Senior Web Developer [Unannounced Project] (404)

Responsibilities

• Architect web sites to support project needs;
• Work with IT and Production to ensure the web servers can meet project requirements;
• Work as a key part of an agile development team, taking responsibility for organising and planning their own work;
• Ensure coding standards are followed in their own code;
• Collect, interpret and analyse the technical feasibility of system/feature specifications;
• Write clear and well-structured code while bearing in mind performance, maintenance and architectural requirements;
• Include comments in the code and document implemented features;
• Stay up to date with technology advances within the field;
• Perform code review for peers;
• Mentor less experienced web developers
• Ensure that code changes are fully tested by yourself and involving quality control when appropriate;
• Support their manager in any ad-hoc duties and requests.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of a source control system (e.g. Git, Perforce);
• Knowledge of script languages (e.g. C#, node.js, Perl, PHP, Python);
• Knowledge of databases (e.g. mongoDB, MySQL);
• Understanding of bandwidth considerations, and able to implement optimisations;
• Knowledge of common algorithms, data structures and patterns, and their application;
• Knowledge of difference software development methods such as Test-Driven Development, Unit Testing, Agile, etc. ;
• Ability to analyse unfamiliar code of a reasonable complexity to understand, extend and refactor functionality of an existing module;
• Ability to debug defects of a reasonable complexity, including memory related issues, and multi-threading;
• Ability to adapt to change;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Knowledge of analytics systems (e.g. Kibana, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Grafana) is desirable;
• Knowledge of application deployment systems (e.g. Kubernetes) is desirable;
• Knowledge of web app development platforms (e.g. Angular) is desirable.

Relevant Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in web development or equivalent;
• 6 years commercial software development experience with significant involvement in 2 published projects as a web developer;
• Experience profiling and optimisation is required;
• Experience in device and browser compatibility is required;
• Experience with commonly used development tools such as Visual Code and source control is desirable;
• Experience working in a multi-site collaboration environment is desirable.

Benefits & Relocation

Flexible working, 22 days annual leave + Christmas shutdown, private healthcare (with option to add immediate family), life insurance & income protection, workplace pension scheme, paid volunteering days, annual fitness & well-being allowance, games, technology & merchandise, subsidised travel and many more... 

Relocation assistance is available to anyone currently living 50 miles or more from the studio location. Please contact a member of the talent acquisition team to find out what we have to offer and how we can support with your move here... relocation really doesn't have to be a daunting prospect. 

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