Principal Frontend Developer - £75k-£80k

Posted 20 hours 52 minutes ago by Lorien

£75,000 - £80,000 Annual
Permanent
Not Specified
Other
Manchester, United Kingdom
Job Description

Job Type

Permanent

Location

Job Ref

BBBH00

Date Added

Consultant

Principal Front-end Engineer

  • £75 - £80k + 10% bonus and benefits.
  • Manchester city centre (2 days in office + flexible working hours)


JOB PURPOSE
Having recently launched a new proprietary back-end enterprise platform, you will play a key role in transforming the front-end elements that serve millions of customers across the UK and U.S. This will involve working closely with the Heads of Technology, Software Architects and team leads, so strong stakeholder management ability is crucial.


Duties:

  • Scaling and performance optimisation of web front-end and interaction with API layers
  • Resolve high-level, complex software challenges and optimise system performance
  • Implement software development processes, including Agile and Scrum methodologies
  • Contribute to software design, code, and test procedures
  • Participate in the estimation of software development projects
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of technical documentation
  • Mentor Junior Developers and assist with their professional development.


REQUIREMENTS:

  • Understanding of low latency, high-scale approaches such as WebSockets
  • Thorough grasp of distributed web caching tools and techniques, e.g. Redis, etc
  • Understanding of fundamental software development best practices, architectures and patterns
  • Awareness of modern deployment methodologies
  • Expertise in performance optimisation of web technologies
  • Willingness to challenge process and existing ways of working or to truly own the domain you're a part of, pushing for innovation through valuable technical or non-technical change

ON OFFER:

  • Hybrid remote working (2 days a week in Manchester city centre)
  • 25 days annual leave + BH
  • Annual bonus (10%), Pension, Death in service, Employee discounts, Tax efficient saving scheme
  • Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay

THE COMPANY:

With millions of customers spanning the UK and the U.S., this product driven tech company developers large scale enterprise systems that handle 1000's of transactions and calculations every second, and handles massive amounts of live incoming data. Their front-end systems span web, mobile and stand-alone terminals.


Interested? Contact Philip Boltt at Lorien Global

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