Senior Front End Developer

at  EasyJet

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountable for the development and support of new and existing solutions to best practice and industry standards
Accountable to prepare or support with designing and documenting technical solutions for functional and non-functional requirements.
Collaborating with technical architecture and peers to identify and agree the technical standards, frameworks, tooling and patterns for the applications adhering to industry standards and best practice.
Accountable to identify, mitigate or resolve technical risks within the solution, ensuring any risks or issues are clearly communicated and managed
Provide technical expertise, guidance and perform technical code reviews ensuring consistency and conformity to agreed standards.
Actively contribute during all agile ceremonies and the maturing of our dev-sec-ops capacities
Provide technical leadership and support within the team, including mentoring, coaching and guiding more junior members.
Keep up to date with knowledge of current software development trends and innovation in the IT industry that could be beneficial to EasyJet’s strategy.

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS

Essential: Solid experience with React, Typescript, Node.js and ideally Next.js
Design systems (CSS, SASS)
Testing first approach (TDD, Interaction testing, Storybook, Chromatic, Automated Testing)
Have built micro service applications and xxperience working on high-performance, high-volume websites and APIs.
Cloud experience (e.g. AWS, ElasticBeanstalk, CloudFormation, ECS/EKS, auto scaling, etc)
Release workflows (Regular releases, feature toggles, versioning, CI/CD, Automated testing, etc)
Comfortable with CI/CD workflows (e.g. Github Actions) with support from our devops team using Terraform
Comfortable working with and among a team of 50+ developers
Attend regular collaborative technical design discussions

JOB PURPOSE

Working in the digital channels team the senior developer is responsible for the code level development and maintenance of the easyJet.com front end applications, adhering to industry standards and best practice. The role works closely with architecture, business analysts, developers and delivery managers to deliver new products and services to meet the needs of projects and programmes within the prioritised portfolio. As part of the role you get to work with our other easyJet digital developers and with other developers from some of the leading agencies.
We are looking for someone who has experience developing digital experiences using the latest BFF patterns and micro frontend architecture. Someone who understands how to build applications but also understands that their services should be independent and quickly deployable through automated CI/CD pipelines. A person who is passionate about the applications they delivery from build through to run. The role requires someone with strong front-end development skills but will benefit from an individual who understands the entire stack and also the cloud technologies used to run the applications.