Senior Software Developer

Journey; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design and innovation studio in London is seeking a skilled backend developer to design and implement scalable solutions. You will collaborate with a team to build a modular framework and integrate various systems. Ideal candidates will have experience in NodeJS, cloud infrastructures, and leading a team. This role involves a mix of on-site and remote work, emphasizing collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience with hybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructures.
• Working in a project-based environment under budget constraints.
• Collaborative team player.

Responsibilities

• Establish a modular and template-based framework for projects.
• Build a client-facing content management system (CMS).
• Create interfaces between our system and clients’ CRMs.

Skills

Building modular, scalable solutions

Excellent communication skills

Team leadership experience

Experience with NodeJS and Go

Tools

React

Oracle Cloud

3DS Max

Blender

Job description

We are currently seeking a skilled and experienced backend developer with expertise in the design, architecture, and implementation of scalable full-stack solutions. We are currently building the first phase of a powerful set of applications providing a range of real estate applications. In this role you will extend our existing platform, add new capabilities and features, and develop a modern, scalable architecture which can serve us as we grow our business.

Responsibilities:

Below are a set of responsibilities that this role will require (although not a comprehensive list):

• Establish a modular and template-based framework for our projects to reduce start-up time for new applications and projects.
• Build a client-facing content management system (CMS) to power multiple property applications and allowing users to generate tailored presentations and experiences.
• Create interfaces between our system and our clients’ CRM, CMS, and DAM systems to generate complex and automated workflows, including generating sales contracts, eSignature management, and approvals.
• Integrate client authentication and authorization systems providing both client employees and customers the ability to have unique logins and security.
• Own our DevOps pipeline for cloud infrastructure to build robust staging and production environments whilst adhering to strict security policies driven by our clients home country.
• Design and implement a data and analytics foundational layer to drive insights and power dashboards for clients to gain valuable business intelligence.
• Develop new capabilities around the integration of our full-stack platform with our iPad-based control applications and our Unreal Engine-based Digital Twins.
• Manage our cloud operations, interface with clients on caching strategies and security reviews.

Overall, you will be expected to build robust, highly available clusters and microservices, all whilst pushing the boundaries of creative technology. Your work will primarily revolve around one client project and range of launches throughout the project.

Qualifications and Skills - Essential:

• Experience building modular, scalable, cloud-based solutions for external clients. Ideally experience with NodeJS and Go, but all experience considered.
• Experience with design and architecture of scalable systems using modern approaches to hybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructures.
• Experience leading a team of developers.
• Experience working within a project-based environment, under budget and deadline constraints.
• A collaborative and team player with excellent communication skills

Qualifications and Skills - Desirable:

• Experience with our specific technologies and platforms, including React, NodeJS, Oracle Cloud.
• Experience with designing and building Data and Analytics frameworks.
• Experience or understanding of 3D tools and workflows. (e.g. 3DS Max, Blender)
• Experience working in the Middle East, especially on client-based projects.

About us:

We are an award winning agency producing stunning visual imagery, animations and virtual reality experiences, that enthral and engage viewers. We fully immerse ourselves in understanding our customers’ motivations and translating them into something effective that is elegant, beautiful and truly different. Creating disruptive and exciting customer experiences through technology which evoke real emotion and impact is our mission.

Growing at pace, we have an amazing team of dedicated professionals with a strong culture built around doing great work and having fun whilst doing it. We have bold ambitions for 2025 and are looking for a talented Developer to help us grow.

Our clients are some of the finest architects and developers in the world and we take great pride in both the studio atmosphere and the industry-leading products we provide for our clients.

Contract Type:

• 12 month fixed term contract

Location:

• Oval, London. Hybrid working environment with most of the local development team in the office 3-4 days per week.

Salary Pay Range

About Journey:

Journey is a global design and innovation studio pioneeringmultidimensional experiences (MDX) that transform how people perceive, engage, and interact with the world. With studios in New York, London, Miami, and Dubai, we blend strategy, design, technology, and narrative to create sensory-rich journeys that ignite emotion and deepen connections between people, brands, and culture.

Journey was formed in 2022 by visionary leaders who refuse to accept limits. United through the acquisitions of award-winning studiosICRAVE ,Squint/Opera ,59 , andVMI Studio ,together, we form something new: a multidimensional design practice with unparalleledexpertise across the physical, immersive, and digital realms.

But we're so much more than a combination of acquisitions; we're a revolutionary framework of layered design capabilities akin to the layers of a technology stack for software companies. Like the best technology stacks, our framework continuously evolves to embrace new capabilities and creative possibilities with the future of the human experience at the forefront. This game-changing framework, theJourney Experience Stack , allows us to design for every touchpoint and create uncommonly cohesive brand universes, drawing on our collective expertise in interior design, lighting design, media design, interactive design, and content creation to deliver industry-first solutions for entertainment, healthcare, retail, hospitality, real estate, and cultural institutions.

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