Software Developer Apprentice

Hybrid (time split between Woking, Surrey office and home)

Full Time

0–12 months: £15,600 gross pa. 12–24 months: National Minimum Wage for age

Maximum £300 per month towards travel expenses

About Them

With around 45% of their employees being current or qualified apprentices, our client truly invests in developing homegrown talent. They were recently announced as the 2026 South East Winner of the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards and have been listed twice as a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer.

Our client is made up of 3 subsidiaries. They specialise in technology that helps the UK Public Sector design better digital services and introduce safe, governed AI. Their work supports organisations to redesign services, so they are easier for citizens to use and more efficient for staff to deliver. They combine human-centred design with modern digital platforms and AI-enabled workflows to support secure, compliant service transformation across the UK public sector.

Their goal is simple: to help organisations deliver digital services that are intuitive, accessible and built for real-world impact.

Our client is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all.

Company benefits

• Hybrid working
• Excellent office environment (with pool table and table tennis)
• Open and fun culture with company social events
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Workplace pension scheme
• Paid sick leave
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Employee growth plans
• Career and development training
• Free breakfast, fruit and snacks

Purpose of the role

To assist the development team with all aspects of software design and coding, building features for their digital products and Drupal sites. You will learn the full software development cycle from spec driven development to release, using AI tools such as Claude, together with human review. This apprenticeship works towards a Level 4 Software developer BCS accredited qualification.

Job specification

• Write TypeScript, React and GraphQL code, Drupal themes and modules, to the Coding Standards and front-end and back-end guidelines.
• Engage with key stakeholders in the business to ensure their requirements are delivered on time
• Engage with key stakeholders in the business to ensure their requirements are delivered on time.
• Raise Github pull requests and take part in code reviews
• Build accessible interfaces that meet WCAG 2.2 AA.
• Write unit tests and Playwright tests, PHPunit, Vitest/Jest
• Identify the cause of bugs and implement bug fixes
• Support Deployment to customer and internal environments
• Write secure code that protects users, including against cross-site scripting (XSS).   
• Use Claude and other AI coding tools

Minimum required experience (including personal qualities)

Some coding experience from school, college, a bootcamp or personal projects. A logical thinker, curious about how things work, takes feedback well and works well in a team.

• Self-motivated
• Attention to detail
• Experience in the following technologies preferable: PHP / Javascript / git / React / Typescript / Nodejs / AWS services
• Ability to learn and adapt very quickly
• Basic knowledge on coding
• Genuine interest in development and a passion for a career in software
• Interest with Claude code usage

Minimum required qualifications

5 GCSEs at grades A*-C/9-4 (or equivalent) including English and maths.

Required technologies (or equivalents)

HTML and CSS, JavaScript, Git and GitHub. Nice to have: Drupal, TypeScript, React, Node.js, SQL, Docker, and experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code.

Additional info: must haves / nice to haves

Must: a small project or code sample to discuss at interview.

Nice: interest in accessibility (WCAG) or public sector digital services; exposure to AI coding assistants.