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Randstad Construction, Property and Engineering
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London, Greater London
Front End Developer
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Contract Type: Contract |
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Salary: £200 per day |
Overview
Front End Developer Are you looking for your next opportunity working within the technical sector of a large organisation? We currently have the opportunity to recruit a Front End Technical Lead for our London office, in Holborn. If so, please click apply today About the Company: Our client acts as the middle agent for one of the worlds largest steel producers, Tata Steel. Whether it's universal beams/columns or just ordinary steel sheets and plates, MetalHub has the answer and can provide you with a quote as quick as 30 minutes. With over 29 supplier locations in our network as well as serving thousands of customers across the country, they play a massive part in society; you can be part of this Purpose of the Job: You will be the key point of technical leadership for our Front End development, providing strategic input to the management team (circa 20%) and overseeing consistency, scalability and quality across the team (circa 20%),while simultaneously carrying out development work of your own (circa 60%). While you will not have direct people management responsibilities, you will have technical ownership over our Front End development strategy and, as part of this, will be expected to assume a guide and mentoring role for other members of the team. You will be joining a team that is responsible for designing and delivering the best technical solutions to support both business and user needs, actively contributing to the evolution of our platforms. We operate in an agile fashion and work closely with the wider business colleagues and customers to ensure the software being delivered is developed iteratively and based on regular feedback from the people who are using it. Responsibilities of the job: Work closely with the Back End Technical Lead & Architect and Head of Product Strategy to develop a robust Front End systems strategy that aligns with the broader architecture, and support the oversight of our HerokuServers and AWS. Effectively communicate technical initiatives to a wide range of senior stakeholders, including but not limited to the management team and the Board as required. Oversee and approve the technical approach for all major projects, providing quality assurance to the business without limiting the ownership and empowerment of the team. Actively participate in key Product & Development meetings, including fortnightly planning, refinements, project kick-offs, stand ups, design sessions, demos, retrospectives and other knowledge sharing sessions. Work with a range of key stakeholders to plan and deliver any development initiatives, taking ownership of all aspects including but not limited to: technical planning and estimation, spikes and other investigations, technical testing, responding to and acting on user feedback and producing related technical documentation; Make recommendations for new improvements or opportunities that will support key business objectives, particularly related to improving conversion, increasing digital engagement and differentiating our offering. You will need: To be an experienced technical lead with a STEM degree or at least eight years experience performing similar activities described in this job description in a commercial environment; Strong leadership skills and clear ability to foster a collaborative environment; A clear ability to persuade, convince and influence senior audiences for a preferred course of action; To be a proactive, solutions-oriented individual who excels in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment; Have a passion for solving user frictions through simple and effective software solutions; An ability to embrace and reduce uncertainty through continuous, validated learning; Outstanding communications and reasoning skills to navigate a range of stakeholders & business challenges. Experience of producing code optimised for performance and accessibility; Experience within e-commerce, agile environments and/or B2B businesses (preferred, not essential) If this role is of interest to you, and matches your skills sets and experience then please click apply below to submit your CV and cover letter. Please ensure your up to date contact details are on your CV before applying. If your application is shortlisted, we will call you and discuss the role in further detail to ensure this role is what you are looking for and meets our clients needs. Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.