A Junior Developer works to a a brief or customer requirements to create simple code for web, mobile or desktop applications. As part of the apprenticeship they will also:

• Follow clearly defined requirements to deliver software development activities and products.
• Report progress against metrics on software development activities accurately throughout the stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Identify and report any impediments to progress in development activities to supervisors.
• Follow instructions to convert customer requirements to technical requirements.
• Communicate outcomes from development activities to team members and other stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Identify and implement security features of a proposed design.
• Write logical and maintainable software solutions in line with given specifications to meet the design requirements and organisational coding standards.
• Apply security principles and practice to the software development tasks assigned.
• Maintain appropriate project documentation throughout the software development tasks.
• Apply appropriate recovery techniques to ensure that the software solution being developed is not lost.
• Undertake unit testing of solutions, with appropriate levels of test code coverage, to identify and, where necessary, escalate issues.
• Contribute to testing of the end-to-end software solution to ensure a high-quality output.
• Support delivery of deployment phases, including trials and final release.
• Identify the need for a suitable ‘bug fix’, appropriate to the severity and priority of the issue identified.
• Practice continuous guided self-learning to keep up to date with technological developments to enhance relevant skills and take responsibility for own professional development.