Job Title Senior Developer Job Description Do you want to work at the leading edge of JavaScript technologies? Do you have the drive to build great products for a world class organisation? We're looking for a Senior Engineer with JavaScript and React skills to help deliver the roadmap for Sage Accounting - take a look at https://www.sage.com/en-gb/accounting-software You will be working within an international team of around 7-8 developers and 3-4 QA, on new and existing customer facing products, utilising Sage's open source library of React components - Carbon ( https://carbon.sage.com ) This is a hybrid role - three days per week in our Newcastle office. Key Responsibilities What we're looking for: • Excellent commercial JavaScript experience • Excellent commercial React experience • A good understanding of testing web applications - knowledge of Jest would be advantageous • An understanding of Typescript • An understanding of state management • A great team player, communicator and collaborator - as well as your own contributions to the codebase, we encourage engineers to support more junior colleagues within the team • Experience with Agile Development and SCRUM You will: • Provide technical leadership for a team of developers - offering guidance on best practice, mentoring/coaching, improving team delivery • Work alongside the Team Leader on agreed projects to support the team's roadmap - identifying and mitigating items that may impact the team's delivery • Coordinate closely with Architecture to ensure high quality solutions are delivered following agreed processes • Own technical work streams - delivering at pace, researching and solving complex problems • Identify and drive opportunities outside of the immediate team - advise, or share best practice; Influence departmental strategy; improve delivery • Successfully develop, deliver and maintain high quality software (requirements, design, code, documentation, etc.) • Maintain relevant documentation to describe logic, coding/configuration, testing and changes where applicable • Participate in all phases of the project lifecycle • Contribute to quality activities, incl. peer reviews of estimates, designs and code • Investigate and resolve defects/bugs found in pre-production or production environments • Be an active and enthusiastic team player, working effectively with all team members to deliver against commitments • Be committed to team success and positive team dynamics • Work cross-functionally with various Sage teams: product management, QA/XD, various product lines, or business units to drive forward results • Continuously strive to make improvements to the existing products and/or systems and services • Update job knowledge by studying current development tools & techniques Key Skills and Experience: • React • Typescript, CSS-in-JS and state management • Unit testing web applications e.g, Jest or React Testing Library • Storybook and Playwright • Object-oriented programming, enough to write and review code and documentation. • Ability to interpret user requirements and translate these into technical specifications leading the technical solution • High numerical reasoning and logic ability with good problem-solving skills • Mentoring and coaching skills • Service-oriented architecture experience • Be willing to adapt to significant changes in either technology or environment • Team player and collaborator • Best coding principles • Troubleshooting and problem-solving expertise. Preferred: • Ruby on Rails • React Query • Experience of Accessibility and coding for responsive design (mobile first) • Innovative and creative thinking • Customer focus LI-MD1 Function Product Delivery Country United Kingdom Office Location Newcastle Work Place type Hybrid Advert Working at Sage means you're supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions. Our colleagues are the best of the best. It's why we were awarded 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor. Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes, we need extraordinary teams. This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers, continuously innovate, and want to experience their potential. Learn more about working at Sage: sage.com/en-gb/company/careers/working-at-sage/ Watch a video about our culture: youtube.com/watch?v=qIoiCpZH-QE We celebrate individuality and welcome you to join us if you embrace all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and ways of working. If you need support applying, reach out at careers@sage.com. Learn more about DEI at Sage: sage.com/en-gb/company/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/