Software Developer

Responsibilities:

You’ll blend your exceptional JavaScript engineering (ES6+/TS) skills with your passion for writing code and solving problems to support seamlessly integrating our Virtuoso product with some of the most popular application, products, and specific customer CI/CD pipelines; as well as solving automation challenges in creative ways and help our customers test their applications with state of the art solutions.

Engineering at SpotQA is a multifaceted role, so whilst we absolutely insist on top-notch JavaScript skills, you should also bring a wealth of experience working in a full-stack engineering capacity.

An ideal candidate can round this off with strong Java skills, and past experience of working with and building web automation, and experience in building deep third-party integrations. Bonus points if you have extensive experience with advanced testing techniques such as mocking/stubbing, demonstrate you care about clean code.

Requirements

You will:

1. Have good English communication skills and ability to liaise with other teams
2. Be a champion of quality - software design patterns and passion for writing clean code
3. Know when to test, what to test, and when to refactor code and be adept at familiarising yourself with new codebases
4. Have worked as part of a team to deliver high-quality software to a production environment
5. Have been responsible for delivery of features and comfortable with planning and prioritising work in an agile process

Please note: This role demands someone who can start with in short notice.

Must haves:

1. Strong JavaScript (incl. ES6+ / Node.js) skills, along with a deep understanding of DOM structures and web browser lifecycles.
2. Good understanding of algorithms and data structures
3. Experience of building microservices
4. Fullstack engineering experience
5. Testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, JUnit)
6. Prior experience in web automation (e.g., using selenium and/or other open source technologies)
7. Prior experience integrating with third party services (e.g., Jira)
8. Strong experience with relational, nosql, and in-memory data stores
9. Good understanding of distributed architectures and systems thinking

Nice to haves:

1. Strong Java 8+ skills and background
2. Frontend engineering experience using a modern framework (e.g., React, Vue)
3. Relevant degree (or equivalent) in computer science / software engineering
4. Building web crawlers, and utilising browser automation interfaces
5. Linux based environments and bash scripting
6. Container technology (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
7. Prior experience with AWS/Azure/Google Cloud, and use of Infrastructure as Code (e.g., using Terraform)
8. Testing expertise and experience of using advanced testing techniques such as mocking, stubbing, etc.
9. Experience with distributed systems (concurrency, consistency, partition tolerance)

What else is in it for you?

• The opportunity to bring your own ideas to reality (we love new solutions and ideas!)
• Team retreats
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• Private health insurance
• Take your birthday as holiday every year!
• Sabbatical opportunities
• Flexible work options