{"id":1250,"date":"2026-03-29T17:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=1250"},"modified":"2026-03-29T17:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:40:43","slug":"graduate-consultant-software-engineer-2026","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/job\/graduate-consultant-software-engineer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Consultant Software Engineer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"gradtimeline\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This is a permanent role that blends high-level software engineering with strategic client advisory. Our consultant software engineers act as technical partners to our clients, helping them transform their businesses through domain expertise and, increasingly, AI-driven solutions.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"gradtimeline\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n<p>As a consultant engineer at Softwire, you\u2019ll be part of a bright, inclusive, supportive team. You will work directly with our customers to solve some of their biggest challenges, making a genuine difference to people\u2019s lives, businesses and society along the way<\/p>\n<p>Interspersed with the project work, you\u2019ll benefit from structured training that equips you for a long and fulfilling career in the digital world.<\/p>\n<p>Working here, your opportunities are virtually limitless, with a wide variety of technical and non-technical career paths open to you. Both our current and our previous managing directors are alumni of our graduate programme.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn more and apply<\/strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\"><\/mark><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Our entry-level timeline:<\/strong> <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\"><\/mark><a title=\"What to expect\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/vacancy\/graduate-software-developer-2\/#gradtimeline\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\">What to expect<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The people we\u2019re looking for:<\/strong> <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\"><\/mark><a title=\"People we're looking for\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/vacancy\/graduate-software-developer-2\/#people\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\">Are we a good match?<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The benefits package:<\/strong> <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\"><\/mark><a title=\"Benefits package\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/vacancy\/graduate-software-developer-2\/#benefits\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\">Great pay, profit-sharing, and more<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Application process:<\/strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\"> <a title=\"Application process\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/vacancy\/graduate-software-developer-2\/#application\">Step by step<\/a><\/mark><\/li>\n<li><strong>More about Softwire:<\/strong> <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\"><\/mark><a title=\"More\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/vacancy\/graduate-software-developer-2\/#more\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-blue-color\">What you\u2019ll be part of<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"gradtimeline\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our graduate timeline<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image28202_b5f0ac-b2 size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-15432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.softwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Graduate-Software-Developer-timeline-1-1024x588.jpg?resize=1024%2C588&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Graduate-Software-Developer-timeline-1-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Graduate-Software-Developer-timeline-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Graduate-Software-Developer-timeline-1-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Graduate-Software-Developer-timeline-1-1536x881.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Graduate-Software-Developer-timeline-1-2048x1175.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Graduate-Software-Developer-timeline-1-1882x1080.jpg 1882w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id28202_8e8132-a5 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\">\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28202_98ae15-34\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Months 1: Software engineering induction<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28202_0c40d2-11\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Our training programme gets you up-to-speed with the skills you need to thrive as a professional digital engineer. You\u2019ll get a grounding in coding, source control, modern technology stacks, and more.\u00a0 You\u2019ll then form a team with your fellow new starters to develop a piece of software, typically for a not-for-profit organisation or to be used within Softwire. Under the guidance of experienced engineers, you\u2019ll learn what it takes to deliver commercial-grade software.<\/p>\n<p>The induction includes training in AI-assisted development. You will learn to oversee and refine AI-generated code, reflecting a shift in the coding world from manual creation to high-level oversight. This training ensures you can leverage AI for maximum efficiency while focusing on architectural challenges and client value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id28202_90c63f-d2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\">\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28202_e77488-1a\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Months 2-15: Working on client projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28202_975946-e7\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>With your first project complete, you\u2019ll join one of our teams delivering a client project, usually in our offices but sometimes on a customer site. You\u2019ll get plenty of support throughout, surrounded by helpful colleagues and industry experts to answer all your questions. And with continual peer review of your work, your software engineering skills will quickly rise to new levels. Alongside your project work, you\u2019ll continue to attend our in-house training programme . This industry-leading course lasts six weeks in total, spread over 12 months. It broadens your knowledge in key aspects of professional software engineering, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>System design<\/li>\n<li>Development methodologies<\/li>\n<li>Additional technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will move beyond simply doing what is asked; you will advise clients on the best course of action using your domain knowledge. As AI handles more of the routine coding, your role will focus on architectural oversight and strategic partnership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id28202_5ef590-f7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\">\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28202_510afa-a1\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>Month 16 and beyond: Choose your career path<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28202_ea3341-83\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>We continue to invest in your development and promote from within. Many of our senior staff joined as graduates and have followed a range of career paths. And, as the individuals we\u2019ve highlighted below show, you\u2019ll quickly get opportunities to take on added responsibility.\u00a0 You might decide you love leading project delivery. You might enjoy overseeing a technology team. You may find consulting is your passion. You could choose to specialise in areas such as design, or data science and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"London, Cambridge","_application":"https:\/\/www.softwire.com\/vacancy\/graduate-software-developer-2\/","_company_name":"Softwire","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-types":[41],"class_list":{"0":"post-1250","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","6":"job-type-graduate-fresher"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}