Senior Full-Stack JavaScript Developer

DUEL

Senior Full-Stack JavaScript Developer

Salary Not Specified

DUEL, Bristol

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 22 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: c869e6a787f247ea8bc3f873507b8073

Full Job Description

Within this role, you will be focused on owning the responsibility of managing and developing or expansive SaaS platform. You will be in charge of ensuring that our client's offerings are kept up-to-date and secure, as well as enhancing offerings moving forwards.

Working closely with our CTO and the product pod to help develop a product that our Brand Partners can't live without, you will also be expected to provide technical support for other members of the team, as well as mentor more junior members of the product team.

  • Maintain high code quality and ensure responsiveness across our applications

  • Be part of the whole development process, from prototype to production

  • Collaborate with the rest of the team to design, develop and test new features

  • Research technical requirements and bring problems and solutions to the table

  • Mentor and nurture the next wave of junior tech talent as the team grows

    We're looking for a motivated and talented Senior Full Stack Javascript Developer / Software Engineer to join our incredible development team. You are going to be a vital member of our team and will play a massive role in contributing ideas to the product, as well as helping mentor and nurture our internal talent as our SaaS company continues to rocket.


  • Our infrastructure is built around the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular and Node.js) all hosted on AWS, and we're looking for someone with the practical experience and creative ambition to jump right in and help us further expand on a well-established product that we are proud of., We're after people who enjoy creating products and seeing them being used - able to help us ship features quickly and enjoy themselves while doing it!

    As a full-stack developer at Duel, you'll be comfortable at different levels of the tech stack including front-end, APIs, backend, and databases. You have strong technical acumen, hands-on experience, and be a quick learner able to understand different technologies and assess their benefits and trade-offs.
  • You take pride in producing and maintaining work to a high standard

  • Sharing knowledge excites you - the thought of helping grow a team is something you'd like to get your teeth into

  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently - you're also happy to get stuck in and support the team where needed

  • Be a creative thinker able to recognize and solve problems by thinking outside the box

  • Willingness to adopt new techniques and technologies and stay up to date with industry best practices

  • You are committed to developing others as well as learning from them to expand your own knowledge, skills, and self-awareness

  • Coaching colleagues, sharing knowledge and promoting best practices, including writing technical documentation

  • Ideally, based locally to the Tech Team in Bristol, UK Based required


  • SKILLSET
  • Meticulous attention to detail - you check things and check them twice

  • Proven experience with testing methodologies (BDD and e2e testing)

  • Extensive experience with Node.js and JavaScript - REQUIRED

  • Extensive experience with MongoDB (or other document-based storage)

  • Experienced with Angular (or similar)

  • Experienced with Git (or similar version control)

  • Experienced with AWS (or similar cloud-based services)

  • Experience developing and consuming REST APIs

  • Experience with Linux / Docker / Networking

  • Experience working with command-line tools

  • Understanding of security and data protection best practices

  • Good internal communication skills - you're able to work with a team and collaborate on ideas

    Duel was founded by world-record-breaking adventurer and former brand ambassador Paul Archer, alongside viral games developer Naio Tsarouchis.


  • They believed that purpose-led brands are changing the way we all live and set out to define how the greatest brands of tomorrow grow through Brand Advocacy. Duel exists to prove that caring for people and the planet builds brand, which builds long-term and exponential profit returns.

    Our Brand Advocacy Platform allows mid-level to enterprise brands to do just that - scaling how they manage their relationships with thousands of advocates and brand ambassadors. We're proud today that brands such as Monica Vinader, Charlotte Tilbury, Rab, BeautyPie, Mint Velvet, Neom and Tropicfeel (to name a few) are doing just that.

    The Duel team comprises psychologists, brand experts and community builders from companies including Amazon, Treatwell, Bain, Mimecast and Lululemon as well as young entrepreneurs, psychologists and other exceptional talents.

  • Flexible working - if you need to shift things to fit around childcare, or go to a doctor's appointment or pilates classes, we'll do our best to accommodate

  • 28 days holiday, excluding bank holidays and a generous end of year break

  • On-going training and growth opportunities as the company scale rapidly

  • Perks: gym membership, Headspace subscription and work-related or personal growth reading/Audible budget, Cycle-to-Work

  • Options scheme for all full-time employees - it's important to us that everybody owns a part of the company and shares in the benefits of what we build

  • Competitive depending on experience


  • We're on a mission to build a remarkable company, with remarkable people and a remarkable culture that you will want to shout from the rooftops about - in a relaxed, flexible and fun environment, the team is driven to make the business successful while enjoying what we do and who we do it with.