Jan 04, 2022
Full time
Job Specification Reporting to: Software Development Engineering Lead Location: Fully remote Please note that unfortunately we are unable to provide visa sponsorship to candidates without full rights to work within the UK (Tier 2 or Tier 5). We kindly request that candidates only apply if they have full rights to work in the UK Our client is the leading global provider of embedded business finance and has delivered more than £500 million in funding to SMEs across the UK, EU and US, providing all they need to offer easy and frictionless revenue-based finance solutions to their SME customers through their API-powered funding platform. Behind the technology is a really strong and united team, dedicated to helping partners have a positive impact on their businesses.The team is growing quickly and are keen to hear from ambitious, talented front end developers who want to help them scale globally! You will be reporting to your lead but not following one - this is a key factor we want to highlight at our client because we believe some of us are born leaders and just love creating technology that solves a problem. This is a really great company where job satisfaction is high, we give flexibility of working from home on genuinely interesting projects. You will be challenged and this gives the opportunity to update and learn new technologies. We're particularly proud to have been formally recognised by Great Place To Work as one of the UK's Best (Medium) Workplaces, as well as being one of the Best (Medium) Workplace For Women and a centre of Excellence For Wellbeing. We're serious about creating a well maintained and supported platform that has outstanding uptime where the issues our users face are dealt with quickly and effectively. We're rapidly expanding our technical teams and this role offers a chance to shape how our support and maintenance function should operate. Who are you? You are someone that is passionate about building great software and working with like-minded people to do the same. You should be someone who has the ability to operate without close supervision. Mandatory skills • A strong knowledge and substantial working experience with web development using a Typescript/JavaScript web framework, React, Node.js and some exposure to either Azure (preferably) or AWS • A proven track record developing SOAP and/or REST interfaces • Demonstrable optimisation, profiling, testing and refactoring skills • Excellent communicator & fluent in English It would advantageous if you have: • Working experience with C# / .Net core • Experience in Agile development methodologies (XP, Scrum, Kanban) • Understanding of messaging technologies like RabbitMQ and document DB's like MongoDB What will you be doing here? • Delivering optimised web based front end interfaces for both internal and external customers • Collaborating with your team and stakeholders to solve complex business problems • Focusing on the quality of the software whilst delivering frequently to the customers. We are continually building on our values-driven and culturally diverse community and encourage applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, race, age, sexual-orientation, or background. What we can offer you? Health • Company wellbeing programme - running club, nutritionist sessions, free fruit and healthy snacks, mental health framework • Health insurance • Eyecare vouchers • Flu jabs Wealth • Company pension scheme • Life insurance • Performance related bonus • Financial wellbeing initiatives • Salary sacrifice schemes for Cycle to Work and Technology purchases • Season Ticket Loan • Charitable giving Lifestyle • Generous holiday entitlement including an extra 3 days holiday to cover the Christmas period • Flexible working • Team away days • Regular company socials What happens next? Like the sound of this one? You can reach us at ******** - we look forward to chatting with you!