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Backend JavaScript Developer

Avanti
Posted 15 days ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Salary

£44,000 - £66,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan

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  • Avanti Recruitment is seeking a Full Stack Engineer for a leading education-focused company, requiring 3-5 years of experience.
  • The role involves developing and maintaining backend systems using technologies such as Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, and MySQL.
  • The position offers a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote in Birmingham.
  • The benefits package includes 25 days of holiday, private health cover, and professional development resources.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, reflecting the candidate's experience and expertise.

Avanti Recruitment is currently partnered with a leading education focused company and we are looking for a talented Full Stack Engineer to join their engineering team. You'll be instrumental in developing and maintaining high-performance backend systems that power their educational platform, impacting thousands of learners worldwide.Core Technologies

  • Node.js & TypeScript
  • GraphQL & REST APIs
  • MySQL & PlanetScale
  • Docker
  • Fly.io

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable microservices architecture
  • Create and maintain efficient APIs using GraphQL and RESTful principles
  • Write clean, testable server-side code
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines

Required Skills

  • Good experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
  • Node.js and microservices development experience
  • Solid understanding of web service architectures
  • Experience with MySQL and distributed databases
  • Strong testing background (unit and integration)
  • Knowledge of container technologies (Docker)

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with e-commerce platforms (Shopify)
  • Frontend knowledge (React/Remix)

Working ArrangementsHybrid working model: 3 days office-based, 2 days remote in Birmingham Benefits Package

  • 25 days holiday (increasing by 0.5 days annually after 2 years, capped at 28 days)
  • Christmas Eve off when falling on a workday
  • Additional leave purchase scheme (up to 3 extra days)
  • Subsidized Vitality Private Health Cover
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Exclusive staff discounts on courses
  • Enhanced sick pay (2 weeks fully paid after initial 7 days)
  • Professional development resources

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.