Junior / Graduate Java Software Developer

Job Description

It can take years to gain the skills of a good developer, how would you like to do it in 10 weeks, and then be deployed as one of our consultants to hone those skillsBy joining Sparta Global you will be provided with the practical skills that you need to develop in the workplace to our clients standards, even if you have previous experience in Java or other languages, were going to take you to a level where you canwield its full potential.Once you have completed our academy, we place you with one of our incredible clients - You will have the know-how to do a great job - youre future-proofing yourself and carving out a career that will last a lifetime.What is it like being a DeveloperA developers environment is one of constant evolution. The advances in technology continue to be staggering and having the skills to navigate the changing tech landscape is essential for your career in development.C# is a general-purpose object-oriented programming language and because of that it is hugely valuable and can be used in a variety of incredible ways.As a developer, you will work closely with other developers, product managers, designers, business analysts and testers to constantly create, maintain and modify systems to meet the demands of the business and their stakeholders. You will not only designand write well-formed, readable DRY code but youll be well versed in standard practices such as Test-Driven Development and Behaviour Driven Development, and understand how you can work efficiently within agile continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines foryour software delivery process.It doesnt stop there. To design excellent systems, you also have to consider performance, scalability, security and make sure youre testing it every step of the way to lower the risk of problems further down the line.If this sounds like something you would love to do then dont wait, apply right now, we recruit all year round.Why work for usWe take time and care to develop your abilities and confidence, your success is our success - together we make other businesses stronger.We have great partners:Whats really great about having a career in tech is that is transcends all industries, and as such we partner with businesses across all sectors - central government, leading consultancies, charities, the UKs largest mobile network operators, the worldsleading music and podcast streaming platform, popular insurance groups, banks... the list goes on.Were super inclusive:We like to be thought of as ED&I champions - To help illustrate the wonderful culture we maintain here at Sparta, we have won a host of awards and been finalists for many more:

• Booking.com - Employer of the Year Award
• Computing - Women in IT Excellence Award 2019
• Women in Tech - Best Tech Employer Awards
• WT - Diversity and Inclusion Rising Star of the Year Award

Essential Skills:

• Previous experience of any programming language e.g. C#, Java, Python or similar languages
• Excellent team worker
• A love for technology and its application
• Naturally curious about how things work
• Prioritisation and organisational skills
• Clear and transparent communication
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Adaptability
• Presentable, professional and punctual
• Able to travel throughout the UK

Desirable but absolutely not essential - If you know them, great; If you dont, well teach you.

• SQL
• .NET
• Github
• LINQ
• WPF
• Knowledge of Agile SDLC
• We like STEM degrees, but we consider all applicants

Keyskills :
AgileJavaLinuxMVCOperating SystemsProblem SolvingSpringSQLTDDBashOOPGitAPISpecflowJava EESOLIDSource ControlFull StackCI/CD