Software Developer (Biometrics) Placement Student

Are you in your penultimate year of study and looking to work in a fast paced, global, market leading company for your industrial placement?

Here at Innovative Technology, we have an excellent opportunity for a Software Developer (Biometrics) Placement Student to join our talented team in our global head office in Oldham, Greater Manchester for 12 months starting Summer 2025.

The role overview:

As a Software Developer you will maintain and develop software tools to evaluate performance of the ICU range of biometric products. You will be given the opportunity to play a key role in shaping our development within our ICU Intelligent Identification Team.

Your Responsibilities

• Supporting senior software developers in maintaining and improving current codebase
• Developing and improving upon current software tools to evaluate performance of biometric algorithms
• Investigating and resolving underlying issues based on testing
• Contributing to improvements to the face analysis algorithms
• Ensuring 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

Your Skills & Experience:

• Hands on skills for software development e.g Python, C#
• Analytical approach to problem solving and bug fixes
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
• Fast self-learner
• Basic knowledge of UX/UI design
• An excellent communicator, both verbal and written

Your Package & Perks:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• 32 days holiday (including public holidays) and the opportunity to earn up to an extra 13 days holiday each year
• Enhanced Pension Contribution
• A choice of healthcare schemes
• Dental Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Onsite electric car charging points and staff car workshop
• Free secure parking
• Free onsite modern gym
• Educational Sponsorship
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Paid breaks, with free hot premium drinks
• Informal dress code

We re Innovative

We have been 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 looking to gain experience as a Software Developer throughout your Industrial Placement Year and want to join our award-winning team 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.