sessions for new features or client projects
  • Produce wireframes, UML diagrams, or ERD models to guide development
  • Help choose suitable design patterns for automation and AI tasks

Development:

  • Write clean, logical, and maintainable code using languages such as Python and JavaScript (React)
  • Build automation scripts, APIs, or internal tools under supervision
  • Follow organisational coding standards and participate in code reviews

Testing:

  • Create and run unit, functional, and integration tests
  • Identify and fix errors including syntax, logical, and functional bugs

Deployment & Maintenance:

  • Assist with deploying code through CI/CD pipelines
  • Help monitor live systems, apply updates, and improve performance
  • Document updates and maintain version control via Git and GitHub

Where you'll work

188-200 Pensby Road
Heswall
Wirral
CH60 7RJ

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

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

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Logical
  • Initiative

About this employer

Livepoint Software Solutions seeking a Software Development Apprentice eager to get hands-on experience in AI and workflow automation. This is an opportunity to learn how to design, build, test, and deploy real software solutions while being mentored by senior engineers and working on live client projects. You’ll contribute to the full software development lifecycle and gain experience using modern tools and technologies in a collaborative, supportive environment.

Company benefits

-A fully remote and flexible apprenticeship, perfect for balancing learning and personal commitments. -Be part of a small, creative team where your ideas matter -Work on real automation and AI projects from day ones.

After this apprenticeship

With our unique apprenticeship programme, you'll build an impressive range of coding skills and learn to thrive as a junior developer. On completion, 95% of our learners remain in full-time employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000907.

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Closes on Thursday 1 January 2026

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