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Job Role:Senior Software EngineerReporting to: Lead Software EngineerLocation: Head Office, White City Place, West LondonContract type: Full Time, 37.5 hours per weekAbout UsME+EM is one of the UKs fastest-growing luxury fashion brands. As a direct-to- consumer business we operate in a truly omnichannel way, with an extremely successful online store, monthly mailings and stores in London, Edinburgh and concessions in Harrods and Selfridges. Our exciting growth continues in spring 2024 with the opening of our first US stores.Ready to apply Before you do, make sure to read all the details pertaining to this job in the description below.At ME+EM we are an entrepreneurial, creative, and passionate group of people. We work hard, are enthusiastic to learn and are not afraid to take risks. Everyone contributes to our success at all levels, and that precisely what makes being a member of the team so rewarding.Our office and stores are always busy and fast paced, but we work just as hard to make sure its fun, with social activities and biannual parties. We pride ourselves on being approachable, supportive, and welcoming and ensure that everyones hard work is rewarded. It takes all these things to build a strong, successful business and our door is always open to new talent ready to contribute to our growth and evolution.About the RoleWere hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to join ME+EMs established Digital Platforms team. Following the successful completion of our digital transformation, were now focused on scaling our platform, optimising customer experience, and driving continuous improvement across our architecture and engineering practices. This is an opportunity to help evolve a modern, high-performing tech stack, shape our engineering culture, and lead initiatives that improve both our product and delivery pipelines. The Digital Platform team owns the entire customer-facing digital stack, and is able to continuously improve our digital platform in a scalable, reliable, agile way. The team currently consists of two multidisciplinary autonomous squads, responsible for crafting best in class customer experiences across our customer facing apps. The successful candidate should have a proven track record of building out scalable web apps using modern technology stacks. They should have excellent people skills, both when liaising with stakeholders across the business and developing the engineering talent within the team..Responsibilities:Contribute to the technical architecture of our web app, end to end.Break down complex technical requirements into smaller, manageable requirements.Collaborating with Product Managers and stakeholders to manage expectations by providing informed estimationsBe an authority on the technical architecture of our web app, understand the optimal way to achieve required outcomes.Be an advocate for crafting quality, performant, scalable solutions.Own our development and CI/CD pipelines, be able to evolve those pipelines to improve velocity while maintaining quality.Coach and grow other developers in the teamEnsure all systems have the appropriate level of automated tests and monitoring.Ensure all systems are high quality (accessible, compliant, secure, supportable, etc)Continuously improve delivery and delivery metrics without compromising confidence.Take part in a paid on-call support arrangement to help maintain platform reliabilitySkills:Expert knowledge of React/Next.js/Node.js.Expert in creating DRY, documented, maintainable, extendable, secure systems.Experience delivering web apps at scale.An expert understanding of modern digital commerce stacksExperience building out and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.Experience working with multidisciplinary squads.Experience growing and mentoring Software Engineers.A solid understanding of agile software delivery and continuous improvement.A passion for delivering simple, scalable solutions (often to complex problems).An understanding and pragmatic approach to developing the technical culture of their team.Excellent attention to detail.An ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.Useful Experience:NextJS/Vercel (app router, caching, speed-insights, static rendering, turbo, mono-repo)TypescriptJestStorybook (and Storybook testing)PlaywrightContentful (or similar headless CMSs)AlgoliaDatadog (or similar monitoring tools, structuring logs, setting up monitors)GitHub actionsHTTP (headers, status codes, payloads)AkamaiGraphQLInfrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform)GCPEmployee Benefits:33 days annual leave for full time employees (25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays)A day off to celebrate your birthday.Pension SchemeGroup Life InsuranceEmployee Assistance Programme (EAP)Length of Service AwardRefer a Friend SchemeStaff uniform for retail employeesGenerous Staff and Friends and Family DiscountAnnual Volunteer DayCycle to Work SchemeTech SchemeEye Care VouchersReal Living Wage EmployerEmployee led committeesSocial events and biannual partiesEnhanced maternity and paternity package after 2 years of service.ME+EM is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering and preserving a culture ofdiversity, equality, and inclusion in our workforce. As an equal opportunities employer, we do notdiscriminate against applicants based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity orexpression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Webelieve that diversity enriches our workforce and strengthens our organisation. Therefore, weencourage minorities, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities to apply for opportunities within our company.Please note, due to the large number of applications we receive, we can only reply to those thatare successful to the next stage.#J-18808-Ljbffr