Become the best developer you can be

Software Foundation

Our Software Foundation is now one full day per week in person over the course of a year. The scope of the programme has expanded to encompass software development, DevOps and AI engineering.

1. Software development

   Full-stack development with Git, Bash, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML and CSS

2. DevOps engineering

   Server admin, AWS, Terraform

3. AI Engineering

   Using a variety of frontier model APIs.

4. Portfolio building

   Work together on open source projects and receive support to find your first developer role.

Start your journey in our applicant community

Work on your application with a set of learning resources and projects that will guide you through the fundamentals of web development. Work with other applicants on Discord and at our events.

• Collaborative coding meetups

  Tuesdays during term time

  17:30pm-19:00pm

  In person at Dingley place, EC1V 8BR

  Work through the application projects with other applicants

  Sign up

• Small group sessions

  In 2025...

Upcoming Cohorts

• Winter 2025

  • Applications for 2025 are open, the closing date is 31st December
  • The dates for the next cohort are TBC but we are aiming for it to run from Feb/March, we will update the website and applicant Discord in due course

The Software Foundation programme will run one day per week in person at Space4. Once you are ready, we will provide you with support to help you get either an apprenticeship or a junior dev role.

Software Developer Apprenticeship

Subject to availability, our Foundation programme can lead to apprenticeships in Software Development and DevOps Engineering.

1. Employment and training course begin

   You'll start your apprenticeship with a short training course to get up to speed with the tech stack of your employer.

2. Join employer full time

   You'll work with your employer for 12 months or more as an apprentice, returning to study with us one day per week.

3. Complete End-Point assessment

   The final step in your apprenticeship is your assessment. Submit your portfolio and complete a final project.

Eligibility

In simple terms, you are eligible if you have the right to work in the UK and have been resident in the UK or Europe for the last 3 years (but not on a student visa) or you have refugee or asylum status.

There are a number of other ways you might be eligible for an apprenticeship. View the full eligibility criteria.

FAQ

For more information about the programme, please see our FAQ page.

If you have any questions that are not answered on this page, please use the applicant discord server or email us at hello@foundersandcoders.com.