Lead Developer

Job Purpose

You will be actively involved in development, therefore responsible for implementing sections of functionality, ensuring they are delivered on time with the correct approach and to the standards defined.

Job Duties

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of software applications ensuring quality, efficiency and maximising performance and minimising technical debt.
• Feature development and evaluation of the tooling processes both in development and deployment alongside the Platform Engineering team.
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code that meets the requirements of the project.
• Debug and resolve software issues, including fixing bugs and optimizing performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Designers, Testers, and Project Managers, to deliver high-quality software.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to the development team, including code reviews, mentoring and ensuring the platform coding standards are being adhered to.
• Implement and follow software development processes, including Agile and Scrum methodologies, and lead process improvement efforts.
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies and programming languages and apply this knowledge to improve software development processes.
• Document software design, code, and test procedures, and ensure that all documentation is complete and accurate.
• Participate in the estimation of software development projects and lead the planning and scheduling of projects.
• Participate in customer and end-user interactions to gather requirements and provide support.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of technical documentation, including user manuals and help systems.
• Mentor junior members of the team and supporting their professional growth as well as guiding other C#.Net team members.
• Act as a liaison between the Engineering team and Senior Management, communicating project status and technical challenges.
• Assume a leadership role in the company, representing the Engineering team and promoting best practices in software development.
• Mentor Junior Developers and assist with their professional development.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• C# .NET (Framework and Core), SQL/MySQL building web services
• Enterprise level single page applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and excellent and current knowledge and experience with Javascript frameworks
• Knowledge of the latest ES standards and TypeScript is beneficial
• A keen eye for detail is important, especially in this role when it comes to UX/UI
• Excellent understanding or OOP concepts and design patterns
• Experience with Message brokers
• NoSQL experience also beneficial
• Any history working with WinForms/WPF is useful
• Expert knowledge of software design and architecture
• Experience of TDD or similar approaches to ensuring quality
• Source Control using Git
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• An excellent communicator, both verbal and written
• Love working as part of a team and larger working groups; collaborating with others across a mixture of disciplines and experience levels
• Lead continuous improvements in the team
• An interest in troubleshooting and problem-solving
• Participation in releases and/or out-of-hours on-call availability as needed

Desirable

• Expertise in performance optimisation
• Experience in the gaming industry is a significant advantage
• Working with, and supporting, remote developers (working on the same product)
• Working with teams on career development
• Having been part of a recruitment panel (either as hiring team lead or participating as a technical expert)

Qualifications

A degree in Computer Science is desirable but not essential.

AWS, Azure or GCP certification is desirable but not essential.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a variety of competitive benefits, some of which vary depending on the role you’re recruited to. Some of what you can expect in this role includes:

• A competitive rate of pay and pension contribution ( £60,000 -£75,000)
• Generous discretionary bonus schemes, incentives and competitions
• An annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service
• Access to an online GP 24/7, 365 days a year for you and your immediate family.
• Employee wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Long Service Recognition
• Access to a pay day savings scheme, financial coach and up to 40% of your earned wage ahead of payday, through Wagestream.

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