Apprenticeship - Software Engineering L6 Programme - Cardiff - 2026

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to earn while you learn?

The L&G Apprentice programme has been designed to help you reach your potential.  You will develop your skill set, gain valuable work experience and complete a fully funded professional qualification, all whilst earning a competitive salary with access to outstanding employee benefits.

With support every step of the way and access to core skills training, you will contribute to the success of a team and be supported by your line manager.  As part of a cohort of apprentices, you will also have the opportunity to connect with your peers and colleagues though networking opportunities and social events.

Joining L&G is the beginning to a future that will be anything but familiar. So take a closer look, get involved, be curious and find out how we will enable you to be at your best no matter who you are.

What does the team do?

The software development teams at L&G work on projects for different business areas; from portfolio management tools for our traders to backend integration with external vendors and web portals to service our clients. We use a number of different technologies as well to solve a wide range of problems. Our projects can range from a small change to an existing system that will make one business team’s work easier to really big new systems that can impact every area of the business.

What you'll be doing  

Join us on a 36 month skills development programme which includes support to study for an industry recognised Level 6 Software Development apprenticeship qualification. Further details on this qualification will follow in due course.

You’ll receive on-the-job training and coaching from our team of experienced technical specialists.  Alongside this you’ll complete Level 6 Software Development apprenticeship qualification. 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.

This role is due to start September 2026.

We recruit on a rolling basis and expect this vacancy to close before the deadline. To be in with the best chance of securing a role, please submit your application ASAP. 

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