Mid / Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack (React / TypeScript / Node.js)

£55,000 - £70,000 (dependent on experience)

Cardiff / Remote (UK only)

About Aforza

Aforza aims to transform the lives of every consumer on the planet by helping the world’s best Consumer Goods companies become more agile, efficient, productive, and sustainable. We do this by introducing never-before-seen capabilities, including 'Active' Customer Segmentation, Real-Time Promotion Execution and AI-driven Predictive Ordering.

At Aforza, we feel lucky to rub shoulders with some of the finest talent available in our industry. If you are looking for the opportunity to learn from others and challenge yourself, there is no better place to be. We are a young, well-funded and fast-moving company. We recognise the exceptional talent we are lucky to have in our team and reward them accordingly.

About The Role

Aforza is looking for a Mid to Senior Software Engineer to join our Cloud Platforms engineering team, located in Cardiff, where you will be working with a friendly team of highly talented engineers building out Aforza’s industry-leading cloud solutions.

In this role, you’ll be working across the full stack of our Aforza Studio product, an advanced Digital Asset Management and photo automation solution, and have the opportunity to work on both frontend and backend.

You will be involved in the entire development lifecycle, from design and analysis to development and testing of new features. The ideal candidate will be eager to join a fast-paced, dynamic environment where every employee has a direct impact on the company’s success.

Tech Stack

All of Aforza’s cloud applications, microservice and websites are hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) running on Google Kubernetes Engine. We use TypeScript across the board in both frontend and backend.

Here’s a high-level overview of the different areas of our stack:

• Frontend - TypeScript, React, Redux, Styled Components
• Backend - TypeScript, Nest.js, Node.js, MikroORM
• Databases - PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Firestore
• Cloud - GCP, Google Kubernetes Engine
  
  

• Develop new frontend and backend features on Aforza Studio
• Develop APIs in Node.js / TypeScript
• Build new features on our React-based web UI
• Write unit tests using Jest
• Perform code reviews on the team’s pull requests
• Take part in all aspects of SCRUM, including sprint planning, reviews, retros and backlog estimation
  
  

• Strong frontend development experience building beautiful UIs using React
• Backend API development experience in Node.js and be comfortable with modern JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience structuring and developing REST APIs
• Good understanding of unit testing frameworks
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
• Ability to identify areas of code improvement and opportunities to refactor
  
  

• Work on cutting edge technologies with world leading customers
• Competitive salaries
• Stock options
• 25 days PTO & bank holidays
• Pension
• Private health cover & income protection
• Flexible hours and hybrid remote / office working
• Fantastic, brand new office space in the heart of Cardiff city centre
  
  

• A 30 min intro call with an Engineering Manager
• A 1-2 hour interview with an Engineering Manager and a senior engineer. This will either be in person in our Cardiff office or remote over Google Meet. We will ask you questions on your experience and history and dive into your technical skills.
• Two 30 min final stage interviews with our Executive Leadership, including our CEO and Chief Product Officer
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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