Remuneration package: £34,342 - £52,823 per annum*
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Full Stack Engineer
We are looking for candidates who are interested in a 12-month fixed term or a permanent role.
A bit about Torchbox
We’re the digital marketing specialists for many of the biggest charities in the UK; we build digital products for international NGOs, governments and universities; and we created Wagtail CMS, used by Google, NASA, the NHS and thousands more.
Our diverse team of over 110 people is mostly UK-based but with a significant presence in Manila as well as a network of people around the world.
We are on a mission to set a new standard for a purpose-led business. Torchbox is 100% employee-owned - everyone is a co-owner from day one and we are building an amazing, progressive ownership and learning culture. If you are excited about this mission, it’s a great time to join.
What we’re looking for
Depending on your skills and interests some of the things you could find yourself doing in this role include:
Working in a cross disciplinary team, with your technical lead, to explore and solve complex problems and build innovative products for our clients
Working within a client’s engineering team and supporting them to get the most of out of Wagtail for their organisation
Working within teams of developers at Torchbox building Wagtail sites and enhancing Wagtail as a product
Building new Wagtail features which may be funded by our largest clients
Working on sprints focused on tech debt and code restructuring.
You’ll get to choose your own equipment (macOS/Linux laptop), as well as any software you’d like.
A successful Full Stack Engineer will have the following technical skills:
Essential:
Demonstrable expertise in Python and Django web development
Experience with Relational Database Systems (especially PostgreSQL), Docker/ Containerised deployments, RESTful APIs (e.g DRF), Gitlab/GitHub, CI and Testing.
An understanding of the following technologies: Heroku, Azure, AWS, GCP, Elasticsearch, GraphQL
Front end programming skills using Javascript based frameworks e.g. React/NextJS, Vue/NuxtJS
Desirable:
Familiarity or expertise with Wagtail
Expertise in NLP, Large Language Models or other AI technologies
Expertise in data warehousing and data pipelines
Experience with Node.js /Express
Front end styling skills using Tailwind and BEM
Knowledge or expertise in accessibility testing and best practice
The successful candidate will also:
Be using machine learning and AI tools to augment efficiency and knowledge
Be confident in communicating with internal teams and clients and have great teamwork and collaboration skills
Produce high-quality technical specifications, documentation and be skilled at estimating the time required to build
Confidently contribute to testing strategies
Be experienced in producing high-quality code to budget, whilst demonstrating commercial awareness
Remain up to date with technologies in the software field and share that knowledge
Be comfortable and experienced prioritising their own workload
What we offer
Become a co-owner of Torchbox, shape our success and share in the rewards
Work with awesome clients doing rewarding, purposeful work
Competitive salary + annual review + bonuses
Ethical pension scheme, with a 6% contribution from Torchbox
27 days holiday, plus public holidays
Fully remote, hybrid, office full-time, whatever works for you
Training and conference budget to discover new ideas
Paid time off to volunteer for causes that matter to you
Health schemes and access to mental health support
Electric car salary sacrifice scheme (UK only)
Wellness programme and cycle-to-work scheme, alongside other lovely things that are good for you and the environment
Some pretty epic socials (virtual and in-person), weekly free veggie lunches in the office and a bunch of other cool stuff we’d love to tell you about
The money bit
* As an employee-owned company our remuneration is made up of two parts, your base salary £34,342 - £52,823 per annum and your tax-free co-owner bonus of £3,600 which is prorated and paid quarterly.
The application process
The closing date for this role is 7th February 2025.
The application process will consist of 3 stages, these will be:
1. An initial meeting with the team to discuss the role, your skills and experience, and for you to learn more about us and the role. There is also a technical element to the interview as well.
2. A takeaway technical assignment.
3. A final stage interview with the CTO and 1-2 members of the Tech team, a run through of your technical assessment, further technical questions and test.
Everyone is welcome
We’re committed to being an inclusive employer, from recruitment to everyday life.
If you need help or have questions - give us a shout - [email protected] or leave us a voice message on +44 (0) 1608 811 870
No agencies, please.