Software Engineer (Node & React)

Photobox Group ,
London, Greater London
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Role - Software Engineer Location - Farringdon, London Brand - Photobox Group We have an ambitious goal to re-platform Photobox to deliver an outstanding experience for our customers and internal business users in order to drive significant business growth. You will be building optimised, scalable modular websites using technologies based on JavaScript. You will also have demonstrated the ability to put together delightful user experiences. You will be in a great environment to solve challenging technical problems and refine your skills as an engineer, learning from and passing knowledge to like-minded and talented colleagues. What will I be doing? * Utilising JavaScript to work at all levels of our stack from front-end components within React to the creation of services in the backend. Ensuring that all code is tested to the appropriate standards to allow us to continuously deploy. * Ensuring code quality by participating in code reviews, following existing coding standards and always thinking of possible improvements or simplifications we could make. * Taking end-to-end ownership over your tasks, from ticket refinement to delivery in production and aftercare. * Working in a cross-geography delivery team utilising software development practices, such as; Agile, collaborative code ownership, unit testing and continuous deployment. Requirements What experience do I definitely need? * Experience with JavaScript * Experience fetching data from a service * Experience working with Git and GitHub What tech experience would put me well on my way toward being an ideal candidate? * Experience in backend development using: NodeJS with SQL and NoSQL databases * Experience in frontend development using: React (Functional + CSS Modules), Redux, SASS/CSS3+, HTML5+ * Experience with NodeJS task-runners and tooling: WebPack, Yarn, NPM, Babel * Experience with test platforms and tools: Jest, Enzyme * Experience working in an Agile team What tech experience would earn me a plus? * Experience with GraphQL * Experience with DynamoDB * Experience creating JS micro-services in NodeJS environment * Experience working on high-volume sites * Experience with improving site performance * Experience creating in-web photo editing tools and features * Experience working with Docker * Experience with automation tools like Jenkins, Kubernetes and Kibana Personal Attributes * Communicative and social Were a friendly bunch and great communication is the key to our success * Continual improvement Learning and improving. Thats what its all about. * Collaborative and helpful We go much further when we help each other improve whenever and however we can. * Delivery Focused Were obsessive in our pursuit for the best customer experience, but a timely delivery is essential. * Enthusiastic Were building things we care about and we love what we do! Benefits On top of a competitive salary we also offer a range of great benefits too. Yearly bonus Maternity and Paternity policies, and flexible working support for parents Flexible working and work from home Funded wellbeing - including discounted gyms, yoga and bootcamps in the office Healthcare, dental and life assurance Workplace pension scheme Season ticket loans Cycle to work scheme Mental health and wellbeing support available 24/7 Coffee machine and fresh fruit in the office Referral bonus when you bring your friends to join the team Credit to spend each year on Photobox 33 days of holiday a year (including public holidays) increasing each year up to 38

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