Junior Software Developer at PlotBox

We pride ourselves on delivering world class solutions to our clients and rely on our autonomous and cross-functional Development team to utilise a modern technology stack to build our PlotBox platform, an industry leading solution comprising of Web, Mobile and Native applications. 

Working within the Development team, you will have a varied job, delivering product enhancements in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will be given responsibility to design and deliver core modules and features of the system. You get to contribute and make a real difference. 

To support recent growth and new business, we are now looking for developers to join our existing sprint teams to boost our ability to deliver exciting new greenfield technology development.  Sprint rotations will ensure you also have the opportunity to deliver against the product roadmap and respond to live fix issues and change requests. 

PlotBox are committed to personal development and time for training, you will join an established and experienced agile software development team who are committed to exploring and utilising modern and in-demand tools and technologies. You will have the opportunity to work alongside technology/industry experts continuously developing your own skills whilst gaining hands-on experience in a fascinating industry that makes a real difference to how our customers operate, making our jobs meaningful and rewarding. 

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for delivering pre-agreed activities within each sprint which will involve:

• Designing, coding, building, testing and maintenance of software systems 
• Producing and executing unit tests
• Identifying and fixing incidents in software 
• Independently solving problems
• Following change control processes and procedures 
• Providing trusted work package estimates

Who we think will be a great fit

ESSENTIAL:   

To be successful in this role you will have been in a similar role for at least 1 year with hands-on experience of using PHP or similar and modern JavaScript frameworks.

You will also have:

• A degree in Computer Science, IT, Computing, Masters conversion course in Computer Science or similar
• At least 1 year experience in a software development role designing, building and testing front end applications working with MySQL or SQL databases 
• Experience of debugging and working with live/production environments
• A keen appetite to learn new skills and technologies 

DESIRABLE:  

It’s not a deal breaker, but ideally you will have some experience of:
 

• Working in Agile/Sprint teams for continuous integration and delivery
• Contributing to open source, attending hackathons