Software Engineer Apprentice

Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand with a core mission to make people healthier and to protect and enhance their lives. We pioneered shared-value insurance, rewarding customers for healthy behaviour – a model that benefits individuals, businesses, and society. With over 1.7 million members and a purpose-driven culture, we’re committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the very best talent.

Our Software Engineers play a critical role in Vitality’s successful business model by building and maintaining software solutions, in line with quality and time parameters, to enable operation as a fully integrated composite business, offering brilliant products with seamless, intuitive customer journeys. The Software Engineer Apprentice learns on the job by delivering software components. They support development, delivery and maintenance of Vitality software products and develop skills whilst working under supervision to deliver stories in a multidisciplinary team. They understand the different types of testing and are aware of, but not responsible for, security. This role will not sit on problems, but proactively seek guidance from others in order to progress.

Responsibilities:

• Implement the software development life cycle: Build, maintain, test, deliver, release and document user-friendly and customer centric software solutions.
• Deliver to standards: Understand, adhere to and apply Vitality’s defined technical and process standards to ensure the effective management of risks and the protection of Vitality’s data.
• Provide integrated solutions: Ensure solutions are user-focused, strategically aligned and effectively integrated across multiple teams and platforms to ensure the business needs are met.
• Engage stakeholders: Collaborate, work with and develop an understanding of the needs and requirements of both internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve the desired outcomes.
• Build and transfer skills and knowledge: Take responsibility for developing personal skills and expertise aligned to role.
• Collaborate within and across teams: Work effectively together with others across varying areas of expertise to achieve the required results.

Desirable skills:

• Ability to communicate clearly, ask for help when needed, and contribute positively to team dynamics.
• Awareness of the software development lifecycle and basic understanding of testing types.
• Demonstrated curiosity, openness to feedback, and a proactive attitude toward self-improvement and skill development.
• Learning to be proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript).

Entry requirements:

• The learner must have completed a Level 3 Software Development Apprenticeship with QA or have an equivalent qualification with another training provider OR an A-level in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) subject and a successful completion of our aptitude test OR a BTEC Diploma in IT and a successful completion of our aptitude test OR 2 years’ experience in a relevant role and successful completion of our aptitude test.
• You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.
• If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Benefits:

• Bonus schemes – regular performance-based rewards.
• Pension up to 12% – we’ll match your contributions up to 6%.
• Award-winning Vitality health insurance – with its own set of rewards and benefits.
• Life assurance – four times annual salary.
• Access to Vitality’s full suite of health and lifestyle benefits.

Future prospects: 90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.

About QA: Our apprenticeships are the perfect way to gain new skills, earn while you learn, and launch yourself into an exciting future. With over 30,000 successful apprenticeship graduates, we’re a top 50 training provider, dedicated to helping you succeed.

Interested? Apply now!