Full Stack Developer (with frontend focus) REMOTEPERMANENT

Job Description

DestinationCore are a software delivery team who produce online technology and websites exclusively for the destination marketing and tourism industry. You can find out more at https://destinationcore.com/.

We have over 40 different clients using our products and services. We're looking for a Full Stack Developer, with strong frontend experience, to take responsibility for:

  • Maintaining and updating the DestinationCore Initialisation Repository - the start point from which all DestinationCore websites are built.
  • Working closely with the Digital Project Manager and internal Junior Frontend Developrs - making decisions on the distribution of work, what can realistically be delivered internally with the skills and resources available, and identify which projects should be outsourced to our UK based partners.

  • Overseeing the incoming tickets via the DestinationCore Service Desk, and working with the internal frontend development team to ensure all tickets are responded to, prioritised appropriately according to severity, and a plan is put in place a resolve tickets to client satisfaction in accordance with client SLAs.

  • Delivery of frontend development work to the highest possible standards, in line with client agreed Statement of Work.

  • Working with Junior Frontend Developer to develop their skills.

  • Enhancing and refining the coding standards of all members of the internal development team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a full stack developer with a few years experience to take the next step in their career, and begin to oversee multiple disciplines and workflows, whilst still maintaining a hands on approach.

The successful candidate will be working with a small and agile internal team, and alongside our UK based, outsourced development partners. They will assume overall responsibility for frontend coding standards. By doing so they will reduce the volume of service desk tickets received, improve the efficiency of delivery for new websites as well as website enhancements. Thereby ensuring customer satisfaction with the DestinationCore product.

EXPERIENCE YOU MUST HAVE

To be successful in this role you must have at least:

  • Commercial experience of CMS development (ideally CraftCMS).

  • An awareness of good UX and UI design.

  • Comfortable liaising with clients.

  • A minimum of three years commercial frontend development experience.

SKILLS REQUIRED

You should be comfortable working with:

  • HTML / SASS

  • jQuery

  • MySQL

  • GIT

  • CMS - CraftCMS

  • JavaScript - VueJS, React etc,

  • Virtual Machines VirtualBox, Homestead, Vagrant, MAMP, ddev etc

  • Equipment - MAC OS

  • Command line tools

  • Task runners (WebPack)

DESIRABLE (BUT NOT ESSENTIAL)

It would be useful if you also had:

  • Some experience working in Agile teams, with Scrum and Sprints.

  • PHP - Laravel

  • DevOps Management - Servd

  • Adobe Creative Suite (or similar)

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

This is a permanent role, and is an essential appointment in helping the DestinationCore team continue to deliver the exceptional customer service they have become renowned for. We operate a remote and flexible working policy. The normal working day is 8:45am to 5:30pm, with an hour for lunch, and you will be contracted to work 37.5 hours a week on the following basis:

  • Unless otherwise agreed you will attend the daily stand-up meeting at 9am.

  • Any flexible hours for the week MUST be posted in the ‘upcoming flexible working’ thread in the team Slack channel.

  • Every Tuesday and Wednesday there is an optional office working day.

  • There is a mandatory once a month ‘all team’ day in the office (dependant on your location). This is the first Wednesday of every month (where team lunch is provided).

You will be part of the DestinationCore development team lead by our Technical Lead, you will work closely with our Digital Project Manager, and oversee the Junior Frontend Developer.

Salary or Other Compensation

The role benefits from:

  • £32,500 to £40,000 dependant on experience.
  • Personal healthcare plan provided by BUPA.
  • Remote and flexible working policy.
  • Optional office days.
  • Team lunch once a month.

How to Apply

Please email CVs to:

Contact Info

  • Company: DestinationCore
  • Location: Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 2EA
  • Phone Number: 0203 780 7187
  • Email Address: email hidden; JavaScript is required
  Posted February 3, 2025