Contentful Developer

ABOUT THE ROLE

Appnovation is currently looking for an experienced and talented Senior Developer with experience around Contentful, React and Gatsby / Next.

js in particular who is looking for the next exciting step in their career to join as our new Lead Developer. The successful candidate will work on innovative projects that span our offices across the Globe, providing expert development skills within our agile cross-functional teams.

THE ESSENTIALS :

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or equivalent;
• 5+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, web and / or mobile;
• You have solid analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills;
• Thirst for knowledge, exploring new developments and techniques as they arrive;
• Open-mindedness to work in multidisciplinary teams;
• Eager to work with an evolving tech stack, collaborating with other departments to
• create solutions;
• Progressive front end development experience;
• Strong knowledge of React, extending into usage within popular frameworks such
• as Gatsby, Next.js and alike;
• PI Experience working with 3rd Party REST / GRAPHQL API;
• Strong HTML5, XHTML, CSS / CSS3 and JavaScript programming skills;
• Version control with GIT and practices such as Git Flow or alike;
• Good understanding of Web Accessibility.

NICE TO HAVE :

• Knowledge of multilingual website development.
• Experience working with CaaS, Headless CMS or traditional monolithic CMS.
• PHP scripting.
• JAMstack (NextJS, Gatsby JS, GraphQL).
• Algolia or similar search federation and integration.
• Personalisation and Testing.

WHO YOU ARE :

You think about how to scale, automate and operate, not just how to build a

solution to an immediate problem.

• You understand lean thinking.
• You set high standards for code quality, performance / scalability and security and

seek continuous improvement.

• You have solid analytical and problem solving skills.
• You have strong self-initiative, passion, interpersonal, oral and written

communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work, influence and

make an impact in a cross-functional environment with all levels of the

organisation.

You are responsive and thrive in a fast-paced diverse high-performance

environment with rapidly changing business needs.

You actively seek out things outside your comfort zone with the ability to rapidly

learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies.

You are able to develop flexible and well-structured front-end architectures for a

wide variety of clients.

Well-practised with Agile Development Methodology, working in short sprint cycles,

and able to help lead other developers.

WHAT DOES APPNOVATION HAVE TO OFFER?

Appnovation’s development teams are collaborative, friendly and open, and with varied work. We encourage development both professionally and personally! Aside from work, we offer a people and culture-orientated, fun and dynamic environment.

Here are a few more reasons why you should apply :

• Work-life Balance
• Lots of opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Health Benefits Package
• Mental Health Support
• Personal Days Off
• Fertility and Menopause Leave
• Fitness Allowance
• D,E&I Initiatives
• And much more...

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