The Role
This role involves building and testing software features, collaborating in agile teams, and using AI tools to enhance development. Ideal for 2nd-year Computer Science students.
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Ready to shape the future of data?
Matillion is the intelligent data integration platform.
We're changing how the world works with data – and we need driven, curious people who think big and move fast.
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Join #TeamGreen, where the mission comes first, collaboration drives us forward, and everyone pulls in the same direction to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves.
About the opportunity
Are you a 2nd-year Computer Science student looking for a placement that will supercharge your learning and give you real-world experience at the forefront of technology?
At Matillion, we’re looking for curious, motivated students to join our development teams and help build innovative software that powers some of the world’s leading data platforms.
This placement role will be based from our Manchester city centre office, giving you the chance to collaborate closely with your team and experience our vibrant office environment.
What you'll be doing
- Dive straight into building, testing, and delivering new features while improving our products for real customers.
- Work hands-on with Java and other technologies daily, from developing user interfaces to writing robust automated tests.
- Collaborate in agile sprint teams—refining user stories, planning tasks, and contributing to team processes.
- Leverage Generative AI-assisted tools like Gemini, Windsurf, and Claude Code to accelerate coding, testing, and debugging.
- Learn from experienced engineers, participate in mentorship sessions, and gain insights into professional software development in a fast-moving, innovative environment.
Who we're looking for
- Studying Computer Science (or a related subject) and on track for a 2:1 or above.
- Programming experience, ideally in Java, gained through your course or personal projects, with a passion for building and problem-solving.
- Curious about AI, SaaS platforms, cloud technologies (AWS, Kubernetes), and excited to explore these areas further.
- Thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and eager to learn and grow as part of a team.
The Process
Once your application is submitted a real life Matillioner will review against the essential criteria, so make sure you answer all the questions fully!
The process will then include;
- Short Screening Interview
- Technical Test
- An exciting and immersive Assessment Centre
- Offers!
About Matillion
At Matillion, we’re here to do something hard - change the way the world works with data, and build a great company along the way. Big, bold goals aren’t for the faint-hearted, and we don’t shy away from them. But we don’t do it alone. No egos, no politics - just great people working together, guided by our six core values;
-Confidence without arrogance
-Working with integrity
-Customer obsessed
-Innovate and demand quality
-Bias for action
-We care
We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays
- 5 days paid volunteering leave
- Health insurance
- Life Insurance
- Access to mental health support
- Pension
Thousands of enterprises including Cisco, London Stock Exchange Group, EDF and Slack trust Matillion for a wide range of use cases from insights and operational analytics, to data science, machine learning and AI. We are a truly global workforce, dual headquartered in Manchester, UK and Denver, Colorado, with expanding offices in Hyderabad, India, along with valuable remote colleagues around the world.
We are keen to hear from prospective Matillioners, so even if you don't feel you match all the criteria please apply and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch. Alternatively, if you're interested in Matillion but don't see a suitable role, please email [email protected].
Find out more about life on #TeamGreen here.
Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
AI
AWS
Java
Kubernetes
SaaS
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The Company
What We Do
We help teams get data business-ready, faster, accelerating time-to-value and increasing the impact data can have. Our platform helps organisations that want to be data-driven to connect their data, shape it into business-ready formats, and get all this done faster with the cloud.
We have a series of services that help teams load, transform, synchronise, and orchestrate their data, built on top of a cloud that ties everything together from end to end.
Why Work With Us
Matillion has fostered a culture that is collaborative, fast-paced, ambitious, and transparent; an environment where people genuinely care about colleagues and communities. We have 6 values by which we live and breathe. We are collaborative, passionate, honourable, and genuinely care about each other and the communities in which we live and work.
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