Job Description
At Rightmove we work as part of autonomous cross-functional teams in an agile environment. Each team owns a part of the Rightmove experience made up of design, product and engineering. You will collaborate to ensure we deliver quality solutions that satisfy millions of users, thousands of agents and hundreds of passionate Rightmovers. You will be responsible for defining solutions to business and technical problems in a way which ensures maintainability, scalability and high performance standards. We work collaboratively across a mix of product and centralised teams, together working towards Rightmove’s strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
Developing features and improvements to our applications, with the use of Typescript, React, Express, Node, Kubernetes and Gitlab
Collaborating with internal stakeholders and the team to find solutions to complex problems
Contributing to key decisions, including which features to include during team sprints
Leading architecture and system design of complex projects alongside your team, Architects and Principal Engineers
Contributing to engineering forums and take part in initiatives to improve the practices of the engineering discipline at Rightmove
Coach and mentor less experienced engineers to help them develop their technical skills
Estimating user stories
Reviewing other developers’ code and debating options as a team
Investigating and promoting the latest, emergent technologies
Working in an Agile environment
We’re looking for someone who:
Has great problem-solving skills
Is enthusiastic about the importance of testing, promotes TDD and has experience of react testing frameworks like Jest and React testing library
Enjoys delivering high quality code and likes to debate the merits of different solutions
Has a keen interest in the performance of live applications and how our user’s use them
Wants to use the latest technologies and takes initiative to improve the way the team works
Has strong experience with mentoring other engineers
Likes to ask questions and use the experience of those around them
Has a sense of ownership and responsibility for the work you and your team deliver
Key Responsibilities:
Developing features and improvements to our applications, with the use of Typescript, React, Express, Node, Kubernetes and Gitlab
Collaborating with internal stakeholders and the team to find solutions to complex problems
Contributing to key decisions, including which features to include during team sprints
Leading architecture and system design of complex projects alongside your team, Architects and Principal Engineers
Contributing to engineering forums and take part in initiatives to improve the practices of the engineering discipline at Rightmove
Coach and mentor less experienced engineers to help them develop their technical skills
Estimating user stories
Reviewing other developers’ code and debating options as a team
Investigating and promoting the latest, emergent technologies
Working in an Agile environment
We’re looking for someone who:
Has great problem-solving skills
Is enthusiastic about the importance of testing, promotes TDD and has experience of react testing frameworks like Jest and React testing library
Enjoys delivering high quality code and likes to debate the merits of different solutions
Has a keen interest in the performance of live applications and how our user’s use them
Wants to use the latest technologies and takes initiative to improve the way the team works
Has strong experience with mentoring other engineers
Likes to ask questions and use the experience of those around them
Has a sense of ownership and responsibility for the work you and your team deliver
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Software Engineer II (front-end) position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in London offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
