The client

The company are centred around solving complex business problems with a team of talented individuals, leveraging innovative technologies to reinvent retail. They currently have a span of 38 brands. Each brand is treated as an individual start-up, in that they’re fast-moving, greenfield environments characterised by the freedom to define new rules, discover new things, and iterate quickly. However, they have the investment, existing infrastructure, broad asset base and expansive networks of a global corporation. They are backed by a billionaire investor, as well as having heavy investment from Google.

The role

They are looking to take on 4 Senior JavaScript developers, specialised in React, Node or across the full stack. You’d get to work on greenfield projects, building a platform that rivals Salesforce and is more practical for businesses operating through multiple different brands. The platform will be completely opensource and fully configurable to each company’s needs.

Here’s a sneak peek at how the platform is likely look:

• A web-frontend to allow customers to manage their own content (React).
• A backend API to tie everything together (NodeJS, run on AWS).
• A cross-platform mobile application with secure cryptography modules (React Native).

At the moment, they are building a proof of concept which will be launched on 2 of their ecommerce stores.

The candidate

They believe in empowering individuals and operating in a culture of personal responsibility, so let all of their developers work a few days remote per week (initial few weeks would be office based in Oxford Circus). If you tick a few boxes regarding the skills below, they’d be up for having a chat. Any skills you don’t know, training will be offered to get you up to scratch.

Their stack: JavaScript, React.js, TypeScript, Node, React Native, GraphQL, AWS.

• Core JavaScript and its associated ecosystems.
• Sever side development in Node.js
• Frontend development using React.js
• Strong experience in TypeScript
• Knowledge of AWS/Cloud infrastructure

This is a great opportunity to join a company that has a clear plan of growth, who also offer a variety of great benefits and perks, as well as the chance to take ownership of greenfield projects and work in a flexible environment.

Sound interesting? Click apply or email [email protected] for more info.