Full Stack Software Engineer in Manchester - 3 days in office
About the Company:
An innovative media experience company that helps brands, broadcasters, and sports organisations build active communities through interactive and socially-connected content. They’ve worked with clients such as TNT Sports, Sky, Manchester City, ITV, and more... to put their fans/audiences at the centre of their broadcast production and give their audience MORE.
Job Summary:
As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will work in hybrid working model - splitting your time between the office (Tue - Thu) and home (Mon + Fri) each week so that you can closely collaborate with a creative team of developers to continuously enhance and evolve the overall products and services. But your responsibilities will also include building and developing custom interactive applications by collaborating with fellow developers, designers, and stakeholders. Through this innovation you will ensure successful project outcomes. In time, you will take ownership of new feature development and proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they escalate.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and enhance custom interactive applications across both back and front end
* Collaborate with developers, designers, and stakeholders to ensure project success
* Take ownership of new feature development
* Stay updated with emerging technologies and programming trends
* Proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they become critical incidents
* As a strong advocate of DevOps principles, you'll be directly engaged with addressing the daily operational needs of customers who utilise the systems and components delivered by you and your team. This role will also involve participation in the on-call rotation.
Requirements:
* Applicants must either hold British citizenship or possess indefinite rights to work in the UK (without expiry)
* Demonstrable experience in web development using frameworks, preferably with expertise in JavaScript and at least a working knowledge of Node.js / Vue.js
* Java and Node back end experience preferably working with REST, SQL and NoSQL databases, and messaging platforms
* Experience working with cloud-based environments like AWS / Google
* Experience with databases, including NoSQL
* Proficient in developing, deploying, and integrating apps in a Linux environment, with
* knowledge of automation and scripting
* Strong analytical, programming, and problem-solving skills
* Understanding or interest in broadcast and streaming technologies would be a bonus!