Senior Front End Developer (Angular)

Senior Front-end Developer

Please note this is a hybrid position so we are interested in hearing from applicants who can consider either Reading, Hammersmith, Birmingham, or Manchester as a base location for one day a week.

We’re looking for an experienced web application developer with Angular (framework) experience to build out the UI for our new services and applications.

In a small autonomous squad, you'll ultimately be responsible for the engineering quality, design, implementation, and operation of your product. You’ll working with business partners, engineers, data scientists, and UX designers to design, implement, test, deliver, document, and maintain complex applications, tools, systems, and services.

So that's what you'll get up to, but what about us?

Well, we're super proud of our history, helping communities to stay connected with oodles of outstanding products and services. We offer the full works – broadband, TV, mobile, and landline – equipping our customers out with the very latest tech.

But it's not just what we do, but why we do it that really matters.

Our mission is to become the most recommended brand, by our people and our customers. An extensive part of that journey is about how we ensure that our forward-thinking people have a working environment in which they can truly belong and thrive. For us, it's critical that every single person can bring, and be, their whole selves at work, and we're working hard every day to achieve this.

Tell me more, tell me more…

You'll be working with product managers to analyse business metrics and functional requirements, translating them into robust and scalable technical solutions. Working with ground-breaking technologies and processes, you'll develop well-rounded skills such as data analysis, leadership, and effective program management.

The must- haves:

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.

• Solid Front-end skills in Typescript, HTML, and CSS

• Experience in DevOps, CI/CD

• Proven experience of working with Angular Framework and if possible other Frameworks

• Experience in working with fully responsive websites.

• Solid experience of unit testing

Other stuff we're looking for:

• Experience of working with UX, (user experience)  

• Hands-on expertise with a wide variety of technologies such as cloud computing, hybrid device development, CMS solutions, service-oriented architecture, user interface development, or machine learning.

• Digital accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA)

What's in it for you?

We know that benefits mean so much more than the 'stuff' we can give you, so we offer a wide range of support, rewards, and tools - all passionate about helping you to prioritise what really matters.

All work and no play just aren’t our style! We're already planning our future ways of working, for when life becomes a little more normal again. We're constantly evolving our approach to enable you to find a great work-life balance.

If you go on to be successful in your application, some of the many benefits include:

• 25 days' annual leave, plus UK bank holidays.
• A defined contribution pension scheme, run by Fidelity, matched up to 10%.
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as the Unmind App, personal medical cover (which you can opt to upgrade to cover loved ones), and critical illness cover.
• Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself.
• The option to buy and sell up to 5 days' leave, to suit your personal needs.

Next Steps

If you think you've got some amazing skills to offer us, and Virgin Media feels like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include 1-2 rounds of interviews.

When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media family.