release engineer London, England
Job description
Our Story
Our mission is to bring people to an electrified, net-zero world. Our technology powered Bulb, the UK’s fastest-growing company, and helped thousands of UK consumers manage their energy usage and decarbonise their homes.
We’re now working to open that technology up to retailers around the world so we can accelerate a consumer-led transition to an electrified grid and net zero economy. We will be the powerhouse behind the products that enable people to understand, manage and take control of their energy.
Your team
Working as part of our engineering organisation you will be responsible for designing and building a wide range of new products, services and tools to support the global energy transition. Consumers are always at the centre of our focus and their needs lead our product design. In the Apps Platform team within the Platform Engineering org you will be building a highly flexible, multiplatform, application framework to enable Zoa teams to easily develop and deploy custom features to meet our customer specific needs.
You Will
- You will take end-to-end ownership across our multi-app release lifecycle, including: release pipeline implementation and maintenance, feature toggling strategy, package build and signing, store distribution, rolling strategy, and performance monitoring.
- You will work closely with your team and others to correctly estimate and determine feasibility and priority of the work agreed with Product owners.
- You will be a role model and provide support and mentoring to more junior engineers. Leading by example and helping to shape our engineering culture.
- You will be a technical influencer: You will collaborate with other Technical Leaders to help define and evolve our ways of working, engineering principles and best practices\
- You will use data to guide product and engineering decisions to focus on what matters most
About You
Essential experience
5+ years experience working with hybrid apps, and proven experience releasing to multiple markets
Proven experience building reliable, observable and maintainable software systems at scale with business impact
A strong practitioner of automated testing, and a good understanding of the different levels of the testing pyramid
Strong understanding of design principles, accessibility, usability, applied to mobile-apps
Experience working on a microservices architecture involving both synchronous and asynchronous forms of communication
Desirable experience
Experience using React Native & Expo
Experience deploying with Bitrise
Experience working with a monorepo architecture
- Familiarity with other tools and technologies used in our current stack:
TypeScript, React, NextJS
Detox, Cypress
CircleCI and Docker
DataDog & RUM
Google Cloud Platform, including: GKE, PubSub, BigQuery
Kubernetes, Helm and ArgoCD
Good understanding of native applications security best practices, and knowledge of the domain-specific tooling landscape
Experience working within a SaaS company
Benefits
Competitive salary: £106,000 - £128,000
Share options giving you a stake in the company’s success
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private healthcare and life assurance
A budget for learning & development to support your growth
Hybrid working: core hours and a flexible balance of office and home days
What’s next?
If your application is successful, you can expect the following recruitment journey:
1) Remote Recruiter screen
2) Remote Hiring Manager interview
3) Remote Coding Exercise
3) Remote Final Interviews: typically 4 rounds = 4 hours total
About Us
At Zoa, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We believe that diversity of thought, background, and experience drives innovation and success. We are dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of perspectives and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We are an equal opportunities employer, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you're passionate about net zero technology and share our commitment to making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply for a role with us, even if you're not sure you're a perfect match. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing how you can contribute to our team. Apply now, or connect with us to learn more about our current opportunities.
