Employer: Genius Within
Location: Remote with occasional travel to BN7 3AL as required
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
Closing date: 6 Jan 2025
** Please note that this role is a 12-month fixed-term contract**
**This role is Remote working with occasional request to work with the team in our Plumpton office (BN7 3AL) with travel as required**
Introduction:
Genius Within CIC is a dynamic organisation dedicated to developing robust digital solutions to support the neurodiverse community. Our core platforms are Laravel-based applications hosted in AWS environments, utilising Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines for seamless testing and deployments.
As a small but growing development team, we work in a collaborative and agile environment, partnering closely with digital, UX, and marketing teams to deliver high-quality products.
We value people who are passionate about coding and excited to contribute to the growth and development of the team.
Job Purpose:
We are seeking a passionate Mid-Level Web Developer to join our growing team. Your responsibilities will cover both frontend and backend tasks, ensuring seamless functionality and an optimal user experience.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take ownership of development tasks and contribute to fast-evolving products.
The successful candidate will take on a key role in developing and maintaining our platforms while contributing to the team's culture and growth.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Develop and maintain frontend features using Blade templates, SCSS, and jQuery.
2. Build and optimise backend components, including models, controllers, migrations, and API endpoints.
3. Write and maintain unit tests to ensure code quality and functionality.
4. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to implement new features and improvements.
5. Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement in the development process.
6. Demonstrate strong experience in Git, including branching strategies, conflict resolution, and maintaining code integrity across multiple environments.
7. Manage and deploy application updates via Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines.
8. Work in an agile environment, providing input during sprint planning and retrospectives.
9. Troubleshoot and resolve issues in both development and production environments.
10. Contribute to the onboarding of new team members and provide mentoring to junior developers.
11. Play a role in fostering a positive team culture, sharing knowledge, and encouraging collaboration.
General Responsibilities
* All employees are expected to live the company values of passion, professionalism, openness, integrity, and loyalty.
* Take responsibility for own CPD (Continuing Professional Development) in line with Genius Within expectations.
* Ensure that all Genius Within policies, e.g. Equality and Diversity, Code of Conduct, Safeguarding procedures, Health and Safety, Data Security, are fully applied at all times.
* Ensure accurate and secure handling of data including DBS, case notes, and financial records.
* To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the vulnerable adults you come into contact with.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Essential
1. 3+ years of experience with a focus on Laravel.
2. Proficiency in frontend technologies, particularly HTML, SCSS, and jQuery.
3. Strong understanding of backend technologies, including PHP, MySQL, and API development.
4. Experience in writing and maintaining unit tests for both backend and frontend components.
5. Strong experience in Git, including expertise in using version control for collaboration, branching, and managing deployments.
6. Experience with CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
7. Ability to work within agile methodologies, using Jira and Confluence.
8. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
9. Strong people skills, with the ability to support other developers as the team grows.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Desirable
1. Experience working with AWS cloud architecture and infrastructure management (EC2, RDS, S3).
The successful candidate must undergo a basic DBS check, on the basis that the role involves contact with vulnerable adults, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Other relevant recruitment checks may also be carried out, including HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard and prison vetting and clearance.
Genius Within cares deeply about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
**We reserve the right to close this job posting early should we receive a suitable number of applicants, we strongly advise interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. However, if you are interested in the role and require time to complete until the deadline, please let us know**
**Interviews for this role will be held on week commencing 13th January 2025**
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
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