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Sopra Banking Software is the partner of choice for more than 1,500 financial institutions worldwide.
The rich variety of our software, the strength of our conviction and our passion for innovation enable us to support our clients on a daily basis and in their projects, as well as in their goals regarding financial inclusion.
Our customers, based in over 80 countries around the world, benefit every day from our technologies and software, as well as the expertise of our 5,000 employees.
Sopra Banking Software is a subsidiary of the Sopra Steria Group, a European leader in consulting, digital services and software development. With more than 46,000 employees, the Sopra Steria Group generated a turnover of €4.3 billion in 2020.
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Function
Are you currently a university student looking for a Software Development Sandwich Year/Industrial Placement with an innovative Fintec company?
During your industrial year working with Sopra Banking, you will have the opportunity to push your skills and experience to the limit, creating technical solutions for Enterprise Global Banking & Finance Businesses and play your part in our expanding international operations.
You will be given the opportunity to work alongside our well-established Software Development department where you will work with leading web-based software systems developed on open architecture, using Java and Relational Databases. The product direction is targeting a SaaS microservice platform architecture based around AWS services. With this change in direction, there will be a transition from Java to other languages such as TypeScript.
The Role
- Develop quality software and web applications
- Analyse and maintain existing software applications
- Design highly scalable, testable code
- Discover and fix programming bugs
- Working on the development and implementation of our software
- Developing software code in accordance with customer requirements in conjunction with the software design team
- Performing functional and technical analysis
- Supporting customer implementations and upgrades
- Learning about the banking and finance industry. We encourage you to read about the system here - https://www.soprabanking.com/auto-finance/
Application
Upon application, please ensure to submit a cover letter as well as your CV & please also be sure to include your GCSE & A Level results within your CV.
We are planning to conduct an assessment centre on Wednesday 23rd of November 2022, so please ensure you are available and willing to travel into our office (based in Yate, Bristol)
Profile
- An interest in working for the finance industry
- Grade C or above in your A-level results (or equivalent)
- Are on course to achieve a minimum of a 2:1 degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or Physical Sciences
- Experience with an object orientated programming language, preferably Core Java
- SQL database or relational database skills
Offer
By joining the Sopra Banking Software team you will enjoy a market competitive salary of £19,000 and our excellent rewards and benefits schemes including a 6% pension contribution, employee share scheme (buy one get one free), an option to buy or sell holiday days, medical insurance, critical illness cover, a health cash plan, and we offer flexible working arrangements to all employees, plus many more excellent benefits.
Sopra Banking Software are proud to be an inclusive employer. This role is supported by flexible working, based from our Bristol office we offer up to 3 days per week flexible remote working, with 2 days per week office based or on customer sites as required. All employees are supported to work from home with DSE assessments and IT equipment where required to be fully productive when remote working.
Why Should You Apply?
- Fantastic benefits
- Free on-site parking
- Flexible working hours
- On-the-job training
