Software Engineer Newbury, England
Job description
Software Engineer (Front-End)
Role title: Software Engineer (Front End)
Location: Newbury
Role purpose:
The role will involve creating web and mobile customer experiences that excel and delight our customers across a variety of platforms, primarily in the form of service portals to allow customers to interact and configure our products, along with supporting journeys such as get reporting, help, FAQ, etc. A good understanding of HTML5, Javascript and supporting front-end frameworks such as React.Js will be required as part of this role. Knowledge of infrastructure as a service (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud), along with a sound grasp of software design patterns. We may expand the languages we use as required, so a willingness to adapt to new frameworks is also desirable.
An understanding of Infrastructure as Code, and tooling such as Terraform will be needed or learned.
This role will join a team that manages work through the Scrum or Kanban framework, so a good knowledge of this and how to work within it is essential.
What you'll do:
- Create software to solve Vodafone business problems in Unified Communications Connectivity Platform
- Actively contribute to the team improvement activities
- Learn new things and put them into practice
- Own tasks committed to and see through to completion
Who you are:
- Ability to adapt to new development languages and frameworks
- Working in agile teams
- A demonstrated ability to create software to solve business problems
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Languages we use:
- JavaScript / Typescript
- Node.js
- Java
- Python
- Experience with unit testing frameworks
- BDD domain-specific languages and constructs
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Front-end frameworks such as React.js
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Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What's in it for you:
Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which 39 weeks are fully paid + 13 weeks half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
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