Junior Software Developer / Junior QA Automation Engineer
Starting salary: circa £30,000
Full-time, 37 hours per week.
Hybrid role Head office in Taunton, Somerset.
The role
This is an exciting opportunity for recent graduates, students in their final year of university, or individuals with equivalent experience who are passionate about technology and eager to begin a career in software engineering. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in computer science principles, a passion for continuous learning, and strong problem-solving abilities.
What can you bring to WPA?
Responsibilities:
- Assisting in the design, development, and testing of software applications.
- Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices.
- Developing or maintaining automated tests to ensure software quality and reliability.
- Collaborating with colleagues to solve real-world technical challenges.
- Participating in peer reviews and contributing to shared team goals.
- Troubleshooting issues and helping to improve performance and stability.
- Staying up to date with emerging tools, technologies, and methodologies.
Qualifications & Experience:
- A degree in any discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Data Science or similar) or equivalent experience such as self-taught programming or relevant project work.
- Some exposure to programming (for example, through coursework or personal projects).
- Awareness of version control systems (e.g., Git) or basic understanding of testing concepts is advantageous but not essential.
Additional Desirables:
- Programming languages such as C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python desirable.
- Testing or automation frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium.
- Understanding how applications are built, tested, and deployed.
A great career. A great place to work.
Your long-term commitment, passion and desire to always be the best you can, will be rewarded. We will help you to develop the career you have been waiting for.
Benefits include
- Competitive starting salary.
- Flexible Holiday entitlement that increases with length of service and which can be bought and sold subject to certain maxima and minima.
- Comprehensive induction programme.
- A commitment towards your ongoing training to help you develop the career you want.
- Gain recognised professional qualifications as appropriate.
- Contributory pension.
- Participation in WPA's annual companywide bonus incentive scheme, Partnership for Excellence.
- Access to an Occupational Health Nurse, Employee Assistance Programme with face to face counselling and a free annual flu vaccination.
- Two paid charity leave days per annum.
- Free on-site parking in WPA's secure car park.
- Private health insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Subsidised onsite restaurant.
- Monthly awards to recognise employee achievements.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Charging points for environmentally friendly vehicles.
- Remote GP Services - access to a remote GP 24/7, free to use for employees, partners and their dependants.
- Employee Cash Plan, specifically designed for employees and child dependants - partners can be added.
- Length of Service awards - financial awards for each five completed years of service.
How to apply
Before submitting your application, please ensure you have a clear understanding of the role and why you think you may be suitable. If you have any queries at all about the role, you are welcome to contact us to discuss these first.
Completing the application form is the first step of the recruitment process and it is your opportunity to demonstrate why you are the most suitable candidate for the job. It is your chance to make sure that with the right effort, your application stands out amongst others.
It is essential that any information provided is accurate, legible and comprehensive as thorough recruitment vetting procedures take place which will verify the content of your CV, including (but not limited to): examination dates and grades, previous employment checks including job titles and dates of employment, any gaps in employment and convictions/cautions/reprimands/final warnings. Some checks are undertaken as part of the recruitment process, but all job offers are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), fraud prevention and credit checks, references, proof of eligibility to work in the UK, residency and identity, proof of qualifications (where appropriate) and National Insurance number.
Please download and save the application form to your computer. You will then be able to complete the form electronically. Save and send your completed application form and covering information to careers@wpa.org.uk
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