Job Description

Company Description

At Frasers Group we're rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we're serving our consumers with the world's best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we're elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

Our vision -

we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem

Our purpose

- we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world's best brands and experiences


At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

Think without limits

- Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you

Own it and back yourself

- Own the basics, own your role and own the results

Be relevant

- Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet

Are you ready to join the Fearless?

This role is based 5 days a week at our Shirebrook HQ


We're on a mission to modernise and scale our systems across warehousing, retail, and commercial operations. As an Apprentice Software Engineer, you'll work on real-world systems that support everything from our automated distribution centres to the systems powering our retail estate. You'll be part of a supportive engineering team and enrolled in a 19-month Level 4 Software Engineering Apprenticeship. You'll learn hands-on coding, cloud engineering, testing, and deployment -- all while contributing to live projects that make a real difference.


This role combines formal training from QA's Level 4 Software Engineering Apprenticeship with hands-on development on our MACH-based architecture. You'll gain experience across the full stack, from microservices and APIs to frontend applications and CI/CD pipelines.

Collaborate with your team and stakeholders to support the full software delivery lifecycle Develop new features and integrations using C# and .NET on platforms like Dynamics 365 Help build modern microservices using Azure Functions, Container Apps, and GraphQL Support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps Work with both relational (SQL Server, Oracle) and NoSQL (Cosmos DB, MongoDB) databases Learn to follow Agile development practices in a collaborative, fast-moving environment

What You'll Learn

C# / .NET 8+ development Frontend engineering using JavaScript, React, and Next.js Backend and integration development using Node.js Azure Cloud technologies, including Functions, Container Apps, and Event Grid CI/CD practices with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps Database management using SQL and NoSQL DevOps, version control (Git), and collaborative Agile delivery

What We Offer

A place in a high-impact engineering team driving real change Expert mentoring from senior engineers, tech leads, and architects A nationally recognised Level 4 Software Engineer qualification, in partnership with QA Access to hands-on labs, live training, and personalised coaching A modern, tech-driven environment with ambitious goals

Qualifications

Permanent Right to Work in the UK Curious and eager to learn how modern software systems work Confident communicators, able to work well in a team Natural problem-solvers who enjoy tackling technical challenges Looking to build a long-term career in software development and engineering You must not be in any form of education by Monday 18th August 2025

Please note - this is an Apprenticeship with eligibility criteria so please only apply if you have one of the below:

A-level in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) subject BTEC Diploma in IT 2 years' experience in a relevant role

Additional Information

What's next?

Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a 1 way video interview so we can see your Fearless qualities in action. Successful applicants after the 1 way video interviews will be asked to attend an Assessment Centre at our Shirebrook HQ in July.


Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Reward, Recognition and Opportunities

Frasers Champion

- Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.

Fearless 1000

- By October 2025, we want our share price to hit 10. If that happens for 30 or more consecutive trading days, all colleagues across the business will receive a bonus! The top 1000 performers in the company will receive unprecedented bonuses, worth from 50,000 to 1million! Senior leaders across the business nominate these performers twice a year for embodying our core values and delivering exceptional performance*.

subject to terms and conditions

Frasers Festival

- An event like no other! Frasers Festival is our celebration for Head Office and Retail Staff across the UK and Europe - hosting a MEGA brand village, guest speakers from the world's biggest brands, evening entertainment, the ultimate Frasers Fearless Fitness Challenge and much more.

CEO Sessions -

Once a quarter we offer 20 employees the opportunity to attend our "CEO Sessions" ran by our CEO and leadership team. Employees have the chance to connect, network and submit questions around specific topics such as our Sports or Luxury business.

Retail Reconnect -

In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, Head Office employees will gain insights by spending two days in one of our stores or the Warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.

Employee Welfare

Frasers Fit

- Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.

Retail Trust

- We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.