IT Specialist for Application Development (m/f/d)
Apprenticeship in Kaiserslautern | ALZURA AG

Apprenticeship at ALZURA – what to expect

Start your IT career with us and discover how diverse and creative the apprenticeship as an IT specialist for application development (m/f/d) can be!

As a Europe-wide eCommerce company, we operate a comprehensive digital ecosystem of B2B marketplace, local shopping solutions, and connected webshops. For all these applications to function smoothly and to continue developing continuously, modern software, clear processes, and people who program with passion are needed – and this is where you come in.

During your IT training as an application development specialist (m/f/d), you will become part of our development teams and gain deep insights into professional software projects. You will learn how applications are planned, developed, and tested, how modern frameworks and technologies are used, and how we create solutions together in agile teams that hundreds of thousands of users use daily. From the start, you actively work on real features and experience firsthand how we build, expand, and continuously improve our platforms.

During your three-year IT training, you will go through various development areas, continuously deepen your technical understanding, and directly contribute to the implementation of new features, tools, and services. Step by step, you develop into a developer who understands how modern software is created and grows in a corporate environment.

We live eCommerce – and maybe soon together with you.

Key Facts about the Apprenticeship

Location: Kaiserslautern
Working Hours: Full-time
Work Model: Onsite
Start Date: August 2026
Vocational School: BBS I Technik in Kaiserslautern
Languages: German C1, English B2

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Your tasks and insights

You go through our IT departments, explore different teams and products, learn how modern software development works, and actively support the operational daily business.
You dive deep into the world of programming, learn object-oriented languages like PHP or JavaScript, and apply them in exciting projects.
You learn how modern technologies like SOLR, RabbitMQ, MySQL, or REDIS work and advance our daily business.
You develop software solutions for frontend and backend, check your code with automated tests, and understand how Continuous Integration works.
You learn to use project management software in software development.
You work in agile teams with Scrum and bring your creative ideas to life.

What we expect from you

You have at least a secondary school leaving certificate or a higher qualification.
Your German skills are good and you are also confident in English.
You are interested in IT and programming and want to delve deeper into the world of software development.
You already have some basic knowledge of a programming language, such as PHP.
Ideally, you have already gained initial experience in programming small applications, which you can provide us via a GitHub link.
You like to work carefully and in a structured manner.

Look forward to this

✔Option for hybrid work
✔Grade premiums for classwork and annual certificates
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Coverage of books and learning materials
✔30 vacation days per calendar year
✔Monthly vouchers as tax-free non-cash benefit of 25.00 € net
✔Company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits

✔Modern hardware equipment (MacBooks, 32″ Full HD monitors, etc.)
✔Christmas bonus as a voluntary benefit
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Annual company and team events
✔In-house bistro with employer-subsidized lunch
✔Free beverages (water, soft drinks, coffee)
✔Voluntary joint sports courses & events (such as monthly spinning courses, indoor soccer)

✔✔Modern and ergonomically furnished FlexOffice
✔Free parking spaces

Apply online now and start your training at ALZURA

It only takes 60 seconds to take the first step towards training. No cover letter, no paperwork monster. Just upload your documents and apply directly via the form. We are excited and look forward to getting to know you!