Amber Labs Ltd
Lead Java Developer - SC Cleared Remote, United Kingdom - Salary DOE PERMANENT POSITION MUST BE SECURITY CLEARED At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff. Our clients have the opportunity to earn R&D credits that can be used towards our areas of expertise: Data, Governance, and Cloud Engineering, allowing us to drive customer-focused innovation. Our work extends across both the public and private sectors, providing our colleagues with a diverse and interesting landscape of experience. Amber Labs was founded on three key principles: 1. A people-first internal culture, with diverse investments and exciting opportunities for our team, and a partnership structure that ensures everyone has a chance to share in the success of the company. 2. Constant iteration to identify opportunities to develop artifacts, accelerators, and automation solutions that allow for rapid deployment of highly technical cloud or on-premises solutions for our clients. 3. Consistent investment in our ADM (Amber Labs Delivery Methodology, underpinned by Agile Methodology) to ensure maximum velocity, quality, and value. With demand for our services at an all-time high and continuous growth in our market sectors, we are embarking on a major recruitment drive. We are eager to recruit a talented QA Tester to join our Digital Practice and one of our project delivery teams. The role: You will be developing and delivering some of the most innovative software solutions available for our clients. This will include development of both client and Server Side software following recognised standards and patterns. With a demonstrable agile mind-set and approach, you'll have ample opportunity to illustrate your love of development and passion for technology. Core responsibilities of the position: Development and unit testing, implementation of complex multi-tier applications. Provide technical support for the transition of applications into live service Ensure that functional and non-functional requirements are implemented. Ensure that projects are delivered on time and on budget Enhancing existing applications to meet changes and requirements. Meeting with the development team to discuss Back End interface ideas and applications. Reviewing application requirements and interface designs. Creating OpenAPI contracts for the developed API services. Developing and implementing highly scalable and resilient Back End interface components using Java and Spring stack. Writing application programming interface codes using Java & Spring that will leverage cloud services such as GKE, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring (Prometheus), Pub/Sub (&Kafka), Redis, SQL, NoSQL (mostly Google Cloud Platform). Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes. Developing and implementing Back End architecture to support business requirements. Monitoring and improving Back End performance. Documenting application changes and developing updates. Essential Skills Experience of Scrum and Jira required. Java Back End development IntelliJ Experience creating or extending automation frameworks using Java/Maven/Junit/Cucumber-JVM/Selenium Webdriver Experience of using development design patterns within test automation (more than just Page Object/Page Factory frameworks designs) Understanding of core REST API testing concepts such as HTTP methods, headers, and status/response codes. Desirable Skills Excellent knowledge of Java and core open-source technologies and frameworks; experience of building scalable, resilient applications Experience of the core XP practices of Test-driven development, Pair Programming, and Continuous Integration Demonstrable experience in one or more technology stacks, eg, Spring (eg Core, MVC, Data, Boot/Cloud), Integration Technologies (Spring Integration, Apache Camel, REST, Messaging) Experience of working in collaborative teams and working in an agile manner in a commercial environment Experience in leading development teams, would be advantageous but not essential as we have a range of roles available Benefits: Join a rapidly expanding startup where personal growth is a part of our DNA. Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes. Receive private medical insurance through Aviva. Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest. 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays. Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources. Participate in a generous employee referral program. A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement. Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation. Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac. Diversity & Inclusion: Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes: Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued. Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all. Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace. By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities. This role at Amber Labs is a permanent position, and all employees are required to meet the SC clearance requirements. Please be advised that, at this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship or hold a visa of any type.
