Senior JavaScript Developer (Full Stack)
Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 dependent on experience, + 10% on target bonus
Monday to Friday: 09.00 - 17.30
4 days in office whilst on boarding, then hybrid 2 days on site and 3 days WFH
Car driver essential due to location
Based: Hitchin
Our client was established in 2000 and has experience of working across a range of industry sectors. We have an opportunity for a Senior JavaScript Developer (Full Stack) to join a growing and successful company.
As the company continue to grow, they are looking for a bright, talented, and ambitious full stack Senior JavaScript Developer to work on a variety of different projects, building and maintaining in-house platforms which:
• provide safeguarding monitoring & alerting, working with the Internet Watch Foundation to keep their customer's students safe whilst at school/university.
• Pro-actively monitor customers networks for hardware failures.
• Monitor and alert on customer networks in the event of malware/virus events.
• Solve problems and automate internal processes across marketing, operations, finance and other core teams.
They currently have a small (growing) team of dedicated full stack software developers, and thus the successful candidate will have both varied job role and input in the scope, direction and decision making of their tech stack and overall product direction.
Day to day responsibilities: Senior JavaScript Developer
• Translate real world, customer facing, business problems into technical front and back-end solutions that delight customers - internal and external
• Build front / back-end software applications (30/70 split), with JavaScript, Typescript, React, Node JS and SQL foundations
• Help advance software development by researching and implementing new technologies and frameworks, such as CI/CD, testing, machine learning etc
• Deliver customer-facing self-serve capabilities, data visualisation and the automation of internal processes that help keep the business running smoothly
• Help solve business problems by partnering closely with hardware vendors and internal stakeholders to seek out, identify and translate problem statements
• Actively participate in workshop planning sessions, take shared responsibility for the Kanban board, keep the team updated on your stories - highlighting blockers, and generally be a team player supporting each other where needed
• Partner closely with the development, product, marketing and eCommerce teams to ensure we continue to optimise, automate and enhance all aspects of the business
• Actively contribute to our roadmaps with product ideas and suggestions
• Partnering with the rest of the development team, take pride and ownership of our code base including high quality documentation
• Be an ambassador for the team - raise the profile of software development by showcasing our deliveries
• Keep abreast of market and industry trends outside of the business to support our long-term vision and strategy
• Evaluate and measure your own performance, seeking feedback for continuous improvement; commit to regular check-ins with your line manager and manage upwards where appropriate
Skills / Experience: JavaScript Developer
• Multiple years' experience as a JavaScript software developer in a professional workplace, working across both back-end and front-end applications
• Experience developing software solutions using Node JS, React, Typescript and SQL
• University educated, preferably a relevant technical degree - desirable
• Some experience with Mui or some similar front end framework - desirable
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix operating system / commands - desirable
• Organised and thorough, with good attention to detail
• Quick learner and willing to develop new skills and show initiative
• Willing to introduce new ideas and help introduce new processes
• Personable and confident dealing with internal and external customers
• Positive "can do" attitude and the drive to get things done within deadlines
• Enjoy taking on responsibility, comfortable working autonomously
• Team player and have an analytical mindset, with strong numeracy and literacy skills.
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