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Full / part time : Full time
Business area : Tech, Software
Location : Uxbridge (can be remote with monthly office visits)
A bit about giffgaff
Do you want to join a connectivity provider that’s up to good? At giffgaff we do mobile &
broadband differently. We call out the bad and find a better way. We’re laser-focused on
flexibility, value and mutual good.
And we’re so proud to be a certified B Corp. This means we've joined a network of more
than 1,000 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. Over the past few years our member base has grown steadily, and we’re still
going. We’re always looking to acquire new members, and to do that we need the best
people in our team.
Our bright and modern gaff is in Uxbridge, in leafy West London. But if commuting isn’t
your favourite, most of our roles can be hybrid or work from home, or anywhere in
between. If you like coming in, you’ll always find some office buddies. And if you like big
occasions, we really bring the office to life monthly for our themed culture days. Plus
all our giffgaffers come together at our legendary giffgaff summer, birthday and
festive celebrations.
The role and the team
You’ll join a high-performing team that’s focused on delivering a best-in-class
broadband experience for our members (that’s what we call our lovely customers),
enabling them to have access to our shiny new broadband offering, featuring no long
contracts, fast, dependable full fibre and symmetrical speeds to name a few
awesome features.
We strive for an outstanding member experience in all areas of giffgaff, so we are
looking for a passionate and enthusiastic software engineer 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.
Our tech stack:
● Server-side: Java 21, 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.
Key responsibilities:
● Work 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 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, proactive and able to produce solutions your
colleagues can use, maintain, and learn from.
● Know how to develop and follow a sense of purpose. Identify improvements in
the software that you use and build. Accept feedback and adapt to your team
and the company's current priorities.
The Must Haves:
● Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, Clean Code & Refactoring,
System Design
● Observability, “you build it you run it” attitude
● Product mindset
● Good communication, giving and receiving feedback
Desirable skills:
● Event-Driven Architecture; SOLID principles; microservices; micro-frontends
● Experience in payments/financial systems
hackajob is partnering with Virgin Media O2 X giffgaff to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.