About the Role
You’ll be the go-to person for a small highly skilled agile team, with ownership over the mission and your development practices and process. Your engineering team will be mainly based in the UK and Germany. You will also work closely with existing application team, as well as with a broader range of stakeholders distributed across the UK, Germany, Netherlands and the USA.
As a Software Engineering Lead, you will play a crucial role in overseeing software development within your specific area of responsibility. You will solve technical problems as well as guide your team to success.
Responsibilities
Able to communicate and take ownership within the team and across team boundaries. Assisting in the breakdown and implementation of new features, such as a Sharing Service, Smart Search Engine, and a User Data Manager. Helping to build AWS platform infrastructure with CDK, such as Node JS/Python Lamda’s. Assisting in refactoring the existing application. Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity. Participate in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews. Operating in various development environments (Agile, Kanban, etc.) while collaborating with stakeholders. Requirements
Demonstrate experience working with modern React frameworks. Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers, including knowledge on running cost effective serverless architecture. Understand Software Engineering techniques and processes Desirable, but not essential, experience with Graph QL, or similar API schemas. Any experience with one or more of the following would be beneficial C#, SQL, Python or Java Script. Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience.
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working for you
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer
Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits Wellbeing programs Life assurance Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme Save As You Earn share option scheme Travel Season ticket loan Electric Vehicle Scheme Optional Dental Insurance Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave Employee Assistance Programme Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer Access to extensive learning and development resources Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work
