Junior Full-Stack Developer

Nub News is an online local news network headquartered in Crewe. We build technology that helps our editorial and commercial teams publish timely, useful local information and serve communities across the UK. We are looking for an early-career developer to join our technology team and help improve the websites, content-management systems and supporting services behind the Nub News network., You will implement clearly defined development tasks, initially with guidance and code review from experienced colleagues. Your work will cover both back-end and front-end development, including new features, improvements to existing systems and the investigation of bugs. This is a good opportunity for a junior developer who has strong programming fundamentals, enjoys learning and wants to see their work used by real audiences.

Required:

• A practical foundation in PHP and JavaScript.
• Working knowledge of relational databases, preferably MySQL.
• Good HTML and CSS fundamentals, including responsive layouts.
• Experience with Vue or another modern front-end framework such as React or Angular.
• An understanding of HTTP, APIs and browser-based applications.
• Basic experience using Git.
• The ability to break a problem into manageable steps and ask for help when needed.
• Clear communication and a collaborative approach.

Useful but not essential:

• TypeScript.
• Laravel
• Node.js.
• MongoDB or another document database.
• Experience with content-management systems.
• Automated testing.
• Continuous integration and deployment.
• Web accessibility, security or performance optimisation.
• Experience working in an Agile development team.

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Work from home