Bluefruit Software Hiring for Junior Software Analyst Job at Redruth, England Full Time

Are you captivated by technology? Are you methodical and curious about how things work? Then we have the perfect role for you. We are looking for a meticulous and detail orientated Junior Software Analyst to become a key part of our software teams, ensuring we deliver high-quality code.  

Software Analysts work with our Software Engineers and Test Engineers, writing tests and providing analysis of client specification and requirements documentation. As an Analyst, you will be able to ensure that tests are linked to documented specifications and requirements.   

About you

To become part of the growing team of Analysts at Bluefruit, you will show us that you are enthusiastic, methodical, succinct, with strong investigative and writing skills. You do not need to have previous experience as an analyst, but it would be beneficial to the role if you have some experience with:

• Agile software development

• Software requirements

• Understanding and applying regulatory or compliance standards

In our successful Analysts at Bluefruit we look for people who are:  

• Methodical, with an attention to detail  

• Team players  

• Excellent communicators  

• Able to write clear and concise documentation  

• Curious and keen investigators who are willing to ask questions  

• Quick learners, eager to continuously learn and develop  

• Proactive  

• Empathetic  

• Logical thinkers  

About Bluefruit

Bluefruit Software is a world leading embedded software company, widely regarded for the quality of our code and our Lean-Agile practices.  

At Bluefruit we have worked hard to create an environment where our staff can thrive. We believe in regular feedback loops and a strong understanding of our client’s software requirements. We use a wide variety of constantly evolving processes to ensure that projects run smoothly and efficiently. This includes using Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) to write code that will work every time.  

We use non-biased recruitment practices to hire based on skill and potential, not gender, background, job history or age. We ask anyone interested in a role to complete a role related exercise that is anonymised to avoid bias. From the results of your exercise, we get a better idea of skill levels and innate ability. We then select people to join us for informal interviews and taster days in our offices in Cornwall, so we can get to know you better and see how you would fit in with the teams.

Working at Bluefruit

We are a growing embedded software company, with 80+ people based in the heart of Cornwall. At Bluefruit we don’t just say “work-life-balance”, we actively encourage it, with our focus on flexitime, not overtime. Listening and discovery are a part of our culture and we are committed to providing a work environment that encourages learning and development for all colleagues.  

Our culture keenly focuses on delivering high-quality code for intelligent products that users love and clients value. We encourage effective and open communication and shared responsibility for design and implementation. We review each other’s work all the time⁠. Everyone at Bluefruit continually seeks out opportunities to learn and improve. 

In 2019, Bluefruit became an employee-owned business, forming an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), with 51% of the business now owned by colleagues. 

Benefits for all employees include:

• EOT profit-related bonus

• Regular salary reviews

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

• Flexitime available

• Onsite Gym

• Free fruit, tea and coffee (and ice creams in the summer)

• Chill out room with pool table

• Great parental leave benefits

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Healthcare cashback scheme

• Free access to a financial planner

• Cycle to work scheme

• Hybrid work options once probation period is completed (minimum 2 days in the office a week)

Sound good?

Send us your CV today, and we’ll invite you complete and return our product exercise to us.  

Please note that as this role is based at our Redruth, Cornwall office, applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,500.00-£29,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• accounting: 1 year (preferred)