Senior Web Developer

Home Group; North East; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the digital sector is seeking a Senior Web Developer to join their team in Newcastle upon Tyne. This hybrid role focuses on building high-performing digital solutions, mentoring junior developers, and engaging in agile practices. With a competitive salary and benefits, this position offers an opportunity to positively impact development practices while working in a supportive environment.

Benefits

34 days leave (including bank holidays)

Health cash plan saving up to £1140 annually

Over 800 discounts and cashback offers

Career development support

Generous pension and 3x salary life insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in full stack development with NodeJS, React, TypeScript.
• Strong knowledge of Azure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Build digital solutions using React, NodeJS, and TypeScript.
• Lead technical decisions and mentor junior developers.
• Collaborate in an agile environment to improve delivery.

Skills

Full stack development

NodeJS

React

TypeScript

Azure cloud infrastructure

CI/CD pipelines

SQL

NoSQL

GraphQL

Agile communication

Job description

Job Description - Senior Web Developer (251117)

Senior Web Developer

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne with hybrid working (2 days in the office per week)

Salary: circa £50,000 p.a., negotiable based on skills and experience, plus benefits including health cash plan

Description: We are seeking a Senior Web Developer to join the Digital Development Team at Home Group. You will be the internal technical expert, guiding and mentoring others, leading technical decisions, and shaping our development practices. Your work will focus on building accessible, high-performing digital solutions using React, NodeJS, and TypeScript, and supporting the team in agile environments.

Responsibilities:

• Build digital solutions with React, NodeJS, and TypeScript
• Lead technical decisions and contribute to coding standards
• Mentor junior developers and support their growth
• Participate in agile ceremonies and improve planning and delivery
• Investigate and resolve live issues to ensure service reliability and security
• Collaborate with designers, testers, and product owners to develop user-friendly tools

Qualifications:

• Proven full stack development experience with NodeJS, React, and TypeScript
• Strong knowledge of Azure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with SQL, NoSQL, GraphQL, and scalable data structures
• Ability to guide technical decisions and mentor others
• Effective communicator in agile environments
• Interest in clean, test-driven code and modern tools like NestJS and NextJS

Additional Information:

• Work hours: Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day
• Flexible diary management and flexi-time
• Hybrid role: 2 days in Newcastle upon Tyne offices, rest from home

Our Commitment: We value inclusion and wellbeing, supporting diversity networks and fostering a supportive environment. We do not currently offer sponsorship for this role due to certificate limits.

Benefits:

• 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a 'me day'), increasing to 39, with options to buy more
• Health cash plan saving up to £1140 annually
• Over 800 discounts and cashback offers
• Top 10 UK Wellbeing employer
• Career development support
• Generous pension and 3x salary life insurance