Graduate Software Engineer

Company Description

At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

The Frasers Group Technology Elevation Programme will fast-track exceptional individuals to peak performance within two years through exposure to our fast paced and unique IT Department.

IT at Frasers Group is delivered by the in-house team who are passionate about what they do and are not dependent on outsourced organisations to deliver the core systems. We present an ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about technology and wants to deliver the absolute best that they can and keep innovation at the forefront. There is a wealth of opportunity for training as well as on the job learning

Our mission- we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem.

Our purpose – we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences.

At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

• Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you
• Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results
• Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet

Are you ready to join the Fearless?

Job Description

Salary: Competeitive salary + free accommodation, subsidised meals, and laundry for the first year

Location: Shirebrook, North Nottinghamshire

The Programme.

Our Technology Elevation Programme has opportunities available in two teams which play an integral part in the success of our business. How our customers buy our product online (Ecommerce Development) and how we deliver it to them (Warehouse Development)

Ecommerce Development

You will working on all aspects of our state of the art, inhouse developed, ecommerce platform. Our platform runs over 50 websites - including some of the biggest names in Retail. You will provide innovative, fast, and reliable websites, mobile applications, and platform tools that enable best-in-

class Digital Marketing, Trading, UX, Payments, and Fulfilment. Managing the full software development lifecycle, you will ensure appreciation of quality assurance, continuous integration/delivery, and the benefits of automation.

Tech you will be exposed to:

• C# / ASP.Net Core MVC / .Net Core
• Javascript
• HTML 5 / CSS
• Relational and NoSQL databases
• Microservices architecture
• Javascript Frameworks: React / Angular / React Native / jQuery

Warehouse Development

Our Warehouse operation is an impressive, state of the art, 2.5m square foot Distribution Centre in Shirebrook, and one of the most advanced warehouses within the UK, with a wide range of cutting-edge automation systems. You will be working as part of an Agile team, on the applications that drive operations within our warehouse, a warehouse which billions of pounds worth of produce goes through every year. You will be integrating state-of-the-art automation equipment including sorters and automated storage and retrieval systems, migrating existing systems to a modern Warehouse Management System, and much more.

Tech you will be exposed to:

• C# / ASP.Net Core MVC / .Net Core
• SQL - Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ Oracle PL-SQL
• Database debugging processes
• Database design and implementation

Qualifications

• Valid working rights for the UK
• Computer Science Degree or related qualification – Bootcamp/Training courses accepted
• Passion for learning and development, strives for continuous improvement
• Staying up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies, always thinking of ways to innovate and improve
• Excellent technical problem solving skills – always curious to dig deeper

Additional information

The Benefits.

• Free accommodation during year one of the programme based near our HQ in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, as well as subsidised food and laundry.
• Free Everlast Gym membership for your first year (full gym, and exercise class access)
• 20% discount across our brands, including Jack Wills, FLANNELS, Everlast, GAME and many more…
• Free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.
• Frasers Champion - a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.

The Selection Process: (please read)

Your application will be reviewed by the Recruitment Team, and you will be informed if you have been successful within 30 days. Successful applications will be invited to complete a short online assessment, that measures aspects such as analytical skills, logic, reasoning and Frasers Group values and behaviours. If you are successful at this point, you will be invited to complete a video interview with one of the Recruitment Team, where you will get the chance to show us your fearless qualities and ask any questions about the programme, team, or group. Finally, the fearless few, will be invited to an onsite assessment centre, at our Shirebrook HQ in March 2025. Assessment centre travel expenses will be covered by Frasers Group, including trains/milage and if necessary, hotels or flights. Job offers will be issued in April and the start date for the programme is in September 2025.