Placement Software Engineer
On site
Leicester, United Kingdom
Full Time
11-03-2025
Job Specifications
Company Description
TBA Group is a leading international provider of software and services for ports, terminals, and warehouses with over 150 live installations worldwide.
We're looking for a University Placement Student Software Engineer for a 12-month industrial placement within our company, due to start their placement this summer. You will be working for a highly renowned organisation that is part of a multi-national group of companies and promotes a creative and dynamic work environment. Our organisation produces market leading, large-scale, distribution and supply chain software products used by customers worldwide and is undergoing substantial growth, including at the graduate level.
Job Description
You will join one of our skilled teams working within a demanding and growing environment. This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience within a sector-leading and multi-award-winning organisation.
Responsibilities
You will work within one of our cross-functional agile development teams and report to a team leader. A typical day in a development team involves:
Writing front end and backend code and working with APIs and databases
Using Azure DevOps for software development lifecycle - Collaborating with co-located and remote team members
Opportunities to pair program and code review other team members work
Liaising with stakeholders and refining user stories
Business line: Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Autostore WMS handles a combination of manual, semi-automated and fully automated warehouse configurations. The objective of a WMS is to give users the tools to control and manage storage of pallets within racking as well as inbound and outbound operations and the control of handling equipment such as fork-lift trucks.
Key technologies
Development coding using C, C++, C# and Jaspersoft for user reports - Oracle Database
Dual running on both Windows and Linux OS
Qualifications
You will hold a good set of A levels, or equivalent, and be currently studying a BSc Honours Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
The balance of competencies and skills we seek are:
Highest ethics and integrity.
The ability to multi-task and the discipline to meet strict deadlines.
An understanding of Software Development methodologies and techniques.
Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, as well as a detail-oriented approach.
Good interpersonal skills and enthusiasm to collaborate closely with colleagues.
Strong written and oral communication skills in English, to both your colleagues and customers at a non-technical level.
Be highly motivated, with the self-discipline to manage workload and meet strict deadlines.
Additional Information
Package
Salary: Competitive.
25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
Flexible Working Time and Flexible Working from Home policies.
Workplace Pension
Employee discounts
Employee Assistance Programme.
TBA Leicester Limited is an equal opportunities employer and appointments are based on merit. It is the policy of the company to attract and retain the best qualified employees. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based purely on professional skills and without regard to private factors such as: race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.
About the Company
Konecranes is a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That’s why, with around 16,500 professionals in over 50 countries, Konecranes is trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs. In 2023, Group sales totalled EUR 3.9 billion. Konecranes... Know more
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