
Developer
Be the Business
- Closing: 11:59pm, 14th Jul 2021 BST
Job Description
We are looking for an all-round technical expert who can work with us on our next phase of growth. Since our launch in 2017 we have made use of a wide range of systems and platforms and developed a series of our own digital products. We have moved quickly, testing and learning in an agile manner and making use of contract and agency support to make rapid progress and we now are building our inhouse technical capabilities to help us with all things digital. The successful candidate will work in our Programmes team and report to our Digital Product Lead, working closely with a senior developer who is already in place. They will also work with teams across the whole organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Development and maintenance of digital products and infrastructure at Be the Business
Delivery of new products and functionality from concept to product, working both independently and in teams while following programming language coding standards and adhering to software development principles
UI/UX development and oversight of well-functioning services, databases and applications
Conducting test-driven development and unit, integration and acceptance testing, following principles of CI/CD.
Production of technical documentation
Hands on working with Python (Wagtail Framework) and ReactJS
Management and oversight of relevant digital products, platforms and release plans working with the Digital Product Lead to ensure smooth development and implementation
Management of tech / digital suppliers and agencies providing input to technical requirements and management of performance of suppliers
Delivery of agile development of digital assets, working with external digital agencies and suppliers where required
Overall responsibility for upkeep and updates to Be the Business website and platforms including:
Work with programmes and marketing teams to produce new web pages and update existing ones as and when required
Work with content team to facilitate the uploading of new content to portfolio of websites & platforms
Ensure all existing and future content is optimised for search, including metadata, image tagging and backlinking
Optimisation of existing web content across all owned and unowned platforms
Key Administrator across all digital assets
Skills / Competencies Required:
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to communicate technical details to non-technical people.
Full-stack developer with at least 2 years experience as Full-stack developer (or equivalent)
Skilled in product integration to help data transfer from system to system.
Familiar with release procedures, governance and documentation.
Good understanding of GDPR, data protection and security considerations.
Creative problem solving
Alignment with BtB values
Essential areas of proficiency
Commercial Experience of working with multiple front-end languages (Eg. HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Commercial Experience with Frontend JS libraries - ReactJS
Commercial Experience working with Database (eg. Postgresql, MySQL)
Commercial Experience working with Python and Django framework
Experience in developing RESTful API
Experienced with version control (Git/Bitbucket)
Other areas it is helpful to have knowledge of
AWS cloud hosting and security
Prior experience working with Linux, Apache, Nginx servers
PHP
MS Office 365, Sharepoint, Teams
Wordpress
Experience implementing Google Tag Managers
Removing bias from the hiring process
Applications closed Wed 14th Jul 2021
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review
Applications closed Wed 14th Jul 2021