Senior Developer

Issued: November 21

Salary is £30,000 – £40,000 depending on experience

Role Purpose: 

We’re looking for a Senior Developer, with experience managing team members and a passion for tried and tested processes. The ideal candidate will hit the ground running, implementing processes from previous roles, ensuring all code adheres to a strict testing process.

Skills we’re looking for:

Back-end (PHP) 

• Knowledge and experience of object-orientated programming
• Understanding of SOLID principles, and ability to code review adhering to the principles
• Knowledge of different architectures and design patterns, with implementation experience
• Strong experience with Laravel, utilising all aspects of the framework
• Experience working with MySQL and other database platforms
• Experience developing/building well-structured and documented APIs (OpenAPI Spec)
• Knowledge of Headless system architecture, and consuming secure APIs

Front-end 

• Essentials – HTML5, CSS3, SASS (SCSS) and BEM
• Knowledge and use of front-end frameworks such as Tailwind or Foundation
• Knowledge and use of Javascript frameworks such as Vue or React.
• Good knowledge and ability to produce well-structured standards-compliant Javascript (ES6) General
• Ability to perform constructive code reviews, achieving the best out of peers on each review.
• Confident acting as a mentor for junior team members
• Ability to be self-directed, and delegate required tasks on a project
• Understanding of an Agile methodology, and how to assist implementing into teams
• Adept at utilising Agile project management systems such as JIRA
• Knowledge of WCAG Accessibility standards
• Experience working with project managers, to accurately spec and schedule projects/tasks
• Strong experience with Version Control (Git), including semver releases/tagging
• Experience with automated CI/CD testing tools and utilities (I.E. Github Actions, Jenkins)
• Experience with hosting platforms such as AWS and Digital Ocean
• Clean and well-documented code is essential
• Server Administration experience / Basic Web server maintenance (NGINX, PHP-FPM, Redis)
• Knowledge and experience with Webpack and other build processes such as Laravel Mix
• Experience with wireframing and prototyping of relevant concepts Desirable
• Understanding of queuing/messaging processes such as Amazon SQS/RabbitMQ
• Knowledge of Microservices architecture
• Experience with MongoDB or DynamoDB
• Experience with Docker/Containerisation
• Experience of available services with AWS, and ability to suggest relevant services on projects
• Understanding and experience with a TDD approach to testing
• Framework-agnostic approach to development – Utilising the right technologies or framework for the project/functionality

Benefits 

• A competitive salary
• Exciting place to work with varied projects
• Remote working (2:3)
• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• A share in our success – every member of the team receives an annual performance-related bonus
• We plant trees and fund the world’s best climate crisis solutions to offset the carbon emissions of our team members
• A Macbook
• An exciting and diverse workload
• A super-duper Herman Miller chair (say good-bye to any backaches)
• Whatever tools you need to do an amazing job for your clients
• Huge opportunities to learn and develop whether, through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects, or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues
• A very nice office in the heart of Leicester’s Cultural Quarter
• A safe place to leave your bike
• The monthly street food festival ‘Last Friday’ is on our doorstep
• Regular team events and socials
• Annual effect away day  – get together with your colleagues to celebrate success and look forward to what’s next