Learning Pool Hiring for Student Placement – Software Development Job at Derry, Northern Ireland Full Time

Learning Pool is among the fastest growing e-learning companies in themarket, servicing more than 1,100 customers and 5 million learnersglobally. Our expert team creates the content and technology solutionsthat engage and empower modern leaders, using pioneering technology andcreative content that we build, deliver and maintain.

Were passionate about customer success and our customers trust us to deliver long lasting value and a great return on investment.

We have a clear focus on growing our business and providing ourcustomers with a world class service. Our team is incrediblyhigh performing and the person we appoint to this role will need to betoo. We also have a lot of fun and the open culture of Learning Poolis something that we are proud of.

About the role

Learning Poolis recruiting placement students to join the team for the academic year 2022 to2023. You will be studying a Computer Science related discipline at degreelevel and will have completed at least year 2 on commencement of the placement.This is the ideal role for someone with some level of experience in PHP orother C-based programming languages as well as CSS and open sourcetechnologies.

As an integral part of our web team you’ll be involved in the development of cutting edge e-learning and social networking web applications, you’ll get to work in a creative, innovative and fast-paced environment and get the opportunity to prove your technical credentials every day. Placement students will get exposure to Software Development, System Administration, Quality Assurance and Product Management.

This is a challenging role, but in return we’ll offer a unique opportunity to learn, to make an impact and to provide a sound foundation for your future career. In addition to a generous package for the placement, Learning Pool have a scholarship available for two of the most promising students. This includes a bursary for year two at university and a possible bursary for year four.

The placement will start in June 2022, will end in August 2023

What you will be doing

Roles and responsibilities include

• Hands-on coding in line with best practicecoding standards (often to meet tight deadlines)
• Ensuring the high standard of development expected through rigorous testing
• Helping with writing specifications and estimating time required to deliver on projects
• Delivery of software using agile project methodologies
• Quality Assurance – testing our software before delivery to customers
• Project Management – an introduction to project management principles and an understanding of how the software that you are developing is used by our customers

Who we are looking for

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Technical curiosity: You will have an keen interest in the software development cycle
• Practice: You will have some software experience, preferably in open source technologies and on LINUX or UNIX environments
• Knowledge: You will have knowledge of HTML/CSS and MySQL databases
• Problem Solving: You will enjoy working through issues to find the cause of problems, suggest solutions and apply this thinking to process improvements
• Eager to learn: You will need to be able to engage quickly with complex, technical and unfamiliar subject matter
• Positive approach: You will have a professional, collaborative and open minded attitude towards colleagues, clients and ways of working
• Communication skills: You will be able to express yourself effectively both verbally and in writing

Working at Learning Pool

The Learning Pool team is filled with people who have a real passion forwhat they do and a fresh approach to partnering with our customers. One thatmakes a real difference with a 98% customer recommendation rate. With over 260people across seven offices, we are a full-service online learning provider,offering off the shelf and custom content, learning platforms and analytics toover 1,100 organisations and 5 million learners around the world.

Learning Pool is a Gold Investor in People, listed annually in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For and wins numerous industry awards for our work with clients including the Queen’s Award for Enterprise (Innovation) and recent Brandon Hall, Learning Technologies, e-Learning Industry, Stevie Customer Service and Institute of Customer Service awards. In addition, the Group is the only Strategic Leader offering Lower Total Cost of Ownership solutions in the 2021 Fosway Digital Learning 9-Grid.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 22nd November 2021 – Please download the application form via the link and upload this to your submission. You may also submit a CV and Cover letter if you wish but these will not be accepted as an alternative to a completed application form.

If you experience any problems with submitting your application, please contact [email protected]