Software Engineer Industrial Placement

1 month ago

Hythe, United Kingdom Holiday Extras Full time
Salary up to £24,570+ Benefits + BonusHours: Full time, 37.5 hours per weekContract: 12 months fixed termLocation: Office based. Newingreen/ Hythe, Kent

We are looking for undergraduate students, who are passionate about technology and motivated to learn, to join our team as an Industrial Placement Software Engineer, starting in the summer of 2025.

The Team

Our Group Tech & Product team are based in our custom-built campuses in Newingreen, Kent. In total, we have more than 150 people working on our product development including engineers, product managers, testers, and designers. You'll collaborate with these team members daily to improve our customers' experience and provide less hassle, so they can have more holiday. 

Our engineering teams build the tools our customers need to make their trip better and at the same time get to play with the latest tech. We have an active GitHub community with over 100 users and 450 projects spanning a range of exciting technologies such as, Node, Express, React, and other JavaScript single page applications. If you want to find out more why not take a look at our team X (Twitter) profile & blog - tech.holidayextras.com.

There’s no typical day for an Engineer in our team. We have multiple codebases that you will work with during your time and each day provides a new challenge, implementing new features or fixing issues to improve the effectiveness of our website.

The Role

As a Software Engineer, you could be working on building new features for our booking flow, creating a new customer-facing assistant, integrating with suppliers to enhance our offering, or innovating on our mobile app. You’ll gain all the skills you need to work within a modern tech stack, using technologies including React.js, Node.js, or Swift. 

By joining our team you’ll:
  • Develop an understanding of the software development lifecycle in practice
  • Contribute as part of an agile delivery team
  • Have the opportunity to learn and code in several different platforms and frameworks
  • Gain commercial programming experience
  • Work on sites and systems that reach millions of customers
  • Build confidence as an engineer 
  • Gain from our team's expertise and support throughout your placement.
  • Have dedicated time for learning and development to help you grow as an Engineer

Rest assured though that help will always be on hand and the knowledge and experience of the rest of the team are readily available to help you achieve your goals and have a great year in industry.

Requirements

What you can bring to our team: 
  • A problem-solving approach to troubleshooting issues
  • Passion for learning; you proactively seek out and embrace opportunities for professional and personal growth
  • Collaborative skills to work effectively with others in a team-oriented environment
  • Adaptability; the ability to adjust to changes in priorities, tasks & project requirements
  • A passion for technology; Genuine interest in and curiosity about technology
  • Creativity; ability to generate innovative solutions to problems
  • Great communication; Clear and effective communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Enthusiastic & driven in your approach to your work
  • A focus on creating a positive customer experience
  • Embrace feedback and support from peers
  • Some experience of computer programming and be enthusiastic and passionate about designing software and writing code.

You’ll need to be studying towards a computing, mathematical or computer science related undergraduate or masters degree and require a placement as an assessed part of course in order to be eligible. 

You may have already played around with our languages and frameworks of choice, but no prior experience is needed.

If this sounds like a fantastic opportunity to kick start your tech career, please send in your CV and cover letter, outlining what makes you a great fit for the role, what you want to gain from the year at Holiday Extras and any projects you've worked on.

If successful, the placement would start July 2025 for 12 months.

Applications need to be submitted by via the link on our careers site - holidayextras.co.uk/careers

Application close: Wednesday 11th December 2024

How we hire for this role

We know your time is precious, so we keep our recruitment process as quick and easy as possible. If we believe you might be a match for a job you’ve applied for, you’ll enter our hiring process as follows:

  • Pre-assessment day task
  • Assessment day (January 2025) involving individual & group tasks

Cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture is paramount for us. 

Recognising we are all different, if for whatever reason you need us to adapt the process, please get in touch via recruitment@holidayextras.com.

Benefits

Why choose Holiday Extras?

We believe that holidays are the most precious time of all, so we create products, tech and services that make travel and holidays memorable and fun. We’re on a mission to Remake Holiday Making, turning our customers’ needs, wants and dreams into reality, for every stage of their trip. 

At Holiday Extras we’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, build their careers and reach their limitless potential. By joining our team, you can enjoy a world of benefits to enhance your lifestyle and wellbeing, including 25 days plus your birthday off, profit share, enhanced parental leave, discounted gym memberships and more Learn more about our culture and benefits.

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