Job Description

This document outlines the key activities and responsibilities of the role of a Software Engineer (Front-End) within the THG Worldwide Logistics team.

THG / Worldwide Logistics

The Worldwide Logistics team owns the automation of logistics processes such as demand, freight, and bulk orders. The Worldwide Logistics team works closely with the Data Science teams to innovate software for end-to-end integrated logistics management as well as route, cost, and space optimisation.

Working on mostly greenfield projects, the Worldwide Logistics engineering team use the latest, best-in-breed tools and technologies to develop, build, deploy and host the software.

Role Summary

A Software Engineer (Front-End) has a range of software engineering experience with the emphasis on user interface and a passion for improving user experience. They have a strong, demonstrable ability in software development and are up to date with technologies and their usage and application in a fast-moving, agile engineering team. They are capable of and enjoy learning about a wide range of technologies through reading and research and using that to design and build solutions incorporating those technologies.

A Software Engineer (Front-End) will work as part of a focused, full stack engineering team to build, maintain, improve, and innovate for the Worldwide Logistics team.

The team is responsible for the planning, estimation and execution of software improvements and innovation of the products we own. The engineers are also responsible for the full stack of technology used to deliver the Worldwide Logistics software and will work closely with other engineering teams, business stakeholders, project, and support teams.

Skills and Abilities

Key skills and experience

• Previous experience working in a front-end role
• Experience and good understanding of
  • JavaScript and specifically the Angular framework
  • HTML + CSS
  • Browsers and browser testing
  • UI architecture, components, and UI data flow
• Building, packaging and deploying front-end projects

 

The Software Engineer (Front-End) will also have experience, expertise and/or training in some of the following:

• Software testing practices, good-practice, and the implementation thereof
• Software build tools and pipelines
• Successfully managing, designing, and delivering technical change
• Debugging issues in all layers of a system
• Confidently able to conduct code reviews
• Communicating with and training others in complex technical scenarios
• Understanding and complying with application security standards
• Use and implementation of technologies such as:
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • Kubernetes/Docker
  • GitHub Actions/Jenkins
  • Message brokers such as ActiveMQ/RabbitMQ
  • SQL databases such as Cockroach DB/MSSQL
  • NoSQL databases such as Couchbase
  • Measuring and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
  • Microservices
  • Event-driven architecture
  • REST

Behaviours and Attributes

The Software Engineer (Front-End) should have or should demonstrate many of the following attributes and behaviours:

• A positive and active member of the team able to be a role model to peers
• A good understanding of and able and willing to learn more about the wider business
• Confidently express opinions and suggestions backed up with facts and able to debate with professionalism around difference in opinions. Ultimately resulting in the agreement on the best solution
• Instigate change through research and fact-based discussion
• Ability to prioritise their own work and negotiate professionally with stakeholders on acceptance or pushback of requirements
• Willingness to learn outside of their core skill set
• Mentor and coach less experienced colleagues
• Technically inquisitive and aware of emerging technologies
• Show initiative in self-study and learning around relevant topics
• Spike investigations and proof of concepts to propose production use of recent technologies and techniques
• Good communications skills where the content and the audience are technical

 

Opening date: 18th May 2023

Closing date: 2nd June 2023