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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Graduate Software Developer - **Company:** Shipmate - **Location:** Derby, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** £34,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Mobile Application Software, Scrum Methodology, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, Information Technology, Graphql, Restful APIs - **Published:** May 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=916796f1ea76f868 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Software development?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, The ideal candidate will have attained, or is about to attain, a relevant degree such as Computer Science or Software Engineering, and is now looking for a varied and challenging role to kickstart their career, helping determine where best to deploy their skills in a commercial context., * Relevant education to degree or equivalent level in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or similar related field, * Experience developing and maintaining web-based or mobile applications, either as part of a university project, or through a placement, by freelancing or as a pet-project * Confident and effective written and verbal communication skills and personable manner conducive to achieving shared goals * Ability to work independently and manage your own time and workload, * Bachelor's (preferred) Language: * English (required) ## Description Shipmate is looking for a Graduate Software Developer to work across its Product, Testing and Support Teams. The successful candidate will gain experience across the software development lifecycle, from scoping to development, testing and support, and be responsible for developing and maintaining product features on the Shipmate platform, alongside ancillary applications., * Develop new product features, translating business requirements into functional solutions, working across our development team according to project requirements * Develop and maintain system integrations, such as with carriers or channels, via REST, SOAP and GraphQL APIs and file-based integration methods * Collaborate with our UX/UI designers, implementing UI controls and user journeys according to supplied designs and prototypes, ensuring consistency and quality across features * Provide assistance to our customer support team in troubleshooting issues and arriving at solutions in a timely manner, acting as second tier support * Cooperate with our Testing and QA colleagues in ensuring quality, defect-free releases * Maintain existing features, including implementing functional or visual updates, performance improvements, code optimisations and framework version upgrades * Write and maintain automated tests as part of your development activities * Participate in project meetings, daily standups and sprint planning, in an agile software development environment * Support the production of internal and external documentation of features, such as implementation guides, user guides and support documentation * Provide assistance relevant to your role in maintaining ISO 9001 and 27001 certification standards ## Related Videos - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Coffee with Developers - Cassidy Williams - ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/912-coffee-with-developers-cassidy-williams) - [Rest API Antipatterns](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100208-rest-api-antipatterns) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [40 Minutes to Build a Serverless COVID-19 REST and GraphQL APIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/208-40-minutes-to-build-a-serverless-covid-19-rest-and-graphql-apis) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) ## Related Articles - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [How to Become a Software Engineer Without a Degree in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/147-how-to-become-a-software-engineer-without-a-degree-in-2023) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers)