About Us:
We are a leading solution provider of visual tool management solutions helping enterprise customers manage and audit their critical tooling and equipment. Our innovative solutions cater to a wide range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality solutions that meet the specific needs of our clients using technology to solve real world problems.
Position Overview:
We are looking for a Junior Software Developer to join our growing team. Reporting to our Head of Software Development, we are looking for a candidate that will be excited to join a small business with a range of solutions offered to some of the world's leading manufacturing and engineering organisations.
You will be helping to enhance and develop the cloud-based KIT (www.thisiskit.com) intelligent inventory platform which is used daily by enterprise organisations to manage and standardise their tools and equipment. This might mean implementing an improvement to the code, improving the user experience, implement a new feature across the platform, and more.
This could be your first role after graduating, or you may have up to 2 years of industry experience. Being a small company, the day-to-day activities will primarily be contributing to the development of our software application and features but also might include other tasks that support other areas of the business as well.
As part of a small team, you will have the opportunity to take full responsibility for projects from an early stage, including the full project lifecycle from development to deployment.
The main focus of the role is to the front-end development of our platform. The ideal candidate will have an appreciation for software design and UX/UI and notable experience and understanding of the following skills:
· Frontend frameworks (React)
· JavaScript and TypeScript
· HTML/CSS
· C#
· SQL Server (E.g. Azure)
· Version control (E.g. Git/Github)
· Developer tools (E.g. Visual Studio)
The following skills would be beneficial but not essential:
· React Native
· Entity framework
· .NET APIs
· Azure App Service, Functions, Storage, SQL
The position will provide a wealth of experience in the software life cycle developing full stack solutions, along with excellent training and career development. If you are looking to become an experienced developer and want to work in a small talented team close to the whole business operation, then please apply!
Requirements
* A university degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline (2:1 or above)
* Display a clear passion for a career in software development
* Flair for design and appreciation of UX/UI
* Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
* Project oriented, focused on quality and delivery
* Good team worker and self-reliant
* Willingness to learn and attempt all tasks, even those not necessarily directly related to day-to-day responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
* Developing new features within the KIT platform
* Reviewing the existing UX/UI to improve useability and maintain a consistent look and feel across the KIT platform
* Collaborate with other members of the team on projects involving the full stack. This would include the backend using C# and a SQL database.
* Follow company standards while writing clean, maintainable code that adheres to best practices in software development.
* Participate in code reviews and contribute to team discussions to enhance project outcomes.
* Utilise version control systems like Git to manage code changes and collaborate with team members.
* Assist in troubleshooting and debugging applications to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
* To interact and liaise with clients when doing project work, or when issues arise.
As a small organisation this is a broad customer facing role which reflects the resource levels within the business where jobs are currently multi-faceted to ensure that the business is run efficiently and effectively. It calls for close teamwork with others as well as strong communication skills.
You will have a highly organised approach to work. You will have strong communication skills with a high degree of accuracy using a ‘right first-time approach’ and are willing to take on a variety of tasks to support the business.
We'd really like to ensure you are set for success so please do ensure that your application contains your achieved academic grades and any examples of your coding brilliance - Links to your GitHub profile are great but not required. You will also need to provide proof of your right to work in the UK.