Job Description
Job description
Trainee Developer
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £30,000
Date Posted: 18th November 2026
In the words of one of our senior clients recently…
“Market Research has changed more in the past 3 years, than in the previous 40”
About System1.
System1 is the leading global Marketing decision making platform. We help brands measure and understand whether their marketing works. Predictive technology is our passion, but our focus is very much human. We understand the power of emotion and capture the nuances of human behaviour to power data-driven decisions. We want to drive change and rewire behaviours, envisioning a world where our pioneering methodologies are embedded in the workflows of every marketing decision-maker. We are also who we are because of our people. So, if you share our enthusiasm, are ambitious, creative, and highly motivated, then we’d love to hear from you! Join the System1 team to continue to help us remove the guesswork for marketeers everywhere, as well as secure our growth, ambition, and success.
To learn more about us, please visit System1 Group | Create with Confidence
Becoming part of the team
With 10 Global Offices and over 150 employees, System1 is a fast-changing business. With exceptional IP, technological advantage and a world-class team we are very well positioned for rapid growth. Central to this is our people. We need to hire the right people, into the right roles, at the right time.
Are you up for being a part of the development team to support on non-core platform technology?
Are you excited by working with leading edge IP and products that can make a huge impact on our customers’ businesses?
Do you relish learning, growth, and development?
About The Role
We are looking for a talented and ambitious person to join the Development team.
You may be looking to get into an IT job but are lacking the experience or qualifications that most roles require
You aspire to learn and get on a career path that may lead in time to:
More complex development
Business analysis
Higher level support management
What will you be doing?
Your principal responsibility will be to focus on technology which isn’t part of our core platform, developing new and existing systems in an agile environment.
You will need to be a strong communicator, with Software experience and knowledge from work, academic, or as a hobbyist wanting to develop a career in development.
Reporting into the IT Development Team Lead
You will work as a developer in a team of 7 people, focusing on technology that isn’t part of our core platform
Developing changes to new and existing systems, working in fortnightly sprints
Providing support directly to users
You need to be this kind of person:
A natural communicator.
Proactive with a problem-solving mindset.
Attention to detail while retaining a sense of the broader picture are essential.
A high degree of professionalism, taking great pride in your work.
Determined and resourceful, able to adapt to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
Dynamic, value the diversity of working across multiple teams in multiple time zones and locations.
You need to have the following experience:
Software development experience (can be work experience, academic, or as a hobbyist)
VBA, particularly use of Excel macros to automate the production of PowerPoint decks
Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate and/or Power BI)
SQL Server
Advanced Excel
Python
Web development (HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery)
Jira Service Desk
Azure DevOps
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and bonus scheme, including health insurance, and pension. Our people are important to us, and we understand that each person has a life outside of work and we therefore offer flexible working arrangements (Hybrid) aiming to suit your needs. We also offer several wellbeing resources such as “de-clutter” afternoons for your personal and professional needs.
We encourage learning and offer education reimbursement opportunities.
We have recognition schemes, and regular socials, including summer and winter parties!
We welcome applicants from all diverse communities and encourage our candidates to ask us about reasonable adjustments that we may be able to make to support through our recruitment process and while in post.