Lead Java Developer - SC Cleared Remote, United Kingdom - Salary DOE PERMANENT POSITION MUST BE SECURITY CLEARED At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff. Our clients have the opportunity to earn R&D credits that can be used towards our areas of expertise: Data, Governance, and Cloud Engineering, allowing us to drive customer-focused innovation. Our work extends across both the public and private sectors, providing our colleagues with a diverse and interesting landscape of experience. Amber Labs was founded on three key principles: 1. A people-first internal culture, with diverse investments and exciting opportunities for our team, and a partnership structure that ensures everyone has a chance to share in the success of the company. 2. Constant iteration to identify opportunities to develop artifacts, accelerators, and automation solutions that allow for rapid deployment of highly technical cloud or on-premises solutions for our clients. 3. Consistent investment in our ADM (Amber Labs Delivery Methodology, underpinned by Agile Methodology) to ensure maximum velocity, quality, and value. With demand for our services at an all-time high and continuous growth in our market sectors, we are embarking on a major recruitment drive. We are eager to recruit a talented QA Tester to join our Digital Practice and one of our project delivery teams. The role: You will be developing and delivering some of the most innovative software solutions available for our clients. This will include development of both client and Server Side software following recognised standards and patterns. With a demonstrable agile mind-set and approach, you'll have ample opportunity to illustrate your love of development and passion for technology. Core responsibilities of the position: Development and unit testing, implementation of complex multi-tier applications. Provide technical support for the transition of applications into live service Ensure that functional and non-functional requirements are implemented. Ensure that projects are delivered on time and on budget Enhancing existing applications to meet changes and requirements. Meeting with the development team to discuss Back End interface ideas and applications. Reviewing application requirements and interface designs. Creating OpenAPI contracts for the developed API services. Developing and implementing highly scalable and resilient Back End interface components using Java and Spring stack. Writing application programming interface codes using Java & Spring that will leverage cloud services such as GKE, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring (Prometheus), Pub/Sub (&Kafka), Redis, SQL, NoSQL (mostly Google Cloud Platform). Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes. Developing and implementing Back End architecture to support business requirements. Monitoring and improving Back End performance. Documenting application changes and developing updates. Essential Skills Experience of Scrum and Jira required. Java Back End development IntelliJ Experience creating or extending automation frameworks using Java/Maven/Junit/Cucumber-JVM/Selenium Webdriver Experience of using development design patterns within test automation (more than just Page Object/Page Factory frameworks designs) Understanding of core REST API testing concepts such as HTTP methods, headers, and status/response codes. Desirable Skills Excellent knowledge of Java and core open-source technologies and frameworks; experience of building scalable, resilient applications Experience of the core XP practices of Test-driven development, Pair Programming, and Continuous Integration Demonstrable experience in one or more technology stacks, eg, Spring (eg Core, MVC, Data, Boot/Cloud), Integration Technologies (Spring Integration, Apache Camel, REST, Messaging) Experience of working in collaborative teams and working in an agile manner in a commercial environment Experience in leading development teams, would be advantageous but not essential as we have a range of roles available Benefits: Join a rapidly expanding startup where personal growth is a part of our DNA. Benefit from a flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes. Receive private medical insurance through Aviva. Enjoy the benefits of a company pension plan through Nest. 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays. Access Perkbox, a global employee rewards platform offering discounts, perks, and wellness resources. Participate in a generous employee referral program. A highly collaborative and collegial environment with opportunities for career advancement. Be encouraged to take bold steps and embrace a mindset of experimentation. Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac. Diversity & Inclusion: Here at Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion includes: Valuing the unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of all employees and creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued. Prohibiting all forms of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and victimisation and promoting a culture of dignity and respect for all. Educating all new hires on our Diversity and Inclusion policies and ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities to create a safe and inclusive workplace. By taking these steps, we are dedicated to building a workplace that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our employees and communities. This role at Amber Labs is a permanent position, and all employees are required to meet the SC clearance requirements. Please be advised that, at this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship or hold a visa of any type.
