¡Hola We’re On the Beach. There’s over 600 of us, mostly at home, and sometimes in our office in Manchester. We send nearly two million people on holiday every year (not together) and we’re expecting to get to three million pretty sharpish. Why? Because we’re the only holiday company who truly gets why going on your holidays is the best week or two of the year. With our market-leading offers, scalable, flexible and innovative technology, strong customer-value proposition and low cost base, we’re challenging existing players and redefining how customers book, manage and experience their holidays. And it doesn’t stop there. With huge opportunities for growth, we’re on a long-term mission to become Europe’s biggest and most loved online retailer of beach holidays, so our story’s only really just begun… We're on the lookout for talented, beach-loving people to join us and contribute to the next chapter of our story. You will get to work on interesting projects and will be given the tools and autonomy to have the chance to make your impact on our growth plans. You'll find diverse teams, reflective of the world we live in and the customers we serve. We believe strongly that difference, not uniformity, is critical to our success. We know that better decisions happen when they are made by a range of voices, perspectives and experiences. As an equal opportunities employer, we value and welcome applications from all sections of the community. What you'll be doing You will be joining our Channels and Content team. This team is responsible for new customer acquisition and retention through marketing tech, SEO and landing pages. ‘Channels’ (as we call them), also own the content management system (CMS) and meta data systems powering the content across all frontend experiences. Our stack is a mixture of javascript (and typescript) using react and next.js, graphQL, running on Kubernetes in AWS. We use the Contentful headless CMS system. An ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience with some, or all, of these eco systems. You'll be a great addition to our team if you have the following skills, knowledge and experience Pleased to meet ‘you’ You, are early in your Software Engineer journey, with between 1 and 3 years of commercial software experience. We run a supportive and collaborative environment to which we would be thrilled to add you into and learn from. We still expect you to produce high quality, well tested code delivered into production, initially under the guidance of others, but will support your individual growth and trajectory to become an autonomous valued independent contributor. But more importantly, you must enjoy creating lovable and innovative customer experiences and have a desire to work with a variety of languages. You will be working closely with teams from marketing, product, user research and design, data science and platforms, and the business itself. We value agility and pragmatism and see benefit that comes from differing perspectives and approaches to make our teams awesome. We ask that you’re as passionate about Software Development as we are The skills you will bring to the beach JavaScript and TypeScript JavaScript testing (we use Jest and Cypress, but any is fine), and testing in general Git and CI/CD pipelines (we use GitLab for both) API definition and implementation AWS The ideal candidate also has experience with: Contentful/headless CMS systems React js / React Native C# / .Net Graph QL Mobile dev experience Large scale system design and implementation Crafting high performance, low latency UI experiences Experience in object-oriented and functional software development, with excellent problem-solving skills Metrics, monitors and operational health What to expect from our interview process We will have a multi-stage interview process to ensure all important questions get answered, both for us and for you. The starting point is a call with our People Team, followed by a take home Technical Assessment, (nothing to fear) it’s a simple way for us to understand how you break apart problems and think about solutions. The same test is used for all role levels and is a rough way for us to gauge that you are working at the right level for the role you have applied for. From here, we will start the two-stage interview process: the first part is focussed on technology and the second on customers and product. These sessions will either be on Teams, or at the office, and your preference will be considered. We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the People team know and they will be happy to assist. Ways of working Our fulltime hours are 37.5 per week, but we don't have rigid working hours so you can find the working pattern that's right for you. We have core working hours between 10am - 4pm, so we can collaborate and enjoy the social side of work. We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and from our office in Manchester City Centre, 2 days every 2 weeks. Our benefits We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. These include: 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Generous discount on holidays, plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday Flexible working hours and hybrid working Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan Company Sick Pay scheme Regular wellbeing events Gym discount Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Death in Service cover Onsite subsidised coffee shop The Sandbox (our very own bar) Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre Regular social events Cycle to Work scheme