Full Stack Developer

Job Description:

Our name may not be familiar, but you probably use our services every single day – ever visited a website ending in a .uk?

We’ve been running the national internet namespace for a quarter of a century, sitting proudly at the heart of the UK's critical digital infrastructure.

Such a responsibility requires world-leading cyber security and we’re gaining a reputation for our innovative new security solutions, protecting our own systems and beyond.

But we’re also a profit with a purpose business. We invest in making a positive impact of the lives that are being most disrupted in our digital age: young people. We’re known as one of the UK’s leading ‘tech for good’ funders and the commitment to building a connected, secure and inclusive digital future drives everything we do. It’s not just rhetoric – ask our staff.  

THE BEST BITS

At Nominet you can expect a competitive salary (depending on experience of course), plus excellent benefits including 30 days holidays, Healthcare, Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, Wellbeing allowance, Flex benefits and an onsite fitness classes and studio. We also work flexibly, and we also support remote working if that suits you.

ABOUT OUR ROLE

Imagine working for one of the internet’s biggest and most influential names; for a company built on innovation, collaboration and social responsibility. You’ve just imagined working for Nominet.

As a Full Stack Developer working at Nominet, you will be a crucial part of our team to design and Implement features that solve our customers' business challenges. A passionate team player that flourishes on delivering challenging solutions in a dynamic environment.

Collaborating with other stakeholders, you will focus on designing creative solutions, implementing them and releasing them as part of the software releases that enhance Nominet’s ground-breaking DNS Analytics and Threat Intelligence Platform.

The teams that form part of cyber security services comprise software developers responsible for the development of the core, critical software components and systems that underpin Nominet’s cyber security solutions.

ABOUT YOU

• Ability to implement clean, robust, thoroughly-tested, maintainable, and standards-compliant code (that leverages frameworks where possible) in an agile working environment

• Ability to work from a prototype and collaborate with researchers to deliver production-ready systems

• Ability to working on a breadth of technologies whilst ensuring a coherent, high-performing solution

• Ability to design API

• Familiarity with Git version control system

• Ability to scrutinise and provide feedback on specifications

• Ability to produce documentation that is well-structured and well-written

• Being a good team player with a positive attitude and able to work with different people across departments and levels

• Effective communication with technical and non-technical colleagues, including giving demonstrations of your software

• Ability to understand product development within the context of the business and how products will contribute to the success of the company.

Front-End

• Strong JavaScript skills working with modern frameworks (e.g. ReactJS, AngularJS, VueJS, D3, Grunt, Gulp, Webpack)

• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3

• Knowledge of AJAX, current web standards, trends and patterns.

Back-end

• Strong Java skills

• Experience with working with databases.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Maintaining existing Nominet products and adding new features Solving complex problems and taking responsibility for key design decisions Investigating and engaging with new trends, technologies, packages and libraries Packaging software and data for continuous delivery/deployment Writing high-quality documentation

This is a great opportunity to build your career within cyber security, developing solutions to protect millions of users every day. Please hit “Apply” now and we will be in touch with you.

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