Graduate Front End Developer

Cox Automotive

  • Stafford, Staffordshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 21 days ago
About the team:The front-end application team is responsible for building all things client side. We split ourselves across the business working in mixed discipline delivery squads. These squads work with the rest of the business to help shape their product roadmaps.Rapid feedback is essential to how we deliver high quality software at Codeweavers. We deploy small, incremental changes to production hundreds of times a day. We are proud of our engineering culture; continuous improvement and learning is at our core. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of our industry embracing change whenever it is needed.It is an exciting time at Codeweavers - our automotive commerce SaaS platform powers thousands of digital solutions in the UK and we are now taking it globally.About the role:We are looking for a passionate and highly motivated web service engineer to join the team. You will work closely with your product delivery squad to build robust, well-engineered solutions. Although you will spend most of the time with your squad, the front-end application team works closely to push our engineering practices and architecture forward. Software craft and learning is a big part of being a Codeweavers developer.On a day-to-day basis, your responsibilities will be:● Working closely with the product owners, account manager and end users to translate business problems into platform solutions.● Working with your delivery team to implement well engineered solutions from your delivery squad's roadmap.● Breaking work down into small deliverables that can be rapidly released.● Collaborating with the rest of the team to drive our standards, solutions, and practices forward.Skills you will develop and use on the job:Soft skills:
  • Understand the value of the problem you are solving
  • How to translate business requirements into solutions.
  • Be aware of all stakeholders and their requirements, those stake holders are
  • Communication skills – communicate with people of different technical ability
Technical Skills:
  • Writing maintainable and performant code.
  • Component-based architecture (React, Vue, Angular).
  • Use HTML, CSS, vanilla Javascript and Typescript.
  • Designing well thought out web APIs and HTTP's.
  • Use automated testing frameworks such as Jest, Karma, Cypress, or Protractor (we use Jest and Cypress).
  • Understanding how to maintain high quality of code in a delivery focused environment.
  • Use of a CI / CD pipeline to build and deploy new functionality safely and effectively.
RequirementsYour Behaviour● You respond positively to feedback.● You are confident to engage with your team.● No challenge is too big or small for you.● You question ideas that you do not fully understand or agree with.● You desire to work in a respectful, transparent, and collaborative work environment.We would love if you● Have some experience with React, Angular or Vue.● Have some experience writing automated tests.● Have an awareness of extreme programming development methodologies.Benefits:Other reasons to join our team:
  • Hybrid working.
  • 23 days holiday plus bank holidays + 1 for each year of service.
  • Take your birthday as an additional holiday.
  • One wellness day a year.
  • A great social scene including an annual sports day and an awesome Christmas party.
  • Kaizen time - Half a day each week dedicated to learning and self-development.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASEWe work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies and we're not looking to add to our PSL.We do not accept unsolicited agency CV's sent to the recruitment team or directly to the hiring manager. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CV'sCox Automotive is the world’s largest automotive service organisation. We
provide dependable solutions that improve performance and profitability
throughout the vehicle lifecycle to manufacturers, fleets, and retailers.
Our businesses are organised around our customers’ core needs across vehicle
solutions, mobility, remarketing, funding, and retail.

Cox Automotive