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The role and the team
You’ll join an established team whose mission is to empower members (that’s what we call our lovely customers) with a secure and reliable identity experience - making it effortless to register, authenticate, and manage their personal information whilst ensuring privacy and security.
Summary
Location
Uxbridge
Job Family
Digital & Technology
Job Type
Full Time
Ref #
67978
The role and the team
You’ll join an established team whose mission is to empower members (that’s what we call our lovely customers) with a secure and reliable identity experience - making it effortless to register, authenticate, and manage their personal information whilst ensuring privacy and security.
We strive for an outstanding member experience in all areas of giffgaff, so we are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Engineering Lead who cares about the quality of their work and how the software and services they create will positively impact members. We’re constantly looking for ways to improve and evolve how we solve problems, driven by new, modern practices and challenging the status quo.
You will work in a cross-functional team with like-minded people to ensure this product is successful and sustainable. We work with many teams at giffgaff, including various partners and associates we rely on, to ensure we're active and engaged with our engineering community, improving our ways of working and maintaining a high standard and quality of products we create.
Key responsibilities
* Lead a team of engineers with a full-stack attitude within a self-organising, cross functional product engineering team using extreme programming practices - notably pair programming and test-driven development.
* Build, support and maintain automated, fault-tolerant, scalable products and solutions that are continuously delivered into our production environment.
* Leverage your experience and skills to assist your team in establishing the best architecture for your products and services.
* Be technically curious, tackling problems without giving up, and producing solutions that less-experienced engineers can use, maintain, and learn from.
* Know how to develop and follow a sense of purpose. Be willing to point out, own, and fix things that are broken about our company and in your own career track.
* Be a champion for our engineering principles and a leader in team culture, driving great behaviours and practices in your team.
* Work with your other engineering lead colleagues to drive the technical direction and innovation, encouraging collaboration and excellence.
Our tech stack
* Server-side: Java, Maven, Spring Boot, JUnit.
* Client-Side: Typescript, Next.js, React and various React ecosystem tools and libraries
* Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus.
However, you should be comfortable using a variety of frameworks, languages, and tools and be happy to learn new skills when the need arises.
Who we are
Do you want to join a connectivity provider that’s up to good? At giffgaff we do things differently. We call out the bad and find a better way. We’re laser-focused on flexibility, value and mutual good.
And we’re proud to be a certified B Corp. This means we've joined a network of more than 2,000 UK companies, who want to make a positive impact on people and the planet. Working at giffgaff is something you could be proud of too.
You’ll get the best of both worlds, the energy and fast pace of giffgaff, plus all the benefits that come with being part of our parent company, Virgin Media O2.
Our business model is unique. We work with our members (our customers) to understand their needs in all areas of the business. We love this highly collaborative approach. We’re always looking to acquire new members, and to do that we need the best people in our team.
In return for your outstanding efforts, you'll be rewarded with a competitive salary and excellent benefits that are all about making your work life a winner. Take a look at our culture and benefits page – you might just be surprised!
Our bright and modern gaff is in Uxbridge, in leafy West London. But if commuting isn’t for you, most of our roles can be hybrid or remote, or anywhere in between.
The must haves
* Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, System Design
* Observability, “you build it you run it” attitude
* Product mindset
* Mentoring, good communication, giving and receiving feedback
* A commitment to make ethical and responsible decisions that support giffgaff’s impact on people, planet and profit
The other stuff we are looking fo
* Event-Driven Architecture; SOLID principles; microservices; micro frontends
* Experience with Spring Security, Oauth 2.0 and JWTs
What's in it for you
Balancing people, planet and profit
We're a proud B Corp, so success here isn’t just about profit – it’s about people and the planet too. In this role, you’ll be expected to play your part in championing a fairer, more sustainable future. Whether it’s how you make decisions, work with others, or deliver your goals – you’ll play an active part in helping us deliver better business.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
People, and the way they work, define our culture and we encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to the gaff. That's why we believe in creating an equitable, fairer, more inclusive business that champions different ideas and perspectives.
Because we genuinely care about making sure everyone feels included and valued, we're always listening to your thoughts on how to make the 'gaff even better. Our Affinity Groups are a fantastic way we do that. We're really proud of the work they do.
If this sounds like it could be the best gig of your career, apply today!
We’d love to hear from you.
Next steps
If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include.
Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.
Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the giffgaff family.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Telecommunications
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