Graduate Software Engineer

Are you a recent graduate with a passion for IT looking for your next opportunity to progress your skills in order to become a Software Developer? Are you keen to join a small, progressive technology consultancy where you can have influence? Are you looking to work four days a week in a place where working four days a week is the standard, not the exception? Yes? Well Ippon could be the place for you!
Right now, we are looking for a Graduate Developer to join the team. If you want to join a tech consultancy that thinks differently about creating great experiences for the team and our clients; think about talking to us at Ippon.

Ippon is a team of true technologists who leverage contemporary thinking and tools to enhance the way our clients drive value. Whether it’s a bespoke platform to improve employee engagement within a national retail chain, or developing an app that provides next level direct customer interaction; value is delivered to our clients when we begin by understanding the business outcomes they desire and then apply our technical expertise to make these a reality.

Our software developers work closely with business analysts, experience designers, product managers and data engineers to solve user problems and help deliver compelling experiences.

About the role

If you’re a recent graduate who enjoys the challenge of designing and delivering bespoke solutions to complex problems then you’ll love working with our cross functional teams on site with clients. You will receive support from the Ippon team, working closely with our consultants in order to learn on the job and you’ll have the opportunity to be hands on from the get go. You’ll work all the way from discovery to delivery and beyond to solve problems that are at the heart of some of our clients most burning issues.
You’ll find the work challenging, the people stimulating and the environment-friendly, welcoming and accepting. We’re a team of committed technologists here to do our best work, we’re quick to trust, easy to get along with and curators of elegant solutions.

What’s on offer ?

• The opportunity to join a small, fun and passionate team
• A shiny MacBook Pro, and
• Generous training support and mentorship
• Ability to work 4 day a week if want to

What Skills and Experience are required ?

• A bachelors degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
• Self motivation and excitement about working in a start-up consulting environment
• A passion for technology and a keen problem solver
• Any self learning or experience with Java, NodeJS, Kotlin, React, Angular, Vue and the like is highly regarded
• DevOps, Excited about using data to create bespoke, technology driven digital experiences
• A positive can do attitude!

What will I be doing ?

• Provide technical direction for development, design, and systems integration for client engagement from ideation through to implementation and maintenance
• Actively engage in the delivery of projects
• Be proactively client-focussed; evangelize and engage effectively
• Create and execute development plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Perform code reviews
• Participate in engaging with the community through meetups and conferences; espouse others to do same
• Be part of a growing and dynamic team, helping to shape the direction of our company!