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Senior full stack developer

For over 40 million people in the UK, spectacles are the first thing reached for in the morning, and the last thing taken off at night. Even the overworked smartphone can’t seize pole position.

But the optical industry hasn’t changed in over three centuries. Products are tired, standards are poor, and glasses wearers have got used to sub-standard experiences.

We’re changing that.

The role

You will play an essential part in a newly created technology function as the first full time development hire alongside a full time independent contractor.

As a Senior Full Stack Developer, you will have the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects, hire & mentor junior developers, and be an integral part of the software development life cycle. Your expertise will drive the success of our products and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our technology initiatives.

What you’ll do

  • Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
  • Architecture and Design: Collaborate with the development team to create efficient and scalable application architecture, emphasising reusability and maintainability.
  • Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and tools, and recommend improvements to existing processes and methodologies to enhance development efficiency.
  • Project Management: Take ownership of development projects, participate in project planning, set realistic timelines, and meet project milestones and deadlines.
  • Bug Fixing and Maintenance: Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues and bugs, ensuring optimal performance and seamless user experience.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including designers, other developers & agencies, gathering requirements, offering technical insights, and contributing to the overall product development process.
  • Quality Assurance: Implement best practices for testing, code quality, and security, ensuring the delivery of robust and reliable software solutions.
  • Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, architecture diagrams, and API documentation.
  • Code Optimization: Optimise application code for performance, scalability, and responsiveness, improving the overall user experience.

Our Technology:

  • Shopify website
  • AWS
  • Innovations
  • Sylius

Requirements

Who you are:

  • 5-7 Years of experience in Full stack development
  • Knowledgeable in security / personal data protection principles and GDPR
  • General experience building, launching and maintaining web stores, as well as general knowledge of the admin system
  • Demonstrable expertise with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with an in-depth understanding of DOM
  • Experience with working with a made theme and/or Storefront API alongside Shopify's theming system and Liquid templating
  • Thorough understanding and experience with vanilla JavaScript, jQuery, ES2015/ES6, and modern JavaScript frameworks
  • Experience with PHP based systems
  • Thorough testing and debugging skills with browser console and external tools
  • Experience developing for responsive layouts for a desktop, tablet, and mobile
  • Experience working with 3rd party services and APIs
  • Ability to communicate well, giving proactive feedback to peers and team matched with essential organisation skills

Benefits

Some nice things you’ll get

  • Complementary spectacles/sunglasses
  • Bespoke holiday allowance
  • Personalised training and development with exclusive access to the YCN platform
  • Yoga classes and lots of company socials
  • Mental Health Partnership with Thrive: Mental Wellbeing
  • Unlimited You Can Now Business Skills Training
  • Qualified financial expert Bippit

Contract: Permanent. 40 hours. Brewery Road HQ.

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