Senior Full Stack Developer

Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom

12/5/2024

Location: GivEnergy Head Office, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 9HX (hybrid, 3 days onsite per week)

Salary: £60k - £85k pa depending on experience and qualification level (plus performance bonus scheme)

Schedule: Monday Friday, 9am 5pm (with some flexibility for out of hours cover)

Were looking to grow our team with the addition of a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer. This role will play a key part in the development of a new smart & scalable platform that aims to make home energy accessible to masses & empower energy freedom for all.

This is a full stack role, where a successful candidate will be supporting & advising the team on how to build high quality, maintainable software in both the user interfaces & within our backend & cloud services.

Building on our existing teams skills, were looking for senior and experienced Developers who have the flexibility and drive, to work across all elements of our stack to produce the best control software and reporting systems possible for our inverter, battery & EV charging systems.

This is a great opportunity for a versatile developer with a passion for renewable energy to join a progressive, UK centred and rapidly scaling company.

Who Are We?

GivEnergy are the UKs leading supplier of battery & inverter hardware that manages energy usage in the home & workplace, enabling renewable energy adoption. We have had extraordinary success in recent years (500% revenue growth last year alone) & are investing heavily in our UK software development business. We are proud to drive the adoption of renewable energy in the UK & beyond.

What Youll Be Doing

No two days will look the same in this role, but you can expect a mix of the below accountabilities:

• Working with the team analysing requirements & building new features.
• Working with & enabling the expert user community.
• Analyse issues raised and creating releases.
• Designing, developing and improving automations.
• Consulting on & executing architectural & tech stack improvements.
• Maintain system stability and optimise performance in our AWS environment.
  
  

What Were Looking For

• >5 years development experience
  
  

An Understanding And Competence In

• TypeScript (Node.js)
• React
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure
• AWS (RDS, EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, S3, ElastiCache, SES, API Gateway, Lambda, SSM)
• MySql/RDBMS
• VCS (GitHub)
• Developing, testing, and consuming RESTful APIs
  
  

It would be advantageous if you had some competence in the following:

• Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)
• Responsive/mobile first design
• IoT
• Rust
• Redis
• MongoDB
• Meilisearch
• Developing Alexa Skills
• Kafka
• Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
• Home Assistant
• Automation & CI/CD pipelines
• OAuth2
  
  

Benefits Include

• Opportunity for two bonuses per year (individual & profit share)
• Flexible timekeeping
• Refer A Friend Scheme (£500 per successful referral!*)
• Make your birthday your own! We offer a paid day off to do whatever makes you happy.
• Electric Car Scheme to help employees get an electric car in the most affordable way.*
• Cycle To Work Scheme.*
• Reduced rate vehicle charging at our Head Office.
• Access to product discounts.*
  
  

* Terms apply

At GivEnergy, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that diversity drives innovation and creativity, and we actively seek to build on our already inclusive culture.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and veterans.

We are dedicated to creating equal opportunities for all, and we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Join us in shaping a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone can thrive.

Agencies: Please note that we do not require agency support at this time. Anything received will be treated as a gift.

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