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Why Aqovia?

Why Aqovia?

Since 2008, Aqovia has been at the forefront of technology innovation, serving clients in telecommunications, media, and technology. We specialise in architecture, design, and software development for transformative projects. Join a team that values innovation, expertise, and commitment to excellence.

Embark on a journey with Aqovia, where your client engagement and management expertise will be crucial in shaping the future of our technology solutions.

Job Description

Aqovia is looking for a ‘hands-on’ Technical Lead to work on clients' and our own Research and development projects.

Aqovians live and breathe agile, thrive in an eXtreme Programming environment and are passionate about software development as a craft, as well as an engineering discipline. We love learning new skills and keeping up to date with the latest industry trends. We advocate for the best tools and practices and are enthusiastic about pair programming.

Here's what you'll do:

• Serve as a ‘hands-on’ software engineering leader
• Act as technical design authority and architect, ensure alignment with other Aqovia and client teams and initiatives
• Guide customers and clients on solution options, including the inter-play
• between off-the-shelf and bespoke components.
• Contribute to Aqovia’s Research & Development programme
• Evaluate new technologies for adoption
• Be able to explain complex technical issues in simple terms
  
  

• Ensure smooth running of agile ceremonies (including planning, retrospectives,
• stand-ups)
• Advocate for agile principles and guide the development team, and customer stakeholders on practices.
• Support the client Product Owner in managing the product roadmap and backlog
  
  

• Support appraisals of engineering staff
• Ensure timely resolution of support issues, including handling escalations
• Production and dissemination of basic team reports
• Line management of technical squad.
• Timesheet approval.
  
  

• Experience of working in a professional and agile software development environment.
• Experience of managing stakeholders through the development process.
• Have the mindset and desire to drive, architecturally, adoption and integration of a new off-the-shelf system.
• Strong Agile Coaching skills
• Holding Scrum ceremonies
• An ability to explain complex technical issues in simple terms.
• An aptitude for solving tough problems
• Strong knowledge of HTML5, ECMASprint 6+, CSS3 and the Web Platform.
• Experience of component-based web development in JavaScript or TypeScript using Web Components built using Lit-html / lit-element (similar to React, Angular or Vue) ideally using the OWA generators.
• Professional communication skills are essential. Candidates must possess excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively manage business interactions and maintain a professional tone in all commercial correspondence.
• In-depth experience in at least one of the following areas:
• Offline-first, mobile-first Progressive Web Applications.
• Micro-frontend architectures.
• Performance monitoring and optimisation of browser-based applications.
  
  

• Making a real difference: You'll be part of a team developing solutions that empower businesses while contributing to sustainable practices.
• Growth opportunities: We invest in our employees' development and offer a path for career advancement.
• Collaborative culture: We value teamwork, open communication, and a supportive environment.
• Competitive benefits package: Including healthcare, paid for gym membership, pension scheme, perkbox and more.
  
  

• JavaScript (ES6+ or sometimes TypeScript) / Babel / Webpack
• Web Components V1 (principally using lit-html and lit-element using the OWC generators/toolchains)
• State management with MobX or Apollo (GraphQL)
  
  

• Azure Functions
• .NET Core
  
  

• Azure Serverless
• Kubernetes
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT System Custom Software Development

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