Job Description

Job Introduction

We're looking for a mid-level Developer to join our Digital Department at an exciting time as we continue to scale our platforms and modernise our technology estate.


Our teams build highly efficient, resilient and scalable applications using best-in-class engineering practices and modern cloud-native technologies, operating at significant scale. You'll work on services and user-facing applications that directly support the performance, reliability and future growth of our digital platforms.


In this role, you'll play a key part in designing and delivering solutions to complex business problems. Working closely with Business Analysts, Product teams and fellow Developers, you'll help shape both what we build and how we build it, contributing to technical decisions, code quality and long-term maintainability.


Job Overview
Design and implement technical solutions to complex problems, balancing user needs with wider system and platform requirements Develop backend services and frontend applications in line with agreed user stories, architectural standards and best practices Write high-quality, efficient and scalable code using modern languages and frameworks Test and validate your own work, and contribute to peer reviews to ensure reliability, performance and maintainability Produce clear, concise technical documentation to enable teams to understand, support and extend applications Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to refine requirements and deliver effective solutions Identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues across the full development lifecycle Apply a broad understanding of modern technologies to select appropriate tools and approaches Ensure systems are designed for scale, resilience ,security and integration with wider enterprise platforms Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Minimum Criteria To Apply

Minimum Criteria To Apply

We're looking for a confident, delivery-focused mid-level Developer who combines strong technical capability with the ability to collaborate, influence and communicate clearly across teams.

Essential experience and skills include:

Strong development experience using JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js and/or Go Experience building frontend applications using React and TypeScript Proven ability to write efficient, high-quality code for scalable systems Experience designing and working with NoSQL databases, including DynamoDB Hands-on experience working within CI/CD pipelines A solid understanding of microservice architecture principles Experience deploying and operating services using Kubernetes Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to design solutions to complex technical challenges Experience testing, validating and documenting technical solutions Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working across technical and non-technical stakeholders An understanding of how individual services fit into larger, enterprise-scale architectures

Desirable (Bonus) Experience

Knowledge or hands-on experience with Cloudflare Workers or edge-based/serverless compute Exposure to cloud-native platforms and modern infrastructure tooling - AWS Experience contributing to technical design discussions and architectural decisions

Package
40,000 - 47,000 Depending on Experience Based on site at our Liverpool Head Office

Employee Benefits

Full-time employees receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro-rated for part-time or alternative working arrangements. Contributable company pension scheme 10% store discount at all our retail stores Death in Service Benefit Long service recognition scheme MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to: Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line * Low-cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover