Senior Software Engineer, Checkatrade

Salary not provided

+ Bonus scheme

TypeScript
Node.js
Braze
Senior level
London

1+ day a week in office (Kings Cross, London)

Checkatrade

Online marketplace for home improvements and repairs

Job no longer available

Checkatrade

Online marketplace for home improvements and repairs

201-500 employees

B2CMarketplaceSaaSProduct ManagementProduct

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

+ Bonus scheme

TypeScript
Node.js
Braze
Senior level
London

1+ day a week in office (Kings Cross, London)

201-500 employees

B2CMarketplaceSaaSProduct ManagementProduct

Company mission

To be a modern online marketplace working towards becoming the trusted foundation of every home by connecting people with trades and tools to make home improvements easy

Role

Who you are

  • If you're passionate about cutting-edge technology and want to shape the future of MarTech, we want to hear from you!
  • If you thrive on collaborating with diverse teams and driving innovation, this is your chance to lead key projects and make a significant impact across Checkatrade
  • A proficiency in Node.JS and TypeScript
  • Strong Braze experience
  • Experience working with marketing communications, growth, or acquisition functions
  • The ability to collaborate with cross-functional departments with excellent communication skills
  • A willingness to lead projects, learn and innovate

What the job involves

  • Join Checkatrade as a Senior Software Engineer and become part of our exciting MarTech revolution
  • With significant investments in technology and innovation, we’re expanding our true end-to-end marketplace capabilities and driving growth
  • We are on a mission to be the trusted foundation of every home
  • Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, you’ll join a skilled team of MarTech engineers
  • As a Senior Software Engineer, leading and collaborating in a dynamic group of four
  • You'll tackle a mix of strategic projects and real-time challenges as you enhance and expand our marketing and communications tools
  • We're in the midst of an exciting scale-up, driven by significant investment in a MarTech powerhouse, including a new Braze foundation and a suite of evolving services
  • You’ll work closely with our CRM and Data teams, while also engaging with Engineering groups across the business

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Checkatrade created the online market for searching, engaging, and reviewing tradespeople back when the digital age was just beginning. Now a household name, it's on a huge growth journey to once again lead the market in every home improvement project seamlessly for both consumers and tradespeople, through its end-to-end digital marketplace. Put simply, Checkatrade connects people with highly skilled, quality tradespeople - and the trades with the tools they need to do their jobs.

Checkatrade has ambitious plans for expansion and innovation. It offers the agility of a start-up with the reassurance of an established organisation and has a team of more than 500 working flexibility from both Portsmouth and its R&D Hub in the heart of Kings Cross.

Recent initiatives such as launching a new quoting and invoicing tool, demonstrate its ongoing efforts to continuously improve user experience and streamline and automate operations for both consumers and trades. The company has made sure it stands out against its competitors with its commitment to trust and quality, raising standards and its dedication to customer satisfaction.

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Employee endorsements

Challenging work

"Checkatrade is changing how our business works, moving from a directory to a marketplace, and this comes with it a huge amount of opportunities to..."

Company benefits

  • Annual company wide bonus plan - when company wins, we all win
  • Wellness cashplan- Claim back money on opticians, dentists and hospital stays so you can keep your health in check.
  • 24/7 Online GP Service - Babylon Health App
  • Gym membership - Pure gym membership
  • Discounts and cashback for 100s of retailers across the UK
  • Dayforce Wallet - On Demand Pay. Access your pay as soon as it's been earned with no cost!
  • Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Smart Tech Scheme - get the gadgets you want whilst spreading the payments interest free for up to 24 month
  • Family Planning support - We’ve teamed up with Apricity to provide you with support on your family planning journey.
  • Free food & Drinks
  • Company events
  • Life assurance
  • Private Medical - depending on the role you may qualify for a PMI
  • Pension - 4%
  • 26 Weeks full maternity pay
  • 4 Weeks paternity pay
  • Buy and sell holiday
  • Charity leave - How does one week every year to support a cause close to you in addition to your annual leave sound?
  • Recommend a friend scheme

Company values

  • Be All In - We are moving at pace – enjoy the journey, embrace the opportunity and own the outcome
  • Always Customer Obsessed - We are testing and learning together – listen to our customer insights continuously and evolve our approach
  • Do The Right Thing - We work with integrity in everything we do – do the right thing for our team and customers
  • Be Bold - We are ambitious and think big – speak up and go direct to deliver our mission together
  • Get It Done - We are here for exceptional outcomes – have a bias for action to deliver them

Company HQ

Islington, London, UK

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Checkatrade

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Jo Agar (Internal Communications Manager )

  • We are all about positive action and promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Whether it’s creating awareness of the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce, to having the right policies, processes, and training in place, we are committed to making sure that at Checkatrade each individual feels valued and accepted. We have task forces to drive our D&I agenda, we have initiatives in play to support employee wellbeing and we run regular engagement surveys to track employee satisfaction too and take action on responses.
  • We’re proud to say that women make up 26% of our total tech workforce and 35% of our senior leadership team. We have an established “Women In Tech” network, who are supported to explore their tech careers and grow their influence and networks. We’re for everyone and we build together for our customers.
  • We partner with She Can Code to actively drive diversity hiring.
  • We run an in-house mentoring scheme aimed to support your growth with us.
  • We value diverse ideas, innovation, and are focussed on inclusivity. We take a tech-first approach to removing barriers to success for our people, our consumers, and our trade members.

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