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 meet-ups, a valuable first step of the application process as it will help you get used to the collaborative, peer led, learning structure of our programme.

• Applicant Meet-ups

  Tuesdays, 16:00pm-18:00pm

  In person at Finsbury Park, N4 3HH

  These weekly meet-up sessions are for applicants who are working towards our application deadline, or anyone who is curious about applying in future.

  Sign up here

• Start your application

  For more information about the application projects and meet-ups, start your application and then join our Discord community.

Upcoming Cohorts

• Autumn 2025

  • Our next Software Foundation programme will run from September, on Tuesdays, from 9.30am-6pm, for a full year
  • Applications for the September cohort will open in the Summer, date TBC

The Software Foundation programme will start with a four-day induction, It will then run one day per week for the duration of the year. Our Foundation programme takes place in person at our classroom in Finsbury Park. During the foundation programme we will provide you with opportunities and support to apply for apprenticeships and junior dev roles. If we are successful in finding you an apprenticeship, you will be able to continue learning with us, sponsored by your new employer for the rest of the programme.

Software Developer Apprenticeship

Subject to availability, our Software Foundation programme can lead to apprenticeships in Software Development and DevOps Engineering. If you are offered an apprenticeship during the Foundation Programme, you will be able to continue learning with us, sponsored by your new employer.

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 for our programme if you are 19 or over, 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.