About the job
Tech Lead (Front-end focus)
Hybrid working (flexible) - Manchester Airport office
Permanent
About CAVU
For airports, for partners, for people. We are CAVU.
At CAVU our purpose is to find new and better ways to make airport travel seamless and enjoyable for everybody. From the smallest ideas to the biggest changes. Every day here is about creating better travel experiences.
From our revenue accelerating single platform technology, Propel, through to our world-class hospitality venues including 1903 and Escape Lounges our solutions make travel more seamless and enjoyable for passengers, and more profitable for our clients and partners.
We know that to bring your best ideas, you need the space to think, the right support, and the freedom to be your true, authentic self.
Whether youre working from our offices, from home, in a lounge, or out on the road, we provide the environment to create, innovate, and transform airport travel.
If youre looking for a career where you can make a real impact, bring new ideas to life, and push boundaries, then CAVU is the place for you.
Together, we can reach new heights. Together, we are CAVU.
About the role
A keen learner, youll be excited about trying new things and coaching others in their use.
Ideally, you will have a background in Front-end Development.
Youll realize that modern applications are more than just researching which AWS services and datastores are right for the job and how to orchestrate everything using Terraform.
Happiest with a bit of ambiguity, working with product owners and architects to determine the best solution rather than implementing tickets verbatim, youll preference maintainability over sophistication.
You will take full responsibility for developing and delivering a strategic technological vision and direction for the business, leading and managing a software development team from a technical perspective in an Agile manner.
As a Tech Lead you are the singular authority for technical decisions within your autonomous teams. You are part Architect, part Developer, part Manager, but fully awesome.
Essential skills
1. 2+ years of experience as a Technical Lead (ideally - Front-end focused)
2. Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
3. Object-Oriented Programming
4. Rest API's and test-driven development
5. Good understanding of Software design patterns
6. Experience of leading / managing a team of engineers
7. CI/CD or DevOps environment experience
8. Confident communication skills
Desirable skills
9. Microservices Architecture
10. Experience in Typescript and/Experience with applying TDD/BDD development techniques and ensuring teams adhere to them.
11. AWS development, including DynamoDB, Lambda
12. Infrastructure as Code
13. Event Driven Architectures
The perks
14. 25 days holiday, increasing 1 day per year with service (up to a maximum of 28)
15. Option to buy up to 10 more days annual leave, plus 4 flexible bank holidays
16. 10% company pension
17. Annual bonus scheme
18. On-site gym
19. MediCash scheme
20. A host of flexible benefits & discounts including up to 50% off our CAVU products such as Escape Lounges and Airport Parking
21. Rail and retail discounts
22. 2 paid volunteering days per year
23. Access to an internal events calendar including wellbeing activities, ID&E events and education
24. Formal and informal development opportunities, including mentoring programmes and learning grants
25. Enhanced parental leave (T&Cs apply)
IDE at CAVU
At CAVU, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (ID&E) is extremely important to us. Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate based on religion, race, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Did you know some people are less likely to apply if they dont meet every requirement? Research shows women in particular may not apply unless they tick every box. If youre reading this and dont meet every single point, wed still love to hear from you!
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation during the hiring process. Please contact us if you require any support.
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