VoucherCodes
The role With over 8 million members, VoucherCodes is one of the UK's largest money-saving websites. Partnered with big brands like ASOS, Nike, Argos, Expedia and Pizza Express, we receive over 8 million visits per month. Right now, we're looking for a Senior UI Engineer to work as part of our Engineering team in London. You would be joining a team of 20+ engineers across mobile, web, data and platform. We look for engineers who have excellent attention to detail and care about the features they implement. You have extensive user interface development experience and know what it takes to make a website scale and perform at a lightning-fast speed. You have attention to detail and care about excellent user experience. You take a keen interest in researching, experimenting and implementing new technologies. Our current front-end tech stack consists mostly of TypeScript, Vue, Nuxt, GraphQL, Tailwind, React, Babel and Webpack for client-side applications, and we use the latest standards like ES2020 and CSS3. To ensure the quality of our codebases, we use code quality tools such as ESlint and Prettier, and we test our front-end code using Jest, Jasmine and Karma. We are also extensive users of Docker and Kubernetes. What we need from you At least 5 years of relevant development experience Strong Javascript and CSS skills Previous experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue, React or Angular Prior basic experience with Node.js and isomorphic applications Experience of continuous integration, unit testing tools and related practices Knowledge of how the browser functions and how to get the most out of it Understanding of page speed metrics and performance tools Good cross-team communication skills Understanding of Agile Scrum software development lifecycle Previous experience with Vue, Nuxt and TypeScript is desirable What you'll be doing Building new product experiences that our users will find simple and delightful to use Iterate upon and improve existing website functionality and features Complete the migration of our website to our new frontend stack Using the latest tools and techniques to monitor and improve site speed and performance Evolve the architecture of our platforms, updating and expanding our technology stack Directly contributing to improving our developer experience Using your skills and experience to support and mentor other engineers - A culture that pushes you to be your best self Two uninterrupted hours a week dedicated to your personal development The flexibility to get that perfect work/life balance More free food than you can ask for. Seriously. Zumba, boxing, yoga and football to work off all those free snacks Quarterly socials to let your hair down with your team Annual company retreat for a well deserved, long weekend of relaxation Private healthcare, pension, travel loan, cycle scheme, gym scheme Oh, not to mention our competitive salary, great bonus scheme and a tonne of other cool stuff We follow a 2 step process: 1. 30-minute phone or video call with the Hiring Manager 2. A 2 and a half hour remote video interview, made up of 3 segments with breaks in between: technical (Q&A and live coding exercise) team and collaboration communication and culture fit JavaScript, Vue.js, Node.js, React, AngularJavaScript, Typescript, Vue.js, Nuxt, CSS3, Node.js, GraphQL, Jest, Webpack, Storybook
The role With over 8 million members, VoucherCodes is one of the UK's largest money-saving websites. Partnered with big brands like ASOS, Nike, Argos, Expedia and Pizza Express, we receive over 8 million visits per month. Right now, we're looking for a Senior UI Engineer to work as part of our Engineering team in London. You would be joining a team of 20+ engineers across mobile, web, data and platform. We look for engineers who have excellent attention to detail and care about the features they implement. You have extensive user interface development experience and know what it takes to make a website scale and perform at a lightning-fast speed. You have attention to detail and care about excellent user experience. You take a keen interest in researching, experimenting and implementing new technologies. Our current front-end tech stack consists mostly of TypeScript, Vue, Nuxt, GraphQL, Tailwind, React, Babel and Webpack for client-side applications, and we use the latest standards like ES2020 and CSS3. To ensure the quality of our codebases, we use code quality tools such as ESlint and Prettier, and we test our front-end code using Jest, Jasmine and Karma. We are also extensive users of Docker and Kubernetes. What we need from you At least 5 years of relevant development experience Strong Javascript and CSS skills Previous experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue, React or Angular Prior basic experience with Node.js and isomorphic applications Experience of continuous integration, unit testing tools and related practices Knowledge of how the browser functions and how to get the most out of it Understanding of page speed metrics and performance tools Good cross-team communication skills Understanding of Agile Scrum software development lifecycle Previous experience with Vue, Nuxt and TypeScript is desirable What you'll be doing Building new product experiences that our users will find simple and delightful to use Iterate upon and improve existing website functionality and features Complete the migration of our website to our new frontend stack Using the latest tools and techniques to monitor and improve site speed and performance Evolve the architecture of our platforms, updating and expanding our technology stack Directly contributing to improving our developer experience Using your skills and experience to support and mentor other engineers - A culture that pushes you to be your best self Two uninterrupted hours a week dedicated to your personal development The flexibility to get that perfect work/life balance More free food than you can ask for. Seriously. Zumba, boxing, yoga and football to work off all those free snacks Quarterly socials to let your hair down with your team Annual company retreat for a well deserved, long weekend of relaxation Private healthcare, pension, travel loan, cycle scheme, gym scheme Oh, not to mention our competitive salary, great bonus scheme and a tonne of other cool stuff We follow a 2 step process: 1. 30-minute phone or video call with the Hiring Manager 2. A 2 and a half hour remote video interview, made up of 3 segments with breaks in between: technical (Q&A and live coding exercise) team and collaboration communication and culture fit JavaScript, Vue.js, Node.js, React, AngularJavaScript, Typescript, Vue.js, Nuxt, CSS3, Node.js, GraphQL, Jest, Webpack, Storybook
