Principal Engineer (Front-End)

Hastings Direct
Bexhill, UK
9 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£47,000.0 - £86,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Agile Methodology JIRA Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Continuous Integration DevOps Web Development Github Monitoring of Systems Scrum Methodology Systems Development Life Cycle
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ReactJS Delivery Pipeline Grafana Deployment Automation React Native Front End Software Development Software Version Control Dynatrace Jenkins

Job description

  • We will develop engineers through line management, mentoring, sponsorship, and delivering clear, constructive feedback.
  • We will deploy the role to the highest-priority business challenges, quickly resolving complex issues and helping the organisation learn how to prevent them in future.
  • We will provide strategic and technical input to improve project outcomes and influence the companys direction through high-impact delivery.
  • We will work closely with stakeholders to shape and improve the delivery pipeline by identifying gaps and leading solutions that increase speed, reliability, and consistency across the SDLC.
  • We will identify opportunities to reuse and enhance existing platforms to maximise engineering investment.
  • We will lead the Centre of Excellence for the domain, driving tooling improvements, establishing best practices and controls, and embedding continuous learning.
  • We will champion high standards, link technical decisions to business impact, and foster a high-performance engineering culture.

Technologies:

  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Dynatrace
  • GitHub
  • Grafana
  • Support
  • JIRA
  • Jenkins
  • Kanban
  • React
  • React Native
  • Web
  • API
  • Mobile
  • Frontend

Requirements

  • We are looking for strong transformational leadership skills, with the ability to influence decisions and implement new processes aligned to business goals.
  • We need excellent mentoring and people development capability.
  • We require extensive experience in application and/or web development within an Agile environment.
  • We are looking for strong experience with at least one Agile methodology such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe, and tools such as Jira or Octane.
  • We need expert knowledge of cloud platforms.
  • We require advanced coding expertise in React or React Native app development frameworks.
  • We need expert use of GitHub for source control.
  • We require a strong understanding of build, release, and deployment automation.
  • We need proven ability to design and integrate CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps or Jenkins.
  • We require deep experience with continuous integration platforms such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or equivalent.
  • Desirable: experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, or equivalent.

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