Software Engineer

Summary

Join UNiDAYS as a Software Engineer and contribute to the development of our next-generation marketplace product. This role involves building innovative solutions, collaborating with product and design teams, and ensuring high system availability. You will work with experienced engineers in a fast-paced environment, focusing on creating scalable and maintainable features. The position is open to remote work within the UK with occasional travel to London or Nottingham. This is an ideal opportunity for early-career professionals seeking to make a significant impact in a growing company.

Requirements

• A working knowledge of TypeScript and modern React
• An understanding of modern web frameworks, including Next.js
• An understanding of unit testing (ideally jest)
• A basic understanding of web best practices for performance, accessibility, core web vitals and SEO
• A passion for engineering craft - a desire to learn how to write maintainable code, conduct code reviews, pair programming, and writing tests
• You seek to understand how your work aligns with business goals and maximise the impact
• An understanding of agile methodologies such as scrum, kanban etc. and the adaptability to respond to the needs of the business
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the team's goal of delivering our next generation marketplace product
• Deliver impactful features with a pragmatic approach
• Work closely with Product Managers and Product Designers in creating relevant and performant features for our users
• Work closely with Senior Software Engineers building scalable and maintainable features for our users
• Learn about and participate in ensuring high availability of our critical systems as well as monitoring and incident management

Preferred Qualifications

If you don’t have all of the skills/ experience in our list but are keen to learn and offer something different, please reach out as we are still keen to talk to you

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per year increasing with length of service, plus flexible bank holidays
• Competitive salaries
• 4pm finishes every Friday
• Company bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Private health insurance (Vitality)
• Income protection policy
• Life assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Core hours with flexibility around how/when you manage your time
• Regular team building activities
• The latest tech and hardware will be supplied from day one
• Good Vibes Program: we know we’ve all had to adapt to new ways of working and UNiDAYS has always taken pride in the community we’ve created in the office but we’re just as committed to creating an innovative approach to fostering connections and improving engagement outside of the office! We want to boost your remote working experience so think virtual parties, pottery classes, wellness classes and guest speakers just to name a few!
• Support for home working for all new team members. We will help assess your home set up and you can expense £150 towards any additional furniture you may need to be safe and comfortable when working from home