Software Developer

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A bit about us:

We’re on a mission to be the "Best Electrical Retailer in Europe." We launched in 2001 and we just haven’t stopped; a years’ worth of achievements always seems more like three at AO.

Our customers are our biggest advocates, and we’ve made millions of them happy.

To join us on our journey you will need to be driven. Bold enough to try new things, and smart enough to see them through. You will need to care about people, and obviously want to have some fun along the way.

More about the role:

We are always hunting for Engineers who enjoy keeping up to date with the latest trends and are keen to learn new skills and hone their coding craft.

As a leading online retailer, millions of customers each year will see and enjoy your work. You’ll be responsible for the design and development of exciting, industry-leading business systems utilising some of the latest technologies around.

You will be an integral part of an autonomous, aligned team following the "Build it. Ship it, Support it" mