Were the feel-good fashion brand making style accessible and fun for over 55 years, on our website, mobile app and over 360 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
By living our values - we play to win, customer obsessed, we are one and it starts with me - we deliver That New Look Feeling for our customers and each other.
THE ROLE
The role will sit in our Technology function in our Engineering Team whose primary focus is to develop the digital and cloud capability for New Look. The team is becoming established, and we are looking at building it up. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something at the start and be involved in creating an innovative team culture. This is a terrific opportunity for a motivated individual with a strong work ethic. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be a key player in the Engineering team.
WHATS IN IT FOR YOU
* 40% staff discount plus friends & family discounts throughout the year
* Access to our reward platform for external discount and offers
* Private pension scheme
* Profit related bonus scheme
* Company Car allowance - you can use it to buy, lease or fund your current vehicle or take as cash benefit
* AXA Private Medical Scheme
* Virtual GP access for you and your children - it allows you to speak to a doctor at a time and date that suits you
* All employees are covered by our life assurance policy from day one
* Unlock extra leave with our buy more holiday scheme.
* Celebrate YOU! Enjoy an extra paid day off on your birthday each year
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave.
* Spread the cost of your commute with interest-free season ticket loans
* Do your bit for the environment and save money with our Cycle2Work scheme
* Were proud to partner with the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Childrens Trust
WHAT YOULL BE DOING (RESPONSIBILITIES)
* As Principal Software Engineer, you will be supporting, leading, and encouraging teams and individuals, helping them to be at their best.
* Plans tasks for self and others and is accountable for their delivery.
* Provides oversight and guidance for the design and implementation of software projects.
* Works with Scrum Team to leverage tools and processes to iteratively plan and develop both new features and bug fixes defined as part of the project.
* Tracks tasks, reports status, and works both individually and in teams to implement software solutions.
* Drives development of fast, clean and reliable code
* Leads appropriate program and source code documentation. Leads design and code reviews.
* Analyses issues in code and identify solutions
* Provides 3rd level technical support as needed.
* Performs unit, string, system, volume and regression testing activities per documented test strategies and plans.
* Establishes user and model office testing environments.
* Working in a growing environment that has/uses Test Driven Development, Agile, and Scrum methodologies
* Research customer requirements and emerging software technologies and strategize an action plan for an engineering team.
* Provide oversight, guidance, and coaching to peers and junior developers.
* Communicate proficiently and professionally to customers and co-workers.
* Deliver new software features promptly and free of defects.
WHO YOU ARE
* You will be an expert using C# programming language and the .NET framework.
* Demonstrable proficiency and prior experience in working with development lifecycle and source control systems, preferably git, Gitlab and Jira.
* Demonstrable proficiency and prior experience in Agile with JIRA and team collaboration.
* Demonstrable proficiency and prior experience in security minded designs, implementations and integrations.
* Ability to work with and manage on and offshore 3rd party tech partners
* Working closely with Platform Engineering as well as Architectural Community to take part in key decisions to help guide the teams towards scalable and maintainable solutions.
* An active part of the tech management team, supporting the Head of Engineering and the Engineering Manager to ensure sufficient support for the services and applications we support and line-managing, mentoring, coaching and leading your team
* Preferable prior experience with the following (cloud) platforms and services: Azure (IaaS/PaaS/Serverless, e.g., Event Hubs, Event Grid, Service Bus, Web Apps, Functions, AKS, etc.), Docker, Kubernetes
* Proven experience with automated testing including integration tests.
* Bachelors degree or higher in computer science or any other relevant field
* 5+ years of experience as a Senior or Principal Software Engineer.
* Experience of working in Retail would be advantageous but is not a prerequisite
WHY NEW LOOK?
We care about you and the planet and believe fashion should be a force for positive change. We celebrate inclusion and diversity in everything we do. Were proud of our inclusive culture and our talented team members who embrace our shared purpose, behaviours and values.
We prioritise development, offering training to support your progression, so you can be your absolute best and achieve your goals.
We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer, our colleagues work a range of patterns. If you have a specific pattern in mind, were keen to discuss this with you in line with the output needed for the role.
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