Graduate/Early Career Developer - London /Finance/Graduate

You'll have a keen interesting in technology, hands-on coding experience, and looking for a role starting in early September 2023.

WHO WE ARE

We are Adaptive, a successful and growing software consultancy with a great reputation among staff and clients alike. We work closely with our financial clients to build bespoke software solutions to help them to achieve their business goals. As a consultancy, our client's success relies on us making sound technical decisions, collaborating with stakeholders, and being up to date with the latest technology and practices in the fintech industry. We're looking for candidates to join us in early September 2023 to build on their training and experience so far, learn about finance, and have a great time whilst doing so!

WHO YOU ARE

Does crafting elegant and performant software solutions excite you?

Are you keen to work in the finance industry?

Would you like the opportunity to learn from industry-leading consultants in a collaborative, professional and friendly environment?

Whilst we are going to support your professional development, you will currently be able to clearly model, articulate and solve complex problems. You will have a strong passion for software engineering and technology and not be afraid to be out of your comfort zone. We are looking for team players who are proactive and use their initiative.

THE EARLY CAREERS PROGRAMME

We have honed our Early Careers Programme over the years to ensure that it provides a great learning experience and prepares our trainees for an exciting, fast-paced career in software development. You should expect a mix of hands-on development (you won't believe the things you'll be able to do after just a few weeks!) and training in capital markets, alongside brown-bag sessions with colleagues from all different areas of our company to ensure that you fully understand your role in the bigger picture.

The program includes:

• Training in software development;
• Training in financial markets, project management and consultancy skills;
• Gaining practical project work experience and working in an agile team;
• Hands-on training from some of the leading consultants in the industry;
• Working with high-profile clients using the latest technology stacks;
• Experienced, supportive, smart and friendly colleagues;
• Working alongside trainees from our other offices.

EXPERIENCE

Required skills and experience:

• A strong interest in working with front-end technologies like JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3 and/or back-end technologies like Java;
• Interest in working with distributed systems;
• Understand basic networking such as HTTP and TCP/IP;
• Practical coding experience in Java, JavaScript, Python, C# or similar. This could have been gained through university, attending a bootcamp, on-the-job, or being self-taught;
• Curiosity and desire to gain deep technical knowledge, lift up and peek under the carpet, figure out how and why things work;
• Armed with a strong desire to progress and learn;
• A quick learner with excellent communication skills to efficiently leverage the knowledge of more experienced members of the team;

BENEFITS

• 25 days holiday
• Family medical and dental
• Life insurance and long term disability insurance
• Gym subsidy
• Pension with a 5% match
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle scheme

THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Don't worry, we won't put you through tens of interviews! We'll review your application and if it's aligned with what we're looking for, we'll arrange a phone call with you. If after that phone call, we're both happy to proceed, Covid-depending, we'll invite you to our offices to meet with us for an interview (you'll meet a couple of our technical staff and our local director).

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We strongly believe that diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace and that Adaptive is better when it's more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity. All we ask is that our colleagues are passionate about what they do, have the skills needed to be successful in the role and are adaptable and collaborative.