Job Description

Employment Type

: Full Time

Hours of Work

: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Location

: Fully Remote (with occasional travel to our headquarters in Bideford)

About the role:

We're looking for a motivated and experienced

Senior Developer

to play a key role in the development, maintenance, and support of our customer-facing, owner-facing, and internal websites and systems. This is a challenging yet rewarding opportunity for someone passionate about writing functional, maintainable code and driving continuous improvement in tools, processes, and applications.

What will I be doing?

Design and develop technical solutions using a variety of modern languages and technologies Break down work into appropriately sized tasks for continuous delivery Build robust functionality that meets business objectives and delivers an engaging user experience Write automated tests to ensure code quality and reliability Initiate and participate in peer reviews to uphold development standards

Your next chapter:

We know that the perfect candidate who ticks every box doesn't exist, so if you're excited by the role and can do most of the below, please get in touch. You could be exactly what we need.

Ideally, we're looking for


Solid engineering experience with demonstrated expertise in:

AWS (Lambda, DDB, Cloud Formation et al) AWS CDK and Infrastructure as Code Typescript
Some knowledge of the following (not required, but desirable):

C# .NET, PHP EDA and ETL processes Gitlab and CI/CD Unit testing

An interest in and motivation to get involved in the design and architecture of the stack


A pragmatic and verbose approach to documentation


Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills


A strong understanding of software testing strategies and a commitment to continuous improvement


Adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment


Prior experience mentoring and supporting junior team members

What's in it for you?

We believe in taking care of our team. As well as joining a rapidly growing company with a good culture and opportunities for employee development, we provide competitive salaries and a range of benefits, including:


These include:


25 days' paid holidays plus bank holidays A special day off for your or a loved one's birthday 500 paid towards a holiday of your choice A paid day to volunteer with a charity close to your heart A friends and family discount scheme Life assurance for your peace of mind Social clubs for pet lovers, fitness enthusiasts, gardeners, sustainability champions, nutrition enthusiasts and more Exciting social events, including our famous Christmas parties!

Who are we?

We're Travel Chapter - the holiday home people - and we're on a mission to showcase great places to stay in the UK. While we've grown over the years from a small South West holiday letting agency to one of the market leaders in the industry, we've never lost sight of our strong family ethos, and we keep the same values at the heart of everything we do. Along the way, we've nurtured a caring and collaborative culture that drives us forward and keeps our team inspired and motivated every day.


Highlighted by our place on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 list, the people behind our company are at the heart of everything we do and it's a place where everyone is welcome; a place that's friendly and fair; a place that encourages people to be bold, explore new ideas and push the boundaries of what they do every single day.


We are passionate about what we do, and we take a common-sense approach to getting things done. Inevitably, things go wrong from time to time, and we do everything we can to make it right. We learn from it and adapt, remembering to stay curious and never stop evolving.


Diversity is key to our success, and we work hard to make sure we're inclusive. Let us know if you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We'll be happy to help.