Software Engineer I - Student Placement 12 months FTC

LexisNexis; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading risk management solutions provider in the United Kingdom is offering a Student Placement for a Technology Software Engineer I role in Nottingham. This 12-month fixed-term contract provides an opportunity to learn about software development and coding in a live environment. The ideal candidate is a current undergraduate, proficient in PHP and SQL, and eager to engage in all aspects of a successful company.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Maternity and paternity leave

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate looking for a student placement year in industry to start in August 2026.
• Experience working with a cloud provider is beneficial.
• Familiarity with version control systems, specifically GIT.

Responsibilities

• Understand and agree on specifications with project managers.
• Design and build systems to meet project specifications.
• Test and promote code to live environments.

Skills

PHP

SQL

YAML

Java

Version Control - GIT

Education

Current undergraduate

Job description

Technology Software Engineer I - Student Placement 12 months FTC

• Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)
• Schedule: 35
• Location: Nottingham

About the Business:

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions provides customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. We use the power of data and advanced analytics to help our customers make better, timelier decisions. By bringing clarity to information, we ultimately help make communities safer, insurance rates more accurate, commerce more transparent, business decisions easier and processes more efficient. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below.

About our Team:

The UK&I Client Delivery team is a multi-skilled technology team comprising Software Engineers and QA working in close conjunction with business teams in an agile environment.

About the Role:

This is a chance to learn about software development, deployment processes and releasing into a production environment. You will also be learning about teamwork, and dealing with the Business side of the company, not just the Technical. You will be involved in coding for the Live environment in your first couple of weeks!

Responsibilities:

You will be heavily involved and learning about all parts of a successful company - from understanding and agreeing specifications with project managers, through designing and building systems to meet that specification, testing and promoting, and finally seeing your work go into the live environment and directly affecting what we do.

Requirements:

• Current undergraduate looking for a student placement year in industry to start in August 2026
• PHP (some Java would be a bonus), SQL, YAML
• Some experience of working with a cloud provider
• Version Control - Specifically GIT

Working for you:

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

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