Looking for an exciting opportunity to earn while you learn?

Join our Software Engineering Apprenticeship Scheme and discover your potential! This programme is designed to help you grow your skills, gain valuable work experience, and complete a fully funded professional qualification. Plus, you’ll earn a competitive salary and enjoy fantastic employee benefits along the way!

With continuous support and core skills training, you’ll contribute to team success and be guided by a dedicated line manager. As part of an apprentice cohort, you’ll connect with peers and colleagues through networking and social events.

Joining L&G marks the start of an exciting future. Get involved, stay curious, and discover how we help you be your best, no matter who you are.

What you'll be doing 

Join the Software Engineering Apprenticeship Programme and gain the essential experience and skills to excel at Legal & General. You’ll start with a cohort of apprentices and dive into our engaging induction, giving you insights into our business and helping you build a strong professional network.

In this full-time, permanent role, you’ll receive on-the-job training and coaching from your line manager and team, enhancing your business acumen and risk skills. Plus, you’ll study for an industry-recognised Professional Qualification, equipping you with the knowledge to tackle real-world business challenges.

During the programme you will:

Join us on a 36 month skills development programme which includes support to study for an industry recognised Level 6 Software Development apprenticeship qualification.

You’ll receive on-the-job training and coaching from our team of experienced technical specialists. Alongside this you’ll complete training bootcamps, workshops and assignments, delivered by a leading apprenticeship training provider. Combined, these will fully equip you to be successful in your role, with the knowledge and skills required to apply to real world business challenges.

During your apprenticeship you will: 

• Spend 20% of your time in formal training with our apprenticeship training provider.
• Use a number of tools and other programming languages where necessary
• Follow application & component level design, working to standards and patterns
• Propose solutions and agree those with a Senior/Lead Developer
• Follow coding standards and ensure compliance with quality measures
• Provide 3rd line support where required
• Contribute to the team ownership view of the platforms/systems you work on (everyone owns the code)
• Ensure code is tested in accordance with the guidelines 
• Cope with context switching and work to deadlines
• Be active in team meetings to keep colleagues informed and to create a forum for knowledge sharing.
• Provide effective updates and continuously collaborate with other team members to support smooth delivery of development activities to support fast and early feedback.
• Help your team to ensure that all customers and stakeholders are treated fairly in line with Legal & General’s principles on the Customer Experience and Treating Customers Fairly policy.

What we're looking for 

We are looking for people with an inquisitive mind and a desire to learn. We’re not expecting prior industry experience, but we’ll want to see that you have the tools to develop quickly. These include:

• Analytical mind-set, with a high level of numeracy
• Great communication skills, written and verbal
• Flexible and a team-player
• High levels of energy, dynamism and commitment
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise effectively

Please note, you can only apply to one future talent programme. Choose carefully, as only your first application will be considered.

Our Assessment Process 

Below we have provided an overview of what to expect in our recruitment process: 

• Online Test – including a numerical reasoning and behavioural questions to help us understand more about your strengths – there is no time limit to complete this 
• Video Interview – this will ask 3 core questions focusing on your motivation for joining L&G and your approach to learning – this is a timed interview 
• Assessment Centre – includes an interview, group exercise and presentation. This may be face to face or virtual and is the final stage in our recruitment process (please note Groupe Exercise do not apply to Intern roles)  

We want to support candidates to perform at their best, should you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments to complete our application process, please inform us by emailing [email protected]. 

Benefits

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 25 days’ holiday, private medical insurance, discretionary performance related bonuses, paid overtime, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products. Your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

For any other queries please contact [email protected] . Please note we are unable to accept email applications. 

Apply here

Start date: September 2025

Closing date: April 2025