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UniHomes is a leading student property search and comparison portal and shared utilities provider. We offer a cutting-edge utility management service, taking the hassle out of shared bills for students. We currently operate in over 50 university locations nationwide helping thousands of students find their Ideal properties.

A progressive SME who is passionate about developing our technology and products to amplify the student rental market. Having doubled in size in the last two years and we have a continued growth trajectory, we have huge ambitions for the future making this is a very exciting time to join our team.

The role:

We are passionate about using technology to transform the student rental market and our rapidly growing utility management service takes the hassle out of shared bills for students, making their lives easier.

As a technology-led organisation, we're enthusiastic about developing our services to enhance the student housing experience, and our continued growth trajectory means we're expanding our team to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

You’ll report directly to our Head of Engineering and will work alongside a talented team of engineers to deliver beautifully scoped and technically challenging projects aimed to enhance our platform and delight our users.

A good developer will be curious about all aspects of technology, and be an enthusiastic learner who relishes a challenge and loves to solve problems.

You will be up to date with the latest industry and technology trends, and have a passion for well designed and properly structured code. You should be passionate about standards, testing and following best practice processes.

You'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects that leverage the latest technologies, including Vue.js, Nuxt.js, and Typescript, to deliver a seamless user experience.

You will enjoy challenges, be open and transparent about the problems you face, and will enjoy helping our users and colleagues resolve the problems and challenges they face.

You are able to take complete ownership of delivery of tasks, projects or solutions, either individually or as lead of a team, and enjoy researching and brainstorming new ideas and suggestions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the development team to design and develop high-quality, responsive web applications
• Integrate web applications with third-party APIs and services
• Write clean, well-documented code that is easy to understand and maintain
• Troubleshoot and debug web applications as needed
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in web development

Skills and experience:

• Experience with PHP 8.2 and Laravel 9+
• Experience working with APIs and integrating third-party services
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Experience with Vue.js and Nuxt.js
• Familiarity with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS
• A passion for doing things the right way

Preferred experience:

• Experience with Laravel Vapor
• Experience with AWS or other cloud hosting services
• Familiarity with Git and Agile development methodologies

There's 4 steps to the interview process.

• We’ll review your application internally.
• If you have the qualities we are looking for, we’ll schedule an initial video call with our Talent Acquisition Manager and Head of Engineering. This is fairly informal and gives us an opportunity to explore your skills and experience further, talk more about the role to ensure both parties are happy to proceed. This usually takes no longer than 30 minutes.
• If we’re all happy to proceed, we’ll invite you to visit our office for a more formal interview with the hiring panel including the Head of Engineering. We can dig more into your technical experience and understanding and talk in more depth about the role and working at UniHomes. This will last approximately one hour.
• If we feel you’re the right candidate for our team, we’ll make an offer!

What do you get when you work here:

With people and culture at the heart of our organisation, we are continually enhancing our employee offer and culture.

Working in our stunning new office at New Era Square in the centre of Sheffield, you will get complimentary breakfast, hot & cold drinks, snacks, pool table, holidays, length of service days, voluntary day, healthcare scheme, Employee Assistant Programme, sick pay, enhanced maternity & paternity pay, career progression, a commitment to personal and professional development, employee of the month award, refer a friend scheme, staff discounts, mental health and financial support, and company social events.