Junior Web Developer
| Company Name: | Starbots Creative |
| Company Address: | Newcastle, England , ST5 1BS |
| Course Name: | Software developer (Level 4) |
| Course Duration: | Months |
| Salary: | £25,000 |
| Start Date: | 26/06/2023 |
Overview
Starbots Creative is a leading, results-driven creative agency full of passionate people located in the heart of Staffordshire. We pride ourselves on delivering a genuine service and creating an exceptional workplace.We work with a range of clients both locally and nationally and across varying sectors, including education, property, construction, transport, the arts, retail and more.
We’re looking for someone:
- Ambitious and passionate about learning the latest development frameworks
- Client- focused and results-driven
- Inspired by working in a creative team
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Role duties:
The Web Developer role duties will be to:
Your role will involve shadowing other developers and learning our tech stack (NextJS, Tailwind, and Sanity)
Apply best practice modular web development
Build and manage mobile-first responsive sites
Ensure best practices in web standards and usability are followed
Work collaboratively and share ideas with project managers and designers to deliver eye-catching, technically-brilliant websites
Accurately scope new project timelines
Identify, learn, and use new and changing technologies
Maintain and update client websites
Communicate with stakeholders and clients
Benefits:
Ambitious, fun, and innovative working environment
Training, development, and progression opportunities
Casual dress
Company events
Company pension scheme
Flexible working environment
28 days including bank holidays
Friday early finish
Free refreshments
Free sweets and snacks
Staff socials
Christmas shut down
The successful candidate can expect to work in an exciting and rewarding environment with a highly ambitious and passionate team.
Entry requirements
Hold a minimum of C grade or above in GCSE Maths and English
You'll love writing code and deeply care about learning your craft as well as contributing to the success of our projects
A graduate degree is not a necessity. We welcome applications from self-taught developers and graduates alike
Knowledge of current web development languages (including HTML5, CSS3, PHP/MySQL)
Knowledge of the latest web technologies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Effective & efficient time management skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Strong attention to detail
Skills requirements
Training to be provided
Our Software Apprenticeships enable you and your company to build and test high-quality code across multiple platforms and layers. Apprentices will work as part of larger teams to help drive elements in an overall project.
This apprenticeship is a brilliant offering in the Apprentify catalogue which boasts a huge amount of benefits with lots of opportunities for career progression because of the ever-growing nature of the industry.
The Level 4 Software Developer Apprenticeship has been developed to play a significant role in code development for your business. The primary role of a software developer is to build and test, high-quality code across front end, logic and database layers. Roles include Web Developer, Application Developer, Mobile App Developer, Games Developer, Software Developer.
Training modules:
Software Methodologies
User interface design
SQL / Database design
Introduction to Programming Using Java – Opportunity to undertake the Microsoft Technology Associate Exam
Key learning outcomes:
Write good quality code (logic) with sound syntax
Develop effective user interfaces
Test code and analyse results to find & correct errors
Apply structured techniques to problem-solving, debug code and understand the structure of programs
Utilise skills to build, manage and deploy code into enterprise environments