This job posting is for a Senior JavaScript/Node.js Developer position at a leading publisher in London paying £45,000-65,000. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building rich, dynamic web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks and Node.js. Responsibilities include collaborating with an Agile team to design, develop, test and deploy applications. Strong communication, mentoring and development skills are required, along with experience writing unit tests and working in an Agile environment.

1. JavaScript Developer
Permanent £45-65k
Our client is a leading publisher looking for a Senior JavaScript/ NodeJS engineer looking for a highly
skilled and enthusiastic Web Application Developer with a passion for creating high quality, rich,
dynamic web applications and an emphasis on frontend technologies. As part of the Content
Programme, the successful candidate will be helping to create and enhance products that drive user
engagement. You must have worked on the latest JavaScript frameworks and NodeJS.
Works primarily with
● Their operational team (a crossfunctional
Agile team including Product Owner, Scrum Master,
Business Analyst, Architect, Developers, Testers, and Integration/Infrastructure engineers).
● Other operational teams.
● 3rd parties.
Responsibilities
● Work closely with business owners to create product and feature prototypes and within an Agile
team to prototype, develop, test, deploy and monitor applications through to Production.
● Provide estimates, views on feasibility of proposed work, and input into the team’s planning
sessions.
● Provide live support cover, and carry out BAU work where required.
● Ensure solutions are robust and technically fit for purpose.
● Contribute to the organisation’s standards, methods and procedures and ensure that development
initiatives are carried out in accordance with those.
Skills and Experience
● Personal / Team skills
Selfstarter,
highly motivated teamplayer.
Ability to think creatively and devise outsidethebox
solutions to business problems.
Great communication skills at technical and nontechnical
level.
Provide mentoring and technical leadership to junior members of the team.
● Development skills (JavaScript, Node.js, HTML5)
Must have:
Solid skills coding handcrafted
HTML(5), JavaScript and CSS(3).
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2. Significant exposure to native (OO) JavaScript.
Experience with JavaScript libraries (e.g. jQuery, Backbone, Underscore).
Desirable:
Developing in responsive, mobilefirst
way.
Node.js using frameworks and modules (e.g. Express, Meteor, Socket.io).
Nice to have:
Experience using APIs to create contentdriven
web applications. (e.g.Google Apps Script).
● Methodologies
Must have
Experience writing unit tests (e.g. qUnit, Jasmine) and writing code in a testable way
Desirable:
Exposure to Test Driven Development
Agile (Scrum, Kanban).
DevOps, selfmonitoring
applications, performance testing.
● Other nice to haves
Experience using datastores (SQL/NoSQL, e.g. Redis, MongoDB).
Continuous Integration / Deployment (e.g. Jenkins).
Deployment, management and monitoring of cloud applications (e.g. using Heroku, AWS).
Knowledge of mitigating security attacks (e.g. SSJS).
Creating scalable apps, understanding of scalable architectures (horizontal scaling, loosely coupled
modules).
Testing frameworks (e.g. Webdriver, Qunit, Jasmine, Mocha, Vows).
● Any examples of work you show would be beneficial:
Examples of dynamic, rich web applications you have created.
Code published in open source repositories like Github and NPM
Work conditions
● Possible 3rd line support oncall
availability
● Occasional evening and weekend work to meet the business needs.
● Some travel may be required due to the distributed nature of the Technology Group.
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