Founded in 2013, this company is a rapidly expanding team of software engineers that help SMEs and larger blue-chip corporations around the UK and abroad to better leverage technology within their business. They work closely with their clients to deliver applications that help to transform their business, and have fun coding solutions to interesting problems.
They take a mature approach to agile software development; they automate where possible, they are agile where and when it matters, they work collaboratively with their clients, and they ship often and early.
Technologies and platforms, they utilise include: Rails 5, ES6, React, CI via CodeClimate and Bitbucket Pipelines, JIRA, Digital Ocean, Google Cloud, AWS, Git and so on
Description
They require an enthusiastic and gifted individual with a proven interest and ability in software development to join their team of software engineers. The successful candidate will be helping us develop cross-platform mobile applications that interface with a number of their products and projects.
The candidate should have real-world experience of developing web and mobile applications using JavaScript, either in a professional, academic, or personal capacity. Proficiency in other languages such as Ruby is also highly desirable.
The successful candidate will benefit from exposure to some of the latest cutting edge technologies, and will have the opportunity to see their work used in live production environments.
They will also benefit from working with other like-minded individuals who are keen to share their wealth of industry experience and knowledge.
Required skills
- 2+ years of experience of developing ‘full stack’ web or mobile applications using JavaScript
- 3+ years of experience developing software or services in any language
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Enthusiastic and motivated personality
- Solid understanding of OO principles
- Natural ability with computers and technology in general
- Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to debug and diagnose in a sensible and methodical manner
Desirable
- At least a 2:1 undergraduate degree in a related field or further qualifications
- Industry experience of developing large-scale software and services
- Ability to demonstrate past code and projects
Technical experience of:
o Frameworks and platforms such as React, Angular, and Cordova
o Testing frameworks such as Jasmine
o Automation with tools such as Ansible, Capistrano, or command line scripting
o Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services Platform, or similar cloud platforms
Key Benefits
- Exposure to a wide range of cutting edge technologies
- Work with other likeminded, enthusiastic team members
- Flexible working hours and arrangements
- Friendly and approachable team and mentors
- A kitchen full of snacks and treats, Jura Coffee Machine, team lunch every Wednesday, and regular team nights out
- On-the-job mentoring and training