Aldermore
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Reading, Berkshire
Lead Developer
Overview
Job Description
Lead Developer ( C#, Angular, .NET) Reading Heard of us? We're an award-winning bank; backing people to fulfil life's hopes and dreams. Now is your chance... Our CTO division aims to support and help build the Aldermore business, providing excellence in IT Delivery, Enterprise Architecture, Solutions Architecture, Information Security, Operations and Development. As a Lead Developer you will be responsible for taking the technical lead on projects for Aldermore's digital platform including Aldermore.co.uk and the framework and technologies for integrating line of business origination and servicing portals. The role of Lead Developer is really important to us. You will provide technical leadership on projects that will continuously improve the digital experience for our customers and intermediaries. Based in our dynamic Reading office, you will sit amongst a team of up to 10 Developers and report to the Digital Platform Manager. What would your day look like? * You will provide technical guidance/leadership on projects utilising Umbraco/Angular/.NET Core based code for developing and upgrading Aldermore.co.uk and intermediaries * You will contribute to create robust best practice development techniques * As Tech Lead you will ensure code is delivered to a high quality, functioning to acceptance criteria across all required devices * Ensure that non-functional requirements are considered including performance and accessibility considerations * Optimise the performance of the code * Assist product owners and project managers in release planning. * Assist UX and UI designers to create great User experiences What do we expect of you? * Previous experience taking the technical lead on complex web dev projects * Previous experience utilising C#, ASP MVC, WebAPI, Angular 6 , Node.JS, Git source control, JIRA * Proven track record for creating greenfield enterprise level websites * Deep understanding of code reuse and design patterns * Experience of refactoring and optimization of code for performance, maintainability and extensibility * Expertise in TDD and CI/CD techniques What can you expect of us? * A friendly and flexible culture, synonymous with our proposition to our Customers. * A smart yet comfortable working environment, well located for the daily commute and those lunchtime errands. * A growing organisation that defines itself as being nimble, lean and strong. * A drive for continuous improvement, for which you will be empowered to get behind from day one. * A visible and approachable ExCo; who you will very likely to bump into whilst making your morning coffee. And of course you will be compensated competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential. Still Curious? A lot can happen in a year! In 2019 Aldermore Group was formed; bringing together two very successful businesses, Aldermore Bank and MotoNovo Finance, under the First Rand umbrella. Whilst our parent company operates internationally from their HQ in South Africa, we are a UK-based financial services specialist that supports our customers across a range of products and services, with hubs throughout the UK, including London, Reading, Manchester and Cardiff. We also celebrated our 10th Birthday and fundamentally 10 years of helping those with ideas; by saying yes to our customers. We've propelled entrepreneurs on their journeys; we've given first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; and we've opened up the lending market to many. As for what the next 12 months has to offer; we are embarking upon the delivery of our Purpose; a Purpose that underpins our next 3 to 5 years as a growing business. Join us today and we will make the same Promises to you as an employee, as we ...