TPP: Solving Puzzles and Getting Paid – Life as a New Software Developer

Rebecca, a recent Maths graduate from Oxford and Software Developer at TPP, will discuss her experience of working in the software industry.

In the Tech Talk you will discover:

What it's really like to work as a software developer straight after university

The challenges and rewards of the software industry

What a typical day looks like and the type of problems you get to solve on a daily basis

The talk is open to all academic backgrounds, whether it be Computer Science, Maths, Philosophy or Music. Whatever you're studying, the Tech Talk will show you what you can expect in the first few years of software development – you may find that it could be the career for you.

TPP is a market leading UK based IT company, dedicated to delivering innovative software solutions to the UK healthcare industry. TPP provides software to the NHS to join up patient records from any care setting and the tools to make that care more effective and efficient. Over 1 million users in 5,000 NHS organisations use TPP's SystmOne software to access over 40 million patient records. Acknowledged by Microsoft to be in the top 5 SQL Server implementations by size globally, SystmOne performs more transactions per day than Google America and Visa. TPP provides the technology to enable our National Health Service to be the world-leading care organisation in the 21st century. After 19 years of success, TPP is now looking to expand our offering to deliver connected care to new markets abroad. As well as being on the technological forefront, TPP was placed first in 'The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies To Work For' in 2014 and 2015. Most recently, we were named 'Top Company For Graduates To Work For' 2016/17 by The JobCrowd.