Application Developer/Front End

As a company we have a range of software developers, we are not actively recruiting into a this Front-End role, but we are open to direct applications of people who think they might fit, and this would suite this part of their career as a member of out team. We normally offer these jobs as full time or 80% full time equivalent, depending on peoples circumstances.

Village employs a range of developers, the more great people who want to be part of things the better, from new graduates to experienced senior developers. Developers work on a range of full stack development, normally this involves a database, a C# application layer and a web front end written with Angular. or React But there are a range of applications with variants on this technology. This role focusses on someone with a particular interest in the front end work.

We recruit for long term team members so are looking for potential rather than a particular technology expertise. Although we also have some freelancers involved in projects.

Front End Developer

We are looking to balance our team by engaging a developer with a particular interest and talent for front end development based on web technologies. We use Angular as our normal front end tool, we also support and develop systems that use React but demonstrable expertise in similar libraries would show an interest in this area of development.

We would expect someone in this role to both engage with hands on work but also to mentor juniors working in the area and help to set approach and standards for the less specialist full stack developers.

• Post holders are involved in the development, maintenance, and support of full stack developments but with a particular focus on front end.
• The front end will usually depend on a range of browser technologies including Javascript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, we focus on Angular and React.
• Familiarity with UX for user interface design.
• The back end will be written in C# with good programming practice expected. Some familiarity will be an advantage but is not essential.

 Skills

• Competence with Angular, React or another similar web framework.
• JavaScript, CSS and related technical skills.
• Developers need to have communication skills suitable for holding discussions with technical professionals about how to implement solutions.

Other Skills

In addition to the core coding and software design skills we are involved in a range of other software engineering skills including, qa, testing, ux-design, business analysis etc. We know that experienced developers have some capabilities in some or all these fields and we would look to find space for these to be developed and used.

Software Engineering Practice

We aspire to produce high quality code, if you find object-oriented analysis, design patterns, unit testing strategies, refactoring rewarding then you should fit in with where the company is going.

We see software engineering as a team activity where we learn from each other and contribute to each other's progress. We seek to collaborate with our clients technical teams (if any) as well as their wider project and IT teams.

We are looking for people who share and want to be part of our values

Curiosity and Sharp Thinking – We enjoy thinking through problems, designing solutions, and helping to build the understanding and insights our clients need.

Collaboration and Partnership - We enjoy working closely and collaboratively with our technical colleagues, clients and suppliers – combining our collective knowledge and skills to build exceptional solutions.

Expertise and Knowledge – Village Software is for people who are enthusiastic and excited about learning and becoming a craftsperson with technology. Programming is fun and we are constantly striving to improve, both individually and collectively.

Integrity and Passion – Integrity and passion is in our DNA. We work on complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, bringing clear thinking, professionalism, energy, and passion to everything to do.

Currently we run a team that focuses on application development teams, and one that focuses on business intelligence.

Place of Work

Normal place of work will be in Village’s pleasant offices in the commercial district of Liverpool next to Moorfield station. However, work might involve periods of work based at clients in the Merseyside on rare occasions travelling further afield. This is unusual but it does happen. 

All team members should be near enough to commute without it being a hassle, this is a role that involves working together in the office for much of the week. Others have Remote First hybrid jobs, but this is not one.

Currently the team is office based 3 days a week (Tue/Wed/Thu currently). With two days a week hybrid some members work from the office all week some work from home Monday, Friday, some from the office.

Village Software

Village Software is a small, growing software engineering consultancy engaged in the development of bespoke business applications and delivery of business intelligence.  We enjoy working together because it is a professional technical environment mutually supportive environment and strong values. You can get a feel from our website www.villagesoftware.co.uk or phone and chat to one of the team.

We expect a successful candidate will settle into the technical role but might go on to develop this into more senior roles.

On-offer

Secure salaried roles with flexibility
Competitive salaries with full-time, part-time and flexible working positions, supported by family friendly policies.

Career opportunities
We are committed to providing career development and enhanced opportunities through continuous knowledge transfer, learning and mentoring. Our developers work closely and collaboratively with clients on engineering solutions. As such we are looking for technical people who are also natural collaborators.

Health & Wellbeing support

Health Assured cover for all employees and their families, on-site yoga, Pilates and ukulele lessons are all available at our office location.

Agencies

We hear a lot from agencies, and you are always welcome to punt in some ideas. But this role is targeted at direct entries who particularly want to be part of Village.

Applying: Please send a covering letter along with your current CV to the contact named below. For this post we are looking at direct applications with a right to work in the UK and who are  commutable to Liverpool City Centre. This is not a post for recent graduates, we do recruit graduates every year we will put these posts on the website. 

Please note that we can get a large number of applicants from around the world, it is a big world and we have limited time we can therefore only really follow up those who are in commuting distance of the office.

Contact

0151 709 7728; recruit@villagesoftware.co.uk