Job Description

Full-Stack Developer Cadet - Role Description

Overview

The Full-Stack Developer Cadet is a 6-month paid position designed to launch careers in tech. This is a structured training program where you'll learn professional full-stack development while contributing to real products. You'll work alongside experienced engineers who will mentor you, provide feedback, and help you grow from foundational knowledge to production-ready capability. If you perform well and demonstrate readiness, you'll transition to a permanent Junior Full-Stack Developer role with full-time salary and benefits.

This is not a temporary internship. This is a paid stepping stone to permanent employment.

What You'll Do

As a Full-Stack Developer Cadet, you'll work on real production code under the guidance of our senior developers. Your day-to-day work includes:

Writing Code: Contribute to front-end and back-end features with support from your team. You'll write real code that goes into production.
Learning on the Job: Work with modern full-stack technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, databases, APIs, etc.) while your team teaches you best practices.
Debugging and Problem-Solving: Troubleshoot issues with guidance from experienced developers who help you learn the process.
Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews to learn professional standards and get constructive feedback on your work.
Collaboration: Work with developers, designers, and product teams to understand requirements and ship features together.
Building Skills: Gradually take on more complex tasks as your confidence and expertise grow over the 6 months.

Who You'll Work With

You'll be embedded in our development team. Your immediate technical leads will be your mentors, providing day-to-day guidance, code review feedback, and support as you learn. You're not working alone, and you're not expected to know everything from day one.

What You'll Learn

Over 6 months, you'll gain hands-on experience with:

Modern full-stack development practices and workflows
Professional coding standards and clean code principles
Version control (Git) and professional collaboration
Testing and quality assurance practices
How to debug and solve real problems
Communication in technical environments
Industry-standard tools and technologies

The 6-Month Structure

Months 1-2: Onboarding and foundational work

Get familiar with our codebase, tools, and team
Work on smaller, guided tasks with clear mentorship
Learn our development process and standards

Months 3-4: Growing capability

Take on more substantial features and tasks
Increase independence while still having support
Demonstrate growing technical understanding

Months 5-6: Demonstrating readiness

Handle more complex tasks independently
Mentor and learn from team feedback
Prepare for the conversion evaluation

Conversion to Full-Time (Month 6)

After 6 months, we evaluate your readiness for a permanent Junior Full-Stack Developer role. We assess:

Technical Growth: Have you developed your coding skills and understanding
Reliability: Do you consistently complete your work and follow through
Collaboration: Do you work well with the team and communicate effectively
Professionalism: Are you accountable and committed to improvement
Independence: Can you handle typical tasks without constant supervision

If you convert: You move to a permanent full-time Junior Developer position with competitive salary, benefits, and career growth opportunities.

If you don't convert: We end the cadetship and provide honest feedback on your progress. This isn't a failure, it's valuable career guidance for your next steps.

Key Differences: Cadetship vs. Internship

Aspect Cadetship Internship

Length 6 months fixed 1-3 months typically

Pay Monthly cadet allowance (paid work) Paid or unpaid

Focus Training ground for full-time career Short-term learning experience

Path Structured → permanent employment No employment guarantee

Mentorship Intensive, structured guidance May be limited

Work Type Real production tasks with support Learning projects or support work

Goal Prepare you for full-time employment Provide experience

This cadetship is paid, structured employment designed to lead to permanent employment if you're ready. It's not temporary or transactional.

Required Background

Basic coding fundamentals in at least one language (JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, etc.)
Understanding of how code works (variables, functions, loops, basic logic)
Genuine interest in becoming a full-stack developer
Willingness to learn on the job and take feedback

You don't need to be experienced. You just need the fundamentals and the commitment to learn.

Technical Requirements