Daintta are a rapidly growing, values-driven team of specialists who work with government clients across Cyber Security, National Security, Law Enforcement and Telecommunications. We are seeking a talented and motivated Graduate Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to our mission of protecting the UK through data-driven insights and solutions. As a Graduate Software Engineer, you will work closely with our clients and project teams to develop and implement software solutions that meet our clients’ requirements.
As an Analyst, you will be expected to demonstrate versatility and adaptability in your role as you will be exposed to multiple areas of the business, so you can explore the options of working in a growing company like Daintta. You will be expected to contribute to various aspects of our projects, both internal and external whilst working closely with more experienced team members and clients. You will experience the full size, scale and life cycles of the projects that Daintta is a part of, and your responsibilities; both technical and non-technical, will be carefully curated by your line manager. Throughout your role, you will have the opportunity to develop your expertise and grow your knowledge in Software Engineering while upholding the company's core values of transparency, fairness, and daring.
Key Responsibilities
- Learn how to collaborate with clients to understand their software engineering needs and objectives
- Develop, test, and implement high-quality software solutions using industry best practices and coding standards
- Utilise your knowledge in programming languages and technology to implement solutions
- Learn to work with cross-functional teams and clients to gather project requirements, analyse feasibility, and provide technical recommendations
- Develop secure, clean, efficient, and well documented code, ensuring code quality through testing, debugging, and code reviews
- Stay up to date with the latest trends, tools, and technologies in software engineering and share your knowledge with the team
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure successful delivery within the defined timelines and budget
- Accurately delivering high quality work to agreed timelines, including taking the initiative and knowing how to jump straight in
- Supporting client engagements, including pitches and presentations
- Helping to support & grow Daintta by actively inputting into the company strategy and helping to shape our future
- Representing us and our core values: Transparent, Fair and Daring
Skills/Knowledge
The role requires the following key skills / knowledge, non-exhaustively:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field
- Knowledge of a programming language, such as Python, Java, C++, Rust, or Go
- Knowledge of Unix/Linux environments
- Knowledge of database systems and database query languages/tools
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to find innovative solutions to complex technical challenges
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly in fast-paced environments
- A passion for delivering high quality software solutions that meet client expectations
- Awareness of DevOps practices and principles, such as CI/CD pipelines and containerisation (e.g. Docker)
- Awareness of software security principles and best practices
Location?
Hybrid, with 2-3 days working from Daintta office (London or Cheltenham) or on client site as required.
What’s in it for you?
You will be joining the company at Daintta "Analyst" grade. In addition to being rewarded fairly for your contribution to the business, you get to work in a dynamic organisation that is agile and responsive. A business that is growing fast and where you get to drive and shape the future. A place where you are respected by everyone and your voice is important. Somewhere where you can be innovative and creative. A place where you have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of business from marketing to sales, to delivery and business operations.
Security Information
Due to the nature of this position, you must be willing and eligible to achieve a minimum of SC clearance. To qualify, you must be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. For more information about clearance eligibility, please see https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/united-kingdom-security-vetting
Top Skills
What We Do
We provide deep expertise with technical and business specialists to help clients secure and protect the UK.
We are Subject Matter Experts in the National Security, Law Enforcement, Telecommunications, and Health & Care sectors.
In complex environments, we use innovative methods to solve the hardest data challenges to help organisations make more informed and accurate decisions, at scale and faster. Our specialisms include:
- Cyber Security
- AI-Driven Data Intelligence & Science
- Communications Security
We are agile, responsive, independent, and collaborative while our values of Fair, Transparent and Daring guide all our decision making.
We tackle complex challenges and iteratively transform them into clear technical and business implementation strategies to deliver business outcomes
