Software Development Placement Programme

Location: UK - Hatfield Job-ID: 215341 Contract type: Fixed Term Contract Business Unit: Information Technology

Life on the team

Salary: 25000

Location:Hatfield

Programme length:13 Months

Start date:July 2026

ContractFixed term - Full time

Application Process: Online application Behavioural Test Microsoft teams interview and final face-to-face interview in Hatfield

Are you currently an undergraduate in your 2nd year at university Would you like to join a Placement Programme designed to fast-track you into your dream role within Software Development Are you ambitious with a desire to succeed and would like to be part of an innovative global IT company that puts its people at the heart of what they do

If you dowe have an exciting opportunity for you!

We have an exciting opportunity for an undergraduate to join our dynamic Solution Center team as a Software Developer and Programmer. The Solution Center team is responsible for showcasing our offerings and driving innovation in the business.

The market has become more software-driven and therefore we are offering this opportunity to talented undergraduates with a passion for coding who can bring our solutions to life. This is a 13 month Placement opportunity based in Hatfield Hertfordshire with a potential for Europe-wide travel.

What youll do

As part of the 13-month placement programme as a software developer you will have the opportunity to:

• Create showcases to bring to life our global strategic investments.
• Assist in ideation sessions with live prototyping.
• Be responsible for creating demonstrations and Proof of Concepts.
• Provide innovation consultancy across the business and for our customers.
• Have hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment which will provide an opportunity to learn and work on innovative solutions for our customers.
• Research and suggest new innovative technologies and methods to solve our project requirements.

What youll need

As well as a strong interest in IT and software you need to:

• Be studying at undergraduate level in your second year of university for a Computer Science focussed degree.
• Demonstrate a willingness to work with any development platform including Microsoft suite (eg Azure Power products) backend development (e.g. NodeJS) automation/scripting (eg Python) web development and Cloud technologies (Azure/AWS/Terraform).
• Have the ability and drive to pick up new languages or techniques as needed.
• Display confidence in bringing own ideas into any task and being a self-starter.
• Show a strong work ethic in a dynamic customer-facing environment.
• Work autonomously and independently where required.

About us

We are a leading independent technology and services provider trusted by large corporate and public sector organisations. We are a responsible business that believes in winning together for our people and our planet. We help our customers to source transform and manage their technology infrastructure to deliver digital transformation enabling people and their business.

Our business may be about technology but first of all its about people

With over 20000 people across 22 countries we are proud of our inclusive culture - where everyone can thrive feel valued and truly belong.

As an equal opportunities employer were committed to ensuring fair and equal access to opportunities for all. Your application will be considered on its merits regardless of your age disability ethnicity gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law. What matters most to us is that you share our vision and values and bring the experience and skills were looking for.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats. We also guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

If you share our values and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive forward-thinking environment - wed love to hear from you!