Full Stack Developer - AWS

We are currently recruiting for a Full Stack Developer with good hands on experience of AWS and JavaScript.

Why do we need Full Stack Developers?

Our applications are made up of frontends, backends and infrastructure. We believe that if we have engineers capable of working on all three, the result is a much more cohesive application that is easier to evolve and maintain over time. We therefore encourage all of our developers to get involved in all aspects even if they've only ever worked on one of them in the past.

We don't want to put people into boxes and limit their ambition or creativity, our goal for our engineers is to help them reach their potential. We can do this by providing the freedom to try new things, learn new skills (from formal training and collaboration) and get things wrong a few times before getting them right (without upsetting our customers!).

We have a sack full of ambition and a backlog full of ideas to provide the best experience to our customers. We also have the desire to make the engineering team a great place to work; where people are encouraged to use their skills and experience and to work together to create something incredible.

Below is what you can expect from working in the CMC engineering team in various areas.

What do we expect from a Fullstack Engineer?

• Build web-based frontend features
• Design and code components and add them to our component library
• Build APIs that are deployed into AWS and our bespoke platform which meet agreed interface contracts
• Run those APIs, including monitoring performance and taking shifts on an on-call rota
• Review system designs and prototypes and work with frontend and downstream developers to create API contracts
• Evaluate new technologies that can be used to provide better customer value and experience
• Constantly monitor and improve APIs, fixing issues as soon as possible
• Provide a high standard of documentation to enable knowledge-sharing
• Have the opportunity to demonstrate the work you have done to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Help to refine customer journeys and requirements for new features
• Work with product and design to create high-fidelity prototypes of potential new functionality
• Manage your own work, keeping boards up to date and attending standups

Key Skills & Experience

• Tech stack includes: Typescript/JavaScript, Jest, AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, etc...), GitHub
• Hands-on frontend development and delivery experience
• Familiar with product and design lifecycles, and collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and product managers
• Experience with using backend APIs and optimising frontend performance
• Experience contributing and working with shared code libraries
• Passion for helping users succeed in their goals through the features you build
• Strong communication skills and an ability to take ownership of tasks and gather requirements
• Ability to solve complex coding challenges around performance and reusability while continuously improving code quality with a TDD approach
• An interest in learning new skills and collaborating on new technologies
• Source code and application versioning

Company Benefits

• Pension
• Healthcare
• Life assurance
• Bonus
• Day off on your birthday
• Free coffee
• Breakfast