Senior Full Stack Developer / Dev Lead

at  Centrica

JOIN US, BE PART OF MORE.

We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We’re energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that’s energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

As Senior Full Stack Developer at Bord Gáis Energy you will build fully-fledged platforms using a range of different technologies. You will be involved in the entire product development lifecycle including the design, development, deployment and maintenance of new and existing features. You will write clean and functional code on the front- and back-end. You will collaborate closely with our outsourced development team to ensure system consistency and to create a great user experience. You will write reusable and maintainable code. You will also perform UI tests to optimise performance. Ultimately, your work will have direct impact on the stability and user experience of our products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for leading, prioritising and managing own workload and team members as required
• Responsible for ensuring agreed delivery budgets and timescales are adhered to
• Supports the assessment of system requirements, identifying and addressing any potential issues prior to implementation
• Undertakes development work ensuring design principles are adhered to and components are refactored wherever possible
• Completes development deliverables in a timely manner and to the appropriate level of quality so that the delivered solutions are fit-for purpose, can be efficiently supported and the impact of future change requests can be assessed
• Ensures peer reviews and unit tests are prepared and conducted across the entire team
• Advises on the creation and execution of test scripts in other testing phases, as required
• Responsible for provision of effort estimates required to develop software
• Creates and updates application documentation
• Follows all change control procedures and puts in place full version control and configuration management to ensure that the production service is not compromised
• Follows the procedures for reporting on the progress of systems development projects, taking action to deal with exceptions, problems and unforeseen events in a timely manner, escalating as appropriate
• Contributes to retrospectives to incorporate learnings into future work
• Maintains an understanding of relevant industry trends and current knowledge of the technology deployed in the business area