Back-end Developer
Simpel en Duidelijk AdviesUnited Kingdom2 days ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyInformation Technology
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Back-end Developer (up to £45,000)
Immediate is home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including Radio Times, Good Food and Gardeners World and Nutracheck. Our trusted, quality content reaches millions of people a month across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps and live events.
Nutracheck, the UK's leading subscription-based weight management and dietary improvement platform, is part of the Immediate family/portfolio. With over 500,000 premium subscribers, Nutracheck is one of the biggest digital subscription apps in the UK. A multi-award winning app and website, Nutrachecks evidence-based approach for food, exercise and progress tracking helps to guide members to healthier lifestyle choices. Nutracheck provides a solution for calorie and nutrient tracking, using a unique food database with over 450,000 products and barcode scanner, combined with connectivity to activity tracking devices.
Whether its the big things, or the little things; from reaching fitness goals to savouring good food, cultivating outdoor, or indoor, spaces, or enjoying the latest TV sensation with loved ones we help bring our audiences joy!
About The Role
Youll be taking ownership of assigned tasks and delivering quality code. We encourage our developers to actively participate in code reviews and team discussions, and share knowledge. Reporting to a Lead Back-end Developer, youll proactively suggest improvements in existing codebases and processes, and demonstrate curiosity with a growth mindset.
As a Back-end Developer you will;
People are at the heart of our business and creating a diverse and inclusive working environment is important to us. Immediate is an equal opportunities employer. Well never treat anyone less favourably because of their sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marital/civil partnerships, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief or disability. Were also committed to supporting applications from those who are returning to work following a career break, maternity leave or caring responsibilities.
Immediate is a place you can grow, be supported, and make a difference.
LNKD1_UKTJ
Immediate is home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including Radio Times, Good Food and Gardeners World and Nutracheck. Our trusted, quality content reaches millions of people a month across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps and live events.
Nutracheck, the UK's leading subscription-based weight management and dietary improvement platform, is part of the Immediate family/portfolio. With over 500,000 premium subscribers, Nutracheck is one of the biggest digital subscription apps in the UK. A multi-award winning app and website, Nutrachecks evidence-based approach for food, exercise and progress tracking helps to guide members to healthier lifestyle choices. Nutracheck provides a solution for calorie and nutrient tracking, using a unique food database with over 450,000 products and barcode scanner, combined with connectivity to activity tracking devices.
Whether its the big things, or the little things; from reaching fitness goals to savouring good food, cultivating outdoor, or indoor, spaces, or enjoying the latest TV sensation with loved ones we help bring our audiences joy!
About The Role
Youll be taking ownership of assigned tasks and delivering quality code. We encourage our developers to actively participate in code reviews and team discussions, and share knowledge. Reporting to a Lead Back-end Developer, youll proactively suggest improvements in existing codebases and processes, and demonstrate curiosity with a growth mindset.
As a Back-end Developer you will;
- Develop, test, and maintain production-ready Java code that is efficient, maintainable, and well-documented.
- Deploy and maintain backend services, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance
- Collaborate effectively in a small team, contributing across multiple areas of the business and interacting with cross-functional teams.
- Participate in the on-call rota to support production systems and resolve issues promptly.
- Work across a wide range of backend services and tasks, gaining exposure to APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure.
- You have a passion for nutrition, health and fitness.
- You are interested in healthy eating and enjoy food and cooking.
- You get satisfaction from helping other people achieve their personal goals.
- You believe that customers should be treated as you would wish to be treated yourself.
- Proficiency in producing production-ready Java code that is efficient, maintainable, and well-tested.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Experience building and integrating APIs.
- Experience designing and working with relational databases (MySQL, SQL Server preferred)
- Experience with AWS services, including EC2, RDS, S3, OpenSearch and MSK.
- Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred), containerization (Docker), and version control tools
- Familiarity with caching technologies and message queues.
- Understanding of security best practices relevant to backend development.
- Proficiency with Linux and experience shell scripting.
- Flexible / hybrid working
- A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
- Supportive well-being initiatives and benefits, talks & workshops, and Mental Health First aiders & Champions
- Claim back everyday health care cost with Medicash our Health Cash back plan
- Lease an Electric vehicle through our EV salary sacrifice scheme
- Tailored training and development through both our inhouse learning platform and LinkedIn Learning
- A progressive and transparent culture focused on your development
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
People are at the heart of our business and creating a diverse and inclusive working environment is important to us. Immediate is an equal opportunities employer. Well never treat anyone less favourably because of their sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marital/civil partnerships, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief or disability. Were also committed to supporting applications from those who are returning to work following a career break, maternity leave or caring responsibilities.
Immediate is a place you can grow, be supported, and make a difference.
LNKD1_UKTJ
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