Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with members of the commercial, development and QA and support teams to understand requirements and develop specifications
- Identify and resolve bugs and vulnerabilities
- Develop new and enhanced functionality
- Develop engaging front-end UX components in React
- Securely support and extend APIs and other micro-services running AWS
- Develop well structured, commented code and unit tests
- Maintain and support legacy systems and services.
- Take part in daily stand-ups, sprint planning and sprint retro sessions
Key Technology / Skills
- TypeScript
- React
- Node
- MongoDB
- NPM/Yarn
- Linux
- Docker
- Jest
- Serverless on AWS (Lambda, ECS, SNS, SQS etc)
Reporting to
Head of Product Development
Location
Manchester City Centre, UK
Salary
Competitive renumeration and benefits package
The Ideal Candidate
- Self-starter and problem solver
- Very strong TypeScript programming skills
- Solid understanding of asynchronous and functional design patterns
- Experience of working with React
- Experience of developing RESTful APIs
- An enthusiasm for new technology
- Experience of DevOps and Agile development practices and processes
Benefits
- Enhanced Pension – 3 months after probation.
- Birthday Day Off.
- Training – fully/partially funded by the company.
- Group income protection.
- Health Cover/Cash Cover – dental check-ups, eye tests, chiropody etc.
- Life Insurance.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay.
- Long Service Holidays after 3 years of service.
- Annual Leave – 25 days plus Bank holidays.
- Bucket List Days.
- Recommend a friend – receive £500.
- Hotel and Gym Discounts.
- Charity Days and Social Events.
- In Office – arcade machine, pool table, football table, and soft darts. Free fruit, biscuits, crisps, milk, soft drinks, and beers are offered to our employees.
About Pimberly
Pimberly is an innovative SaaS-based Product Information Management (PIM) platform. As the only wholly UK-based and owned PIM company, the team behind Pimberly helps businesses to manage their product information more efficiently. The platform allows retailers, distributors, suppliers, and manufacturers to harness and enrich increasing volumes of product data, across multiple channels and regions – enabling them to get products to market faster and improve sales.
Pimberly’s platform acts as a central hub for all omnichannel product data, including descriptions, specifications, sizing, pricing, availability, imagery, and videos for multiple brands, currencies, and geographies. Its automation and intuitive “No-Code” UI significantly streamline ERP/eComm workflows. This helps retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to seamlessly expand into new marketplaces and territories, as well as rapidly increasing time to market and the agility of their products and services.
The company has secured contracts with leading UK brands including, JD Sports, Freeman Grattan, Regatta, and Card Factory, as well as international clients such as Brightstar in the US, Mconomy in the Netherlands, and WhiteAway in Denmark.
Pimberly’s rapid growth follows investment from NorthEdge Capital and the UK Government. The business is now executing international expansion plans in northern Europe and North America.
