We’re not like other tech companies
We are a fast growing start-up in a fascinating field, but at the core of Awen is a set of values that set us apart from a lot of other modern tech companies. We are committed to the support, development and well-being of team members, in line with our values of Agility, Warmth, Equality and Next-Level Innovation. We support and mentor each other and invest in everyone at Awen. As a company we have a good moral compass which guides us, as do our staff.
Awen is a supportive, understanding and enjoyable place to work. We pride ourselves on our company culture and we are a signatory of the Tech Talent Charter and the Respect in Security Pledge - encouraging inclusivity and diversity, and stamping out harassment in our industry.
“The team at Awen Collective are super-friendly and Jules and Dan are really invested in your own personal development as well as how this can contribute to the success of the company!”
Seren Corbett - Software Developer
Our Commitment
“At Awen, I feel free to take my direction with my tasks. My opinion matters, and the products we create are important to society.”
Paige Pesigan - Graduate Software Developer
Awen Collective is committed to the support and development of those within the business. As such, inline with our values of Agility, Warmth, Equality and Next-Level Innovation, we have taken an oath to:
- Pay our workers at a rate of at least the living wage, and whenever possible greater than the average salary
- Employ workers rather than use contractors/outsourcing whenever possible
- Be egalitarian in our business, in addition to giving equal opportunities to all - supporting minorities, supporting those with disabilities and supporting those who are ex-military or ex-police
- Promote membership of professional bodies and trade unions, and give appropriate rights and voices to our workers
- Support and mentor each other
- Provide training opportunities, and invest in our workers
What we expect from all our staff
Uphold the Values of Awen Collective, and work towards its mission
- Enthusiastic about problem solving, with a pinch of inventiveness
- Great at working in a team. We are a collective after all!
- Good moral and ethical compass
- Willing and able to be discreet, and happy to go through background checks
- Be a fluent English speaker, Welsh speakers encouraged
- Willing to travel from time-to-time in order to perform various tasks on behalf of the business
- Able to legally work within the UK - we are also able to sponsor international visas where appropriate
“We've strived to create a healthy people-focussed culture of care within Team Awen from day one. We're committed to making Awen a company we all want to work for.”
Jules Farrow - CEO & Cofounding Director
What we offer
As well as all the role-specific benefits mentioned in the individual positions, we offer the following to all our staff at Awen Collective:
- Flexi-time as standard (core hours 10am - 3pm Monday - Friday)
- Ability to request flexible working from day one (we are all working from home during COVID19)
- 37.5 hours per week for full-time staff
- 28 days holiday for all full-time staff (pro-rata for part-time) plus your birthday off for free!
- Employer pension contribution when you join our auto-enrol pension scheme
- Health insurance and benefits provided by Vitality Health
- Dog-friendly office (see our about page for details of our Employee Wellbeing Consultant spaniels!)
- A great environment in which to learn and keep on top of your personal growth
- Fair policies and processes informed by our commitment to schemes including Respect in Security and the Tech Talent Charter, and affirmed by our Chwarare Teg Fairplay Employer Award.
and most importantly - a supportive, understanding and enjoyable place to work. We pride ourselves on fostering a company culture built on our core values of Agility, Warmth, Equality and Next-level innovation.
Awen is a signatory of the Tech Talent Charter and the Respect in Security Pledge - encouraging inclusivity and diversity, and stamping out harassment in our industry.
Current Vacancies
GRADUATE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Applications are now closed for 2022! Thank you for your interest - please keep an eye out for updates on this page, we will be opening applications for 2023 towards the end of 2022!
Undergraduate student placement
Applications are now closed for 2022! Thank you for your interest - please keep an eye out for updates on this page, we will be opening applications for 2023 towards the end of 2022!
Speculative Applications
We welcome speculative applications from people who believe they would be a great fit for #TeamAwen!
Please email your CV and some details about why you would like to join us to careers@awencollective.com
“The word Career starts with Care. At Awen we care about what we do and how we do it. We also care about each other and our self-improvement. The result is a great company culture driven by amazing values, which in turn produces high quality software and service for our customers.”
Graduate software developer
We love meeting new graduates who are excited by what we’re building at Awen - if you have an interest in cyber security and a passion for delivering quality software alongside an agile and supportive team of full-stack developers, please email your CV to careers@awencollective.com! We generally hire graduates with a 2:1 or higher in a Computer Science (or similar) degree, with extra bonus points for relevant experience either during a placement year or part-time work - however, we’re very willing to hear from you if you fall outside those criteria - let us know what sets you apart and why you’d make an excellent addition to #TeamAwen! You’ll be joining a small but highly motivated team building Awen’s core software products - you’ll have real responsibility from day one, and should be willing to work both harmoniously in a team, but also to have autonomy over your own individual contributions. We commit to providing you with an excellent opportunity to take all the theoretical knowledge you’ve learned throughout your degree and apply it to solving real problems with real impact.
Undergraduate student Year-in-industry placement
“Awen has been more impactful than my university assignments”
Since 2018 Awen has welcomed undergraduate students to work within our software development team on a one-year placement from University. Our highly talented students have made a huge impact on our products and growth at Awen, and have been just as much a part of #TeamAwen as our permanent staff - in fact, we’ve gladly welcomed back placement students as graduates once they’ve completed their degree! Much like our graduate software developer role, you’ll have the opportunity to work on real software solutions to real-world problems, making a real impact on the safety and security of the critical infrastructure which underpins much of our modern society. If you’re currently completing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science (or similar) and would be interested in spending a year working on cyber security software alongside a talented team of developers, please email your CV to careers@awencollective.com.
What’s the process like?
We like to keep our hiring process open and honest - you should expect something along these lines:
You see something you like on this page and send your CV and any other interesting snippets you’d like us to know about to careers@awencollective.com (including the job role you’re applying for in the subject line).
We’ll reach out to let you know we’ve received your email and we’re interested in learning more (we try desperately to reply to every email and let you know if we aren’t interested too, but this can be rather difficult during busier times - so please accept our apologies if we leave you hanging!)
Most likely, we’ll suggest a video call via Google Meet or similar for around an hour where you’ll meet (at minimum) the hiring manager for the role (and most likely at least one of our executive team). We’ll discuss the role in more detail, any questions we have for you from your CV, and potentially some role-specific questions to understand your skills and try and uncover how you think! Also, this is your key opportunity to get to know us too - feel free to ask any questions you might have, and see if you think you’d like to work with us too - remember, this is a two-way process and we’re both trying to figure out whether we fit well together!
We’ll let you know at the end of that call whether we have further steps in mind (like an opportunity to visit our offices, meet other members of Team Awen or a second interview to cover anything we didn’t have time for) and a timeline for that to happen.
If we think you’d make an excellent addition to Team Awen, we’ll make you a formal offer via email outlining the role and its key points, including any requirements you’ll need to meet (most likely, a background check, and potentially validation of your degree/grades as appropriate).
If you accept the role (and we really hope you will!) then we’ll look to set a mutually agreeable start date, and get you onboarded!
