Web Developer in Snodland

We are seeking an experienced Web Developer to join our small web team. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development of modern web applications across the company's digital estate. You will balance your time between building brand-new, customer-facing solutions, maintaining our existing websites, and continually developing our bespoke headless CMS built on the Sanity framework.

Main Responsibilities

• Website and Application Development: Design, build, and deploy new, high-performance customer-facing websites, applications, and digital solutions.
• Maintenance & Optimisation: Maintain, debug, and scale existing web properties to ensure a seamless user experience.
• Deployment & Version Control: Manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows to ensure reliable delivery of code.
• Agile Collaboration: Track tickets and document progress effectively within an Agile framework.

Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Core Web: Highly proficient in HTML5, CSS/SCSS, Javascript and Typescript.
• Frontend Libraries & Frameworks: Strong commercial experience with the React library, alongside build tools and frameworks like Vite and Gatsby.
• Data & APIs: Moderate to strong understanding of GraphQL for querying data, particularly within the Gatsby and Sanity ecosystems.
• Testing: Knowledge of React Testing Library (RTL) and testing tools like Vitest/Jest.
• Backend & Databases: Strong experience with Node.js and serverless architectures. Experience developing on and working with Sanity CMS, Firebase, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You should also possess a moderate understanding of both SQL and NoSQL database architectures.
• Tools & Pipelines: Solid understanding of version control using GitHub and the CI/CD processes of Netlify Hosting.
• Project Management: Familiarity with issue tracking and agile workflows via JIRA.
• UI/UX Collaboration: Experience translating designs or written scope into responsive, pixel-perfect code.
• Web Standards: A strong grasp of web accessibility guidelines (WCAG), Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO best practices.

Proactive Problem-Solver: You can take ownership of tasks from concept to deployment and are eager to figure out elegant solutions to technical challenges.
Clear Communicator: You are comfortable discussing technical constraints or architectural decisions with both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders.
Collaborative Team Player: You thrive in an Agile team environment and are open to giving and receiving feedback to help elevate the whole team and play a part on our standby rota.
Grow a career with a meaningful purpose. We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.Benefits package:

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.

What can you expect from your recruitment?

• To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website.
• It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.
• Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!