Software Technical Lead - Newcastle
Job Description:
What you will get up to day to day
- Collaborating with Product Owner(s), Product Manager(s), UX, QA and Software Architect to ensure epics and features are understood and delivered against the Product Roadmap/ Delivery Plan.
- Providing technical authority by utilising your expertise in software engineering and best practice.
- Motivating and mentoring members of your team, including Software Developer(s), Test Engineer(s), and Test Analyst(s).
- Building robust products and services using modern technologies and tools, including NodeJS, Angular, and Amazon Web Services.
We are looking for someone who
- Has hands-on experience in designing, developing, and scaling complex systems.
- Has an excellent understanding of one or more JavaScript frameworks e.g. NestJS, Angular, Next.js.
- Can demonstrate software engineering expertise and solid engineering principles.
- With experience writing and maintaining unit tests.
- Is proficient in working with APIs (REST, GraphQL).
- Is proficient in working with SQL and/ or other database technologies.
Some of the key responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership to your team of full stack developers.
- Architect and develop technically robust, flexible, and scalable solutions and champion their adoption.
- Work on back-end, front-end and other associated technologies to build and maintain software products.
- Mentor, coach, motivate, and continually challenge a mix of Senior Developers, Developers and Graduate Developers to inspire them to reach their full potential.
- Participate in and proactively promote a culture of pair programming, code reviews, designing technical specifications and collaborating closely with other people.
Our Values
- Be Ambitious - We fuel our collective ambition to redefine the future of the construction industry. Together, we strive for innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement in all that we do.
- Be Collaborative - Collaboration is the heartbeat of our success. We believe in the power of diverse minds coming together, working collaboratively to achieve more than any individual could on their own. Through unity, we forge solutions that drive our industry forward.
- Take Ownership - We empower our team to take ownership of their work, projects, and the success of Byggfakta Group as a whole. This sense of ownership fosters a culture of accountability and pride in delivering impactful results.
- Have Integrity - Integrity is the bedrock of our relationships, both internal and external. We conduct ourselves with honesty, transparency, and ethical conduct, ensuring trust is at the core of everything we do.
What you will get from NBS
The Basics:
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Leave - 25 days leave plus bank holidays
- Weekly Hours - 35 Hours per week for full-time roles
- Probationary Period - 6 months
- Pension - Competitive Group Pension Scheme
- Group Life Assurance - 4x Annual Salary
- Pay Day - 21st day of each month
- Sick Pay - Up to 6-months full pay (after 6+ years of service)
The Benefits:
- Annual Leave - Can Buy/Sell up to 5 days annual leave, and you're also able to carry over up to 5 days per year
- Birthday Day Off - An extra day to celebrate your birthday
- Festive Shopping Day - That's right - a half day off to help get that festive holiday shopping done
- Giving Back - 2-days per year to give back to your community through volunteering
- Private Medical Insurance - Employee contribution options at discounted rates
- Professional Fees - Professional Fees will be paid for by the company
- Learning and Development – We will support your personal professional development. Dedicated personal development allowance of 7 hours per month.
- Employee Assistance Programme - Help@Hand Cover to support your personal health and wellbeing. Unlimited counselling and mental health support
- Early retirement Scheme - You can apply for a 6-month phased retirement winddown
- Colleague Referral Scheme - Refer a colleague and if they're successful, get £1000
- Long Service Milestones - We invest in your commitment - regular milestone payments to celebrate your time with us, including additional annual leave
If this sounds like what you are looking for then we would love to hear from you.
NBS is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience.
Closing Date is 24 May 2024.
Interview process will be an initial call with the hiring manager, then a interview with the hiring manager and a member of the software team, via Teams or face to face depending where in the country you are.
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- Effectively manage the day-to-day performance of the functions, ensuring the team supports Group business in a responsive and agile manner, whilst delivering strategic initiatives
- Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team to remove any single points of failure, boost responsiveness and ensure dissemination of knowledge
- Drive process and system simplification in line with best practice to develop a robust system platform benchmarked against industry standards
- Effectively manage the day-to-day performance of the functions, ensuring the team supports Group business in a responsive and agile manner, whilst delivering strategic initiatives
- Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team to remove any single points of failure, boost responsiveness and ensure dissemination of knowledge
- Drive process and system simplification in line with best practice to develop a robust system platform benchmarked against industry standards
Full job description available on request.
