Semior Frontend Software Engineer, The Telegraph

• Have an expert understanding of internet technologies, architectures and general application development
• Be able to apply agile development principles and champion modern best software practices to continuously improve our software and the development processes
• Have a strong understanding of the full software development life-cycle and be eager to influence the processes adopted by the team in delivering projects
• Be a strong advocate for quality in the product development, continuous integration and automation, deep understanding how to achieve this through applying the testing strategies and using automation frameworks
• JavaScript in an asynchronous nature with promises, closures, types and ES6 features
• Node.js and its associated frameworks
• Testing technologies such as Jest, Cypress, Pa11y, Backstop, Lighthouse etc
• Writing semantic, component driven, HTML and CSS with progressive enhancement in mind
• CSS preprocessors such as Sass or LESS
• Build tools such as Webpack and/or npm scripts to aid front-end workflows
• Best practice knowledge of security, performance and accessibility
• Working knowledge of modern browser APIs
• A firm believer in test-driven development and continuous deployment with tools such as Jenkins
• Prior experience with Docker containers and CI/CD servers such as Jenkins
• Experience of software delivery within a high web traffic/high volume transactional online/digital/media environment
• Been part of a high-performing, autonomous, Agile development Team.

Desirable

• As a Senior Front End Engineer your primary purpose will be to design and apply modern front end engineering best practices to deliver quality user experiences to support the Telegraphs product and subscription strategies
• You will ensure your code is delivered to the highest standard in line with the product goals, on time and within budget, and you will be part of the rota to provide technical support for the systems in production
• You will collaborate in the development of our performance and verification pipelines, and the cloud infrastructure required to run these, with the constant aim of full automation. You will coach and collaborate with other engineers, sharing your knowledge and experience
• Above all, you’ll want to make The Telegraph better, which may sometimes involve challenging the status quo
• Work closely within a cross functional team of Delivery Managers, Business Analysts and Software Engineers whilst collaborating with Product Managers and Designers to ship product features
• Architect, design and develop features on the roadmap applying modern best practices in your designs and implementations
• Ensure your code and the code of the engineering team is to a high standard and in line with the product and technology standards and goals
• Be a key contributor to technical scoping and estimation of new work that comes to the team
• Collaborate in the development of performance and verification pipelines, and the cloud infrastructure required to run these, with the constant aim of full automation
• Help define and evolve our testing strategy ensuring it is fit for purpose followed by the team
• Assist in the hiring, building and maintaining a strong high performing team
• Seek ways to improve the team’s processes, ensuring best practices are shared across the wider technology team
• Work with a Dev Ops mindset to help build, run and own your own code in a production environment
• Provide 2nd line operational support as part of the on-call duty and proactively prevent, address and resolve production issues if they arise
• Work with 3rd party technology partners and suppliers
• Keep up with the latest technology innovations in media, cloud and software development
• Be an active member of the Telegraph Engineering Team, contributing to the vibrant culture and promoting the Telegraph Engineering brand through public channels such as open source communities, blogs and meetups