Graduate Software Developer Croydon 2023

Are you keen to start your professional career for the UK’s leading savings management platform and one of the North East’s most established and successful FinTechs? Then we have the right opportunity for you.

Role Description

Here at Newcastle Strategic Solutions we are currently seeking bright, ambitious new talent to help us achieve our goals and we have an exciting opportunity to join us this September in our IT Development Team.

We provide savings management and technology services for new challenger banks and established providers across the UK. Our work has earned us an enviable reputation in the market as the best at what we do.

As a Graduate Software Developer you will be responsible for contributing towards our secure customer and internal-facing software solutions using modern software tools and practices in an agile environment. You will work collaboratively and be supported within a cross-functional team and you will have a pro-active attitude to continuous improvement.

The Tech Stack

• Blazor
• .Net Core, C#, ASP.Net
• Azure, Web API, WCF
• Microsoft Visual Studio
• CI/CD with TFS, AzureDevOps, Git and Octopus Deploy
• Microsoft SQL Server
• HTML, JavaScript, JSON, REST

With the support of your manager, team and mentor you will have objectives to work towards to make sure you are developing during your time with us. You will have exposure to the responsibilities of wider team by supporting projects and tasks in the department.

What else?

Love a challenge?

We go beyond the traditional graduate routes to offer you the opportunity to help you learn and experience things beyond your role that will support your career development through a team challenge project with our Early Talent community.

We’re passionate about our programme and always looking for ways to evolve and improve and that’s where’ll you come in. We really want to hear your ideas throughout your time with us, so you’ll have lots of opportunity to suggest new and innovative ways of working.

Like what you see? It’s easy to apply were all you need to do is submit a short application form & CV via our online portal. Our approach to selection is through an assessment centre which will include competency based interview and an activity specific to the business area that you have applied for and a group task. We anticipate that this will take place on 1st June 2023.

About you

• You should have, or expect to achieve, a degree in a Computer Science, a Digital field or equivalent qualification.
• For this position, you must have the ability to demonstrate competence in programming, ideally Microsoft Tech Stack (C# / .NET framework.)
• Have an ability to communicate well, engage others and good analytical abilities.
• Be able to demonstrate enthusiasm, innovation and an awareness of Software Development practices.

About Us

Newcastle Strategic Solutions is the UK’s leading savings management platform and one of the North East’s most established and successful FinTechs! We provide savings management and technology services for new challenger banks and established providers across the UK. Our work has earned us an enviable reputation in the market as the best at what we do.

As an inclusive employer we aim to reflect the communities we serve in order to drive the right colleague, customer and business outcomes. We encourage applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences, providing the diversity of thought required to constructively challenge and drive innovation.

What We Offer

What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

• A 35-hour weekly contract + flexible working options
• 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays (rising to 30 days with length of service)
• Bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance and income protection
• Access to a range of wellbeing benefits
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Above statutory family leave entitlement
• The option to buy extra holidays
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• A broad range of learning and development opportunities
• Hybrid working - we welcome any discussions around where, how and when people work including part-time hours.

We have refreshed our approach to recruitment and have outlined a new process of remote selection and on boarding.

Upon starting a new role with us, we will ensure you are equipped with the correct tools and technologies to enable you to do your best work within your hybrid arrangement.