Dev Team - Web Developer

Scott Dunn; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Web Developer to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of a high-quality website that enhances user experience and showcases tailor-made luxury vacations. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team, interpreting business requirements into functional solutions while adhering to coding standards. This innovative firm values career growth and provides comprehensive support for professional development, making it an exciting place to advance your career in web development.

Benefits

Subsidized private healthcare

Contributory pension scheme

Staff travel insurance

Paid volunteering leave

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan scheme

Exclusive industry discounts

Personal travel fund

Annual leave increase

Recognition awards

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ASP .Net framework and API development.
• Experience with DevOps tools and relational databases like SQL.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and web performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and improvements for the company website.
• Engage with stakeholders to clarify business requirements.
• Deliver well-tested and error-free code consistently.

Skills

ASP .Net framework

API development

SQL

DevOps

Git

Jira

Web Performance

SEO

Sitecore

React

Tools

Azure Cloud

Automation tools

Job description

Scott Dunn is an award-winning luxury tour operator creating tailor-made vacations to destinations all over the world. With offices in the UK, US and Singapore, we pride ourselves on providing outstanding service to all our guests from the moment they begin their research online, right the way through to post-vacation evaluations.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Lead Web Developer, the Web Developer will be responsible for the development of new features, improvements, and fixes to the Scott Dunn website. This will involve interpreting business requirements and building them into working solutions, and delivering and reviewing code, which is well-tested, error free, and of the highest quality, as well as releasing these exciting improvements to our website visitors.

As a member of a multidisciplinary and agile team, you will bring web development experience and an ability and motivation to work at an enterprise level where you are trusted to make important decisions and play a real part in the transformation and delivery of our digital guest experiences.

Responsibilities

• Understand and practice coding standards and adhering to these
• Engage with stakeholders when required to further detail initial requirements
• Deliver code which is well tested and consistently error free
• Reviewing user stories and defining acceptance tests
• Code review and support other team member’s work
• Keep up to date with the latest software development technologies and methodologies
• Interpret business requirements and build them into working solutions
• Planning and coordinating UAT activities
• Identify opportunities to further improve the website user experience

Requirements

• Good knowledge of ASP .Net framework
• Good understanding of back-end integrations and API development
• Strong understating of relational databases such as SQL
  DevOps / Git / Jira
• Automation experience for web apps
• Good understanding of agile & other testing methodologies
• Good understanding of Web Performance and Optimisation
• Basic understanding and knowledge of SEO
• Sitecore or other CMS experience
• Understanding of Apache Solr
• Azure Cloud knowledge
• React

Values & Behaviours

All employees must promote, understand, and apply Scott Dunn’s workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence the values as part of the application process.

• In the know - Start by listening. We take the time to understand our guests’ and colleagues needs. Be Precise. We take pride in getting every detail right. Own it. We deliver on commitments we make.
• In the Detail - Love learning. We energetically seek out and share new ideas and insights. Embrace feedback. We continuously seek to improve by sharing and accepting honest feedback. Work with the best. We attract, retrain and partner with the best.
• Inspiring - Look to the future. We constantly seek opportunities to make travel memorable and sustainable. Be more we. We work together collaboratively and value different viewpoints. Win together. We celebrate each other’s successes and have fun.

Location

We aim to find someone who would be office based in our London, Hammersmith office.

Why work for Scott Dunn

In return for your expertise and commitment to our values of in the detail, in the know, and inspiring;

• We support your career growth – We provide you with career progression aligned with your chosen career path, access to internal job opportunities across Scott Dunn's global offices, as well as across 30+ brands spread across 93 cities worldwide as part of Flight Centre Travel Group
• We give you the tools to succeed – We provide personal and professional development enabled by our award-winning Learning and Development team, comprehensive familiarisation, and educational trips, unlimited access to LinkedIn learning amongst other professional and personal development platforms, as well as 1 hour for your own development each week.
• We recognise and reward your success and loyalty – We run commission and bonus incentive schemes to compliment competitive salaries, as well as a company loyalty scheme, which includes a personal travel fund for each staff member and 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays that rises by 1 day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 30).
• We celebrate your excellence – With monthly, quarterly, and annual recognition schemes and awards, alongside the opportunity to win a place at Flight Centre Travel Groups annual Global Gathering, we celebrate excellence in all forms.
• We provide you with a wide-range of job and industry-perks – We can offer you subsidized private healthcare, a contributory pension scheme, staff travel insurance, 3 days of paid volunteering leave, access to cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes, a dedicated in-house team who are your source for exclusive industry discounts for personal and work-related travel, as well as share options in Flight Centre Travel Group amongst much, much, more!

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Scott Dunn we champion equality, diversity, and inclusivity in all its forms and are signatories of both the Race at Work and the Diversity in Hospitality, Travel & Leisure charters. As part of our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and recognises the value of differences.
Should you require any support or accommodations as it relates to our recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] for further information or alternative application processes to support your requirement.

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You do not need to meet all the requirements to apply for a position at Scott Dunn. Should this role be of interest to you we would welcome your application.