Senior Software Engineer

We’re looking for candidates to fill a Senior Software Engineer role in our digital agency business. We’re looking for someone who is an accomplished engineer who understands the value of doing things the right way, not the quick way.

You will already have several years of commercial development experience, with a strong grasp of the web and how it works. You should have a strong portfolio of work across application development, content management and infrastructure management.

You should have a deep understanding of Python or another dynamic language, as well as experience with MVC frameworks (eg. Django, Rails), and knowledge of CMS products (eg. Sitecore, Django CMS). You should have knowledge of Linux administration and networking, and AWS product knowledge is very desirable. You should be familiar with container technology, and be comfortable building CI/CD pipelines.

You should be adept at applying your engineering experience and problem-solving abilities to our client’s needs. Our ideal candidate will be comfortable presenting to an audience, as you’ll work with the software engineering team to lead development best-practices and mentor your colleagues, as well as occasionally assisting in business development.

As part of your role you’ll be working on green-field projects, while researching new techniques, and working with new APIs. You’ll also work to maintain our existing software and systems, manage our infrastructure.

We support all our staff by providing training, conference tickets, and a work environment which encourages best practices.

You’ll be part of our fully-remote development team, and you’ll be provided with brand new, state-of-the-art hardware.

Environment

• Our work schedule is flexible, and you can choose your hours from 7am-7pm, with our core hours between 11am-3pm.
• This is a fully remote position, in a fully remote engineering team.

Benefits

• 22 days per year paid holiday allowance.
• You get your own book, magazine subscription and equipment budget.
• Private healthcare via a company-wide scheme for you and your dependants.
• Generous benefit scheme administered by Perkbox, including cinema tickets, gym membership and on-demand wellbeing content (subject to probationary period).
• We develop a personal training plan for each employee, and we provide everyone with their own training and conference budget.

Application Process

Our application process is typically made up of three parts:

• An informal chat over a coffee with our Technical Director; we will want to get to know you better, swap some stories, and try to understand your motivation and whether we can help you achieve your goals.
• A small test piece of work in collaboration with our team; you’ll join us in Slack, and be able to chat with us, ask questions, and get to know the wider team.
• A more formal interview, again with the Technical Director, and also one of the other directors at Giant.

If you would like to apply for this role, please email jon.atkinson@giantdigital.co.uk with your CV and links to any relevant portfolio or social media.