Senior Node.js Developer - £90K

Senior Node.js Developer - £90K

A technology company reinventing how cars are bought and sold online are looking to hire a Senior Node.js Developer to join their team in London.

They're looking to hire a Senior Developer (or mid looking to step up) with strong backend development, JavaScript and DevOps experience to play a key role in helping them develop the technology and tools to power the next step of their journey.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Architecting and developing JavaScript code, launching new features and optimising performance
• Working with third party APIs and web services (REST, SOAP, etc)
• Working with their data layer (PostgreSQL & Redis), helping to make changes to the schema and creating tools and reports to help us understand our performance
• Working with their infrastructure (currently Heroku and AWS) to scale as we grow, and provide the highest possible performance
• Working in our flat-structured development team, and getting involved in the technical and product strategy of the business
• Championing and implementing software development best practices to ensure our code is high quality, well-tested, scalable and secure
• Experimenting with new techniques, tools and frameworks to keep us at the cutting edge of modern Javascript development

Required and Desired experience:

• JavaScript, Node.js, Express, Sequelize
• AWS, Heroku, NoSQL
• Agile software development practices
• Experience working with version control, automated testing and continuous integration
• Passion for technology and software, demonstrated by personal projects, blog posts or contributions to open source projects

What's in it for you:

• A competitive salary
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity leave
• Pension Scheme
• Discounted Calm membership
• The chance to join a rapidly growing company that cares first and foremost about its people
• The chance to work with an experienced and passionate team with a big vision
• Fast career progression and the ability to develop your own skills and experience quickly
• A fun working environment with regular social events

Please apply for more details.