Senior Platform Developer (TypeScript) Job Description: Reporting to the Development Team Leader, the Senior Platform Developer is responsible for building, enhancing and maintaining products and/or systems to enable Sage's business plans and long-term objectives using the identified architecture. The Senior Platform Developer will design, develop and deliver high-quality products and/or systems and services that exceed customers' or business partners' expectations and will proactively share their own knowledge for specific technical solutions and business processes in their area of responsibility. This is a hybrid role - three days per week in our Winnersh office. Key Responsibilities: In this role you'll: - Become a valuable member of a high-performance team. - Participate on a global team in the development and maintenance of the X3 Platform. - Possess and apply a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of software development to the completion of difficult assignments. - Successful develop, delivery maintain high quality software (requirements, design, code, documentation, etc.) - Work with product managers early on to shape product definition so that it can be built in flexible, extensible, and robust way - Keep up to date with relevant technology areas. - Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting - Evaluates progress and results and recommends major changes in procedures. - Partner effectively with all team members to deliver against commitments - Thought leader and deliver deep technical expertise for PD that drives colleague engagement, clarity and instils a culture of innovation and execution - Work cross-functionally with various Sage teams: product management, QA/XD, various product lines, or business units to drive forward results - Mentoring and coaching to junior members of the development team. - Commitment to team success and positive team dynamics - Passion for growing and applying technical skills in service to customers - Extensive experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, and/or Extreme Programming methodologies - Maintain relevant documentation to describe logic, coding/configuration, testing and changes where applicable. - Ensure all tasks are completed to the required quality standards. - Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools & techniques - Provide 3rd tier support and/or expertise for the area of responsibility Qualifications: - Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role. - Strong proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript and Node.js. - Experience with front-end React.js framework. - Familiarity with RESTful APIs and web services. - Knowledge of database systems like MongoDB, or PostgreSQL. - Understanding of fundamental design principles behind scalable applications. - Experience with version control systems like Git. - Proven experience in using a Test-Driven Development approach - Linux or OSX development experience. - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). - Appreciative of Agile development, continuous integration, and code. - Strong communication and teamwork skills. Skills: - Complex problem-solving ability. Innovative and creative thinking. - Passionate about technology and developing world-class software, wanting to learn and gain new skills as you progress. - Wanting to overcome technical challenges and solve complex problems. - Drive to excel in a fast-paced environment, in which it is essential to keep up to date with the rapidly developing trends. - Ability to interpret and/or gather user requirements and translate these into technical specifications and/or code - Proficient with several relevant programming languages, frameworks and databases - Experienced in operationalizing 21st Century trends like Cloud, Social, Mobility, - Customer Focus - Innovative and creative thinking LI-MD1 Function: Product Delivery Country: United Kingdom Office Location: Winnersh 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. 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