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web developer Hammersmith, England

Scott Dunn

Full Time Hammersmith, England 60000 - 42648 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Scott Dunn is an award-winning luxury tour operator creating tailor-made holidays to destinations all over the world. With offices in the UK, US and Singapore, we pride ourselves on providing outstanding service to all our guests from the moment they begin their research online, right the way through to post-holiday evaluations.

The Opportunity:
Working as a member of our multidisciplinary and agile development team, this is an opportunity where you are trusted to make important decisions and play a real part in the transformation and delivery of our digital guest experiences.

Working at an enterprise level and reporting into our Lead Web Developer, you will contribute to the development of new features, improvements, and fixes to the Scott Dunn website. This will involve interpreting business requirements and building them into working solutions, as well as delivering and reviewing code, which is well tested, error free, and of the highest quality, and then releasing these exciting improvements to our website visitors.

Responsibilities:

Understanding and practicing coding standards and adhering to these
Engaging with stakeholders to further detail initial requirements
Delivering code which is well tested and consistently error free
Reviewing user stories and defining acceptance tests
Code reviewing and supporting other team members work
Keeping up to date with the latest software development technologies and methodologies
Planning and coordinating UAT activities
Identifying opportunities to further improve the website user experience

You:
Having an immediate impact on the quality and performance of our product, you will be passionate about what you do, and be able to work collaboratively and cross-functionally to deliver elegant web solutions that meet and exceed our guests expectations. Aside from being driven and enthusiastic, you will also have significant commercial experience in designing, developing, and maintaining websites and web applications – with a particular focus on back-end development. Other attributes that will assist in your application include:

Essential

Experience and sizable knowledge of C#, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Good knowledge of ASP .Net framework
Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
Good understanding of back-end integrations and API development
Strong understating of relational databases such as SQL
DevOps / Git / Jira
Automation experience for web apps
Good understanding of agile & other testing methodologies
Good understanding of Web Performance and Optimisation
Basic understanding and knowledge of SEO

Desirable

Sitecore or other CMS experience
Understanding of Apache Solr
Azure Cloud knowledge
React

Values & Behaviours

All employees must promote, understand, and apply Scott Dunn’s workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence the values as part of the application process.

In the know - Start by listening. We take the time to understand our guests’ and colleagues needs. Be Precise. We take pride in getting every detail right. Own it. We deliver on commitments we make.
In the Detail - Love learning. We energetically seek out and share new ideas and insights. Embrace feedback. We continuously seek to improve by sharing and accepting honest feedback. Work with the best. We attract, retrain and partner with the best.
Inspiring - Look to the future. We constantly seek opportunities to make travel memorable and sustainable. Be more we. We work together collaboratively and value different viewpoints. Win together. We celebrate each other’s successes and have fun.

Location

We aim to find someone who would be office based at our new premises in Hammersmith for at least 3 days a week.

Benefits

We offer very competitive salaries and a great benefits package including the following:

23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising by 1 day with each year of service (max 30)
Contributory pension scheme
'Cycle to work' scheme
Subsidised private healthcare
Company loyalty scheme (Travel Fund)
1 paid Learning Day per month
Paid Volunteering leave
Travel insurance
Recognition awards throughout the year
Social events

If you are interested in working with Scott Dunn, please apply now.