C# Developer (Computer Programmer) Trainee (working from home)

At Beelivery, we are already the UK’s leading grocery delivery service, but we aspire to be the number one globally.

We’re excited to be hiring a C# Developer Trainee, to join our growing team.

This role is only available to people eligible to work as part of the Government’s Kickstart Scheme.

What’s the kickstart scheme?
Kickstart offers an opportunity of a 6 month work placement (25 hours a week), accessible to young people aged 16-24 who are in receipt of Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment.

What you’ll be doing

You will support leading edge major platform development initiatives
We’d like your initial focus to be on supporting the optimisation of the current system, refactoring, re-writing and tidying up the codebase
You’ll maintain and extend existing features and collaborate with the rest of the development team to spec, design and build new features end-to-end
You’ll also support the migration of the platform over to new technologies, to extend our technology lead
You’ll be working on international expansion – working around multi-currency, time zone and geo-location
You will have an appreciation of, and a passion for, the latest technologies
You’ll develop a laser focus on quality – from infrastructure, to code, to user experience
You’ll need to work closely with users, delighting them with support, researching new features and soliciting feedback
You’ll be asked to contribute opinions on a range of topics, from development practices to product strategy and roadmap
You’ll need to operate within the Company Values which are: Doing what we say we’ll do, being innovative and caring about each other and our teams

Job requirements
What are the working hours?
You’ll work 25 hours per week. The times will be agreed between us upon joining

Where is this role based?
You’ll be working full-time from home. This is UK only.

What you can expect when you join our team?

We pay the national minimum wage
Access to our world-class training platform, each employee receives a £200 learning and development budget for continuous improvement
Flexible hours
Fast paced exciting work
The opportunity to work with great people
We use Hive360 for access to online payslips, a range of personal wellbeing tools, an Employee Assistance Program, a 24/7 telephone and online doctor service, a Consultation Support Line, retail discounts & offers, and a pension plan through TAM
As we continue to grow, there are lots of opportunities for career progression
We run fun, virtual social events like pub quizzes

At Beelivery, we believe in getting the right talent onboard. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Our process is objective and we have all candidates go through the same experience by completing the Bryq assessment, which is a 20 minute online bias-free assessment, enabling us to screen candidates only on the job and company requirements. Once completed our team will reach out to inform you about the potential next steps of the process.