Job Description
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Senior Developer
Summary
Working as part of a project team and individually for smaller tasks, you'll be responsible, trustworthy, and organised with a desire to advance your knowledge and personal progression within Fluid.
You should have a positive attitude and be able to communicate with ease. As your time will be split between projects and everyday support, you should be agile to the needs of the business, striving to be a better developer every day. You will be expected to follow details specification.
At this level, you're not expected to be an expert in a domain, or know a lot of different technologies, ideas, or approaches. You've typically come from further education, such as college or university, and you may have some practical experience working in a real-world environment, through placement, work experience, or traineeships. Furthermore, you will be an excellent problem solver, work well as part of a team and on your own initiative when required. We have a supportive, mentoring culture within the team and encourage personal development and growth.
Essential Skills
- have an aptitude for software programming using PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript
- have a basic understanding of relational databases (like MySQL and SQL Server)
- have good communication skills
- be able to follow instructions to achieve defined goals on time
- be keen to learn
- be working as part of a team
- write software following verbal or written instructions
- help support our in-house software applications
- write database queries
- regularly contribute to team discussions and problem-solving
- develop technical documentation skills
- learn about the business and your team’s role in it
Individual qualities
- Comfortable working alone and as part of a team
- Adaptable
- Able to prioritise and manage several tasks at once
- Superb communication skills both written and verbal
- A polite and friendly manner
- A strong desire to achieve is extremely important
- Impeccable attention to detail
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Maintaining and developing functionality across a wide range of internal and customer facing applications.
- Specification and design of new functionality
- Exploring and implementing new technologies
- Participating in daily stand-up meetings and peer reviews
- Working on support tickets escalated to the Development Team
Benefits
- Birthday Day Off
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Electric Vehicle lease scheme for employees
- Sick Pay for Employees with more than 1 year of service
- Enhanced Family Leave for employees with more than 2 years of service
- Free Annual Eye-Care Voucher
- Up to 2 Volunteering Days each year to support a cause of your choice
- 20 Days Annual Leave per year with an additional day of leave granted per each year of service completed up to a maximum of 25 days. Plus bank holidays and Holiday Buying and Selling scheme.
- Company Pension Scheme with standard contributions of 5% employee % 3% employer
- ‘Perks at Work’ discount scheme through Continuum Pension Provider
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Rewards Scheme with Birthday & Service Reward Points
- We're a certified B Corporation and a member of the UN Global Compact.
- Learning and Development investment
- We organise a bunch of social activities throughout the year including Christmas parties, an annual Bowling Tournament and get together for an Annual Conference
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £24,000.00 per year
Schedule:
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Work Location: In person