Graduate Software Developer

Are you a Graduate Software Developer, who is looking to work in a fast paced, global, market leading company?

Here at Innovative Technology, we have an excellent opportunity for a Graduate Software Developer to join our site-based Biometrics team at our global head office in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

The role overview:

As a Software Developer within our Biometrics Team, you will drive the evolution of our product suite by maintaining and developing cutting-edge software tools.

Responsibilities of our Graduate Software Developer:

Develop and support maintenance on the codebase for the Biometric products

Assist in the design, implementation, and validation of new algorithms to ensure our product accuracy continues to be industry leading, through development of current knowledge and willingness to undertake research

Investigate and resolve underlying issues based on testing

Develop and improve upon current software tools to evaluate performance of biometric products

Ensure that code added to the pipeline/common Git repositories is of the required standard and is well documented/commented so that it is easy to maintain and extend

Work closely with Software Development team to ensure delivery of targets

Contribute to improvements to the face analysis algorithms, including but not limited to:

Optimisatin of current pipeline

Research and develpment of novel techniques

Implementatin and testing of new techniques

Essential Skills & Experience:

Strong knowledge of a prototyping language such as Python

Strong  knowledge of programming languages, including C++ and C

Knowledge of UX/UI design

Manage multiple workstreams and deliver results in a fast-paced environment

Analytical approach to problem solving and bug fixes

Your Package & Perks:

A competitive salary

Flexible working hours

32 days holiday, (including public Holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to an extra 13 days holiday each year

Educational Sponsorship

Enhanced Pension Contribution

Healthcare Insurance (including dental)

Wellbeing support

Life Insurance

Income Protection Insurance

Free secure parking

Onsite electric car charging points

Cycle to Work Scheme

Informal dress code     

Paid breaks, with premium free hot drinks

We’re Innovative…

Trading for over 30 years here at Innovative Technology, where we now have offices on five continents and employ around 400 people, with over 170 based from our state-of-the-art R&D hub.

From self-service checkouts to arcade machines, we provide our retail, banking, kiosk, vending, gaming and amusement customers with products and services that help them securely accept automated payments, with our industry-leading technology keeping us at the forefront of our sector. We also provide facial analysis technology for age estimation and control access for some of the world’s leading companies.

By being true to our values of Innovation, Collaboration, Respect and Drive we’ve seen significant growth and won numerous domestic and international awards, whilst offering outstanding career opportunities and great benefits. You’ll find us on the edge of the Pennines and less than half an hour from central Manchester, with modern offices, free parking and excellent transport links.

We are a disability-confident employer, as such we will shortlist all candidates meeting our minimum criteria (as specified in the job description) who state they have a disability within their application.

What’s next?

If you’re an experienced Graduate Software Developer and want to join our award-winning team working on the latest cutting-edge technology, we want to hear from you.

A better way...  Through our people, drive and commitment we push boundaries to deliver innovative products and services.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, our selection process is thorough and may take up to two months to complete. We appreciate your patience as we give every candidate's profile the attention it deserves.

This is a two-part interview process, starting with a brief telephone screening followed by a formal site-based interview