Manchester-headquartered Northcoders has partnered with R² Factory, which is part of the Rolls-Royce Group, to deliver its next generation of mid-level developers using its Developer Incubator product.
R² Factory has joined forces with Northcoders, which also has bases in Leeds, Newcastle and Birmingham, to support its growing team and urgent need to take on developers to help it scale at pace.
Northcoders’ Developer Incubator helps organisations to scale in-house tech teams by hiring a curated team of junior developers, supported by senior developers and mentors for six months or more.
The teams are embedded in the companies and work on products, with the Northcoders’ senior developer providing support, feedback and guidance to the junior developers.
The specific details of the work being delivered for R² Factory remains confidential but the project will last for nine months and involves the development and creation of brand-new software.
R² Factory at Rolls-Royce is a start-up made up of engineers, data scientists, innovators, professors and coders who build solutions that work with major global corporate members across a number of sectors.
Ian Whitford, Chief Technical Officer at R2 Factory, said: “We wanted to build a capable software team quickly and have them grow with the business. With the demands on our senior people, we couldn’t realistically get that done in-house as recruitment in a competitive market is incredibly time- and resource-intensive. Northcoders handled all that for us, and the technical mentorship they’re providing to the junior developers has made a huge difference to their trajectory. We were impressed with Northcoders’ speed and responsiveness.”
Commenting on the project, Amul Batra, Chief Operating Officer at Northcoders, added: “R2 Factory is a leader in its field so it’s fantastic to be partnering with them. Developer Incubator was designed to accelerate growth and support for junior developers, and sustainable value for businesses. We’re delighted with the results – long may it continue.”
