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BT React Software Engineer in Birmingham, United Kingdom
React Software Engineer
Job Req ID: 35221
Posting Date: 25 Jun 2024
Function: Software Engineering
Unit: Digital
Location:
Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Location
This role can be based at either our Birmingham or London digital hubs. We have a hybrid working model of 3 days together, 2 days wherever.
Why this job matters
We need a Front End React Developer to join our mission and help us build exciting new digital experiences for customers to access better help, self-service experiences and customer service journeys. We’re building a platform that’s scalable, reliable and secure. We’re working on lots of exciting challenges, and you’ll dive right into projects helping consumers sort out access to Broadband and Mobile.
The tribe you'd be joining is the Home Controls - this is all about building services that allow customers to interact with their router - features like Speed Test and Hub reboot. Your squad, the Manage Squad, will be building new greenfield products onto the EE site to allow customers to access their products.
What you’ll be doing
Experience with common design and architectural patterns such as clean architecture coupled with a passion for writing clean code that is performant and well tested.
Following and advocating best coding practices, continuous delivery and code reviews.
Working with Headless CMS and capabilities like AEM to deliver robust and scalable applications.
Building and prototyping highly performant applications in React with Typescript and NextJS; and experience with state management systems like Redux is a plus.
Familiarity with JUnit and Jest for Unit testing is a huge benefit. Understanding of TDD and knowledge of testing fundamentals is a must.
Experience in developing Web applications in a production environment.
Peer review and mentor other members in your squad.
Post Release support + incident support. Be ready to support the occasional night releases with ground breaking updates to millions of customers.
…but don’t worry we don’t expect you to know everything!
Skills and Experience
Must Have:
React
TypeScript
NextJS or Node JS
Desired:
jUnit
Mock Service Workers
jest
Accessibility
Working with Production
Benefits
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
10% on target bonus
Life Assurance
Pension scheme
Direct share scheme
Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
BT TV with TNT Sports and NOW Entertainment
50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM Only plans & airtime element off a Flex Pay plan
Our leadership standards
Looking in:
- Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
- Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
Looking out:
- Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
- Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
Looking to the future:
- Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
- Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?
Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.