Expected duration: Ongoing *** This role requires someone who is based in the UK and can travel, at least 3 days per week, to our offices near Maidstone, Kent. Please DO NOT apply if you do not live within commuting distance of MAidstone, Kent, UK. Thanks. ***
This is a full-time role. We will consider either employing the person fully or a full-time contractor for a agreed period.
We’re a friendly, small, focused ecommerce company selling household products to our growing customer base across the UK.
We are looking for a talent software developer to join our team to take over the development of our internal, back-end applications which power our crucial sales, advertising, inventory and dispatch operations. We’re currently using a freelance developer but we have outgrown his capabilities and it’s time to bring the development in-house. We will consider either a full-time employee or bringing someone in on a contract basis if that works better for you.
We’ll be relying on you to develop feature-rich, efficient software to aid our workflows and help grow the business. You’ll need to be self-motivated and self-sufficient.
You’ll work closely with the Directors to map out efficient workflows and processes, which you’ll then write software to automate. You’ll primarily work on back-end technologies, but there will be some basic front-end development required too, for UX etc.
You’ll definitely need to be an expert in PHP, MySQL and API integration. Experience in VPS configuration would be beneficial, too, as would a working knowledge of the usuals: Javascript, JQuery, CSS3 and HTML5. You’ll also need to be comfortable picking up someone else’s code and getting to grips with it quickly.
You’ll be writing applications which interface with data streams from platforms such as shopify, Facebook Ads and Klaviyo (email marketing platform) as well as couriers such as Royal Mail and Hermes.
If you love developing applications which have a real-world, positive impact and which are central to the growth of local small business, then this could be the role for you.
We’ve got no time to lose – so you’ll need to be available for an immediate start.
