Lead Developer - London, United Kingdom - The Candidate Ltd

The Candidate Ltd

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Lead Developer - Remote + Liverpool / London - Up to £75,000 + Equity - Education

Having already begun shifting the way students and young people across the UK take control of their career options, the business is determined to improve the options young people have at their disposal - guiding them towards a path which not only excitesthem but encourages them to thrive.

With an extensive client portfolio spanning hundreds of educational institutions and UK leaders, such as Vodafone, AstraZeneca, Siemens, NHS, BT & more, the business has developed and hosted a modern platform which has ambitiousgoals to expand internationally and change the face of education.

In terms of working arrangements, the team is built on flexibility and can make the role work around your needs.

The ideal situation is to work under a hybrid model of remote & office work - exactly how many days this looks like on either side depends onyour personal circumstances.

If you wanted to work fully remote, that's fine - if you wanted to be based out of their Liverpool or London office once a week, that's also fine

Key Responsibilities of the Head of Development:

Combine both a hands on and leadership approach to create new functionality & features across the platform roadmap, whilst also guiding your own development team.
Management of technical resource and taking a proactive stance on the recruitment of talent into your team
Continually stay up to date with modern technologies, methodologies and workflow techniques with a keen eye on continually improving the technical divisions approach.
Effectively communicate with both technical & non technical stakeholders across the business, forming strong relationships with those around you to embody yourself into the collaborative philosophy.
Address immediate technical requirements in the product roadmap whilst working towards longer term aims of establishing a modern & automated CI/CD pipeline and integrations across the huge datasets
Previous experience leading a development team with a solid understanding of wider technical functions and their importance of growing a development unit (product, test, project & more).
Exceptional knowledge across the full JavaScript stack with a particular passion for &
Enjoys being within a startup / scaleup environment where you have the technical autonomy and freedom to be the decision maker for significant changes.
Built platforms hosted in AWS with wider experience using Kubernetes & Docker
Past experience of creating CI/CD pipelines from scratch using automation tools such as Team City & Octopus a bonus but it is essential you have knowledge of CICD pipelines for continuous release.
Passion for education is an absolute MUST. The idea of changing the future in education and providing a platform for young people must excite you.
Strong communicator with a natural positive outlook

What's In It For You:

Salary Up To £75,000 + Equity
Hybrid working
Technical autonomy and opportunity to scale your own team in an exciting technical environment
28 days holiday
CPD training budget