Software Engineering Intern, FreeAgent

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The salary for this role is £450 per week.

Ruby

Rails

Ruby on Rails

Remote in UK

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Cloud accounting software

Open for applications

Cloud accounting software

201-500 employees

FintechB2BEnterpriseFinancial ServicesSaaSAccountingAutomationCloud Computing

Open for applications

Salary not provided

The salary for this role is £450 per week.

Ruby

Rails

Ruby on Rails

Remote in UK

More information about location

201-500 employees

FintechB2BEnterpriseFinancial ServicesSaaSAccountingAutomationCloud Computing

Company mission

To streamline business admin for small businesses, leaving them to focus on the more important stuff.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Be looking to kick start your career in web development or gain experience in your summer break. If you’ve already had employment in this area then maybe you’d like to register your interest for future vacancies!
Be based within the UK currently and for the duration of the internship
Be eligible to work in the UK
Have demonstrable web application programming experience in either commercial placements or personal projects
Have a willingness to learn Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework

What the job involves

This internship is for entry level developers who already have demonstrable web application programming experience and are committed to a career in software engineering
Previous projects have involved improving notifications to customers around invoicing, spending and security, and integrating with third party APIs
You'll quickly get up to speed thanks to our impressive onboarding process, and day-to-day you'll be supported by your friendly team of engineers, a buddy and your manager
This is a paid internship for 13 weeks from 2nd June to 29th August 2025

Application process

In your application tell us about: Your previous experience or studies and examples of your work if available (e.g. Github), and tell us why you want to join us for the summer!

Our take

With mounting piles of invoices, spreadsheets and receipts, bookkeeping can be a complex and time-consuming task for small businesses. FreeAgent’s award-winning accounting software removes the stress and pain of dealing with business finances by streamlining business admin for small businesses from one comprehensive platform.

The company is partnered with a wide range of professional networks, small business accelerators and co-working spaces (including BizBritain, Creative Entrepreneurs, Made Simple Group, Advantage Business Partnerships, and IPSE) amassing over 125,000 customers across the UK.

Along with managing admin, tax returns, invoicing, and business overviews, the company offers its services to customers with business accounts through NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank NI, or Mettle for free. FreeAgent’s comprehensive business accounting capabilities have it well set to remain one of the UK’s most popular online accounting software for micro-businesses.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

Glassdoor (4.7)

Trustpilot (4.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

May 2015

$1.3m

EARLY VC

May 2012

$1m

SERIES B

Total funding: $5.4m

Company benefits

33 Days Holiday + an Extra Day each Employment Year
Flexible/Hybrid Working
Private Health Care
Life Assurance
5% Matched Pension Contributions
Summer 4 Day Weeks (Giving you 7 Additional Days Off!)
Buy-as-You-Earn Share Schemes
Sabbatical Leave (Unpaid)
Cycle to Work Scheme
Wellness Webinars
Focused Learning Time and Learning Budgets
Volunteering Day

Company values

Own it
Enjoy it
Be Proud of it

Company HQ

Edinburgh, UK

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Leadership

Roan Lavery

(CEO)

Former CPO & Head of Design at FreeAgent. Current Advisory Board Member for the Scottish Government's STER Programme, and Non-Executive Director at Dayshape. Former Freelance Designer at Renegade Zen, and previous Associate Director at Net Resources.

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