Software Developer Apprentice

Summary

You will be working in conjunction with the IT department and supporting the development team. You will be joining a small team of 12 existing developers and the company’s former Software Developer Apprentice will be appointed as your mentor to support you whilst on your apprenticeship.

Wage

£19,000 a year

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£19,000 - £21,000 per annum.

Training course

Software developer (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5:30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 11 August 2025

Duration

1 year 7 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

Developing in vb.net, C#, Android and Flutter, a new app that has been released in Android and Apple market.
App development in the following languages SQL, Kotlin, .NET and Flutter.
Following the development life cycle.
Designing simple software solutions to meet user requirements using tools and techniques.
Dealing with incidents.
Project manage your own workload.
Collaborating to meetings with the development team.

Where you'll work

Moorcroft House
2 Spring Gardens
Stockport
SK1 4AN

Training

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

College or training organisation

QA LIMITED

Your 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

Your training plan

Why choose our Software Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship?

Our Software Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship gives learners advance skills and technical grounding to design, test and maintain software and web systems. Learners will also gain an understanding on advanced programming, systems and software development projects. Software Development is at the heart of digital transformation. With demand for services to be consumed online by both clients and employees increasing exponentially, software developers are in high demand. Software Engineers build and test high-quality code across front end, logic and database layers.

QA’s Software Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:

Build advanced skills and technical grounding to design, test and maintain software and web systems.
Receive training on end-to-end software dev stack, as opposed to hyper-focusing on one area of development.
Develop more advanced applications.

Tools and technologies learned: Learners will learn to use HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

STEM (grade Any)

BTEC in:

IT (grade Any)

Other in:

Software (grade Level 3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working

Other requirements

About QA: Our apprenticeships are the perfect way to gain new skills, earn while you learn, and launch yourself into an exciting future. With over 50,000 successful apprenticeship graduates, we're a top 50 training provider, dedicated to helping you succeed. Interested? Apply now!

About this company

Moorcroft Group PLC are a leading UK consumer debt recovery specialist who provide consumer and commercial Services in the UK for clients across key financial sectors. Established in 1985, they now employ 450 staff in their three offices.

Company benefits

4 weeks holiday + bank holiday. Staff offers. Company social events throughout the year. Company pension.

After this apprenticeship

The company’s former Software Developer Apprentice has now successfully completed their apprenticeship and has been offered a full-time / permanent role within the company’s development team with a salary boost and this may also be offered to you after successfully completing the apprenticeship, as well as opportunities for further training and development throughout your career at the company.

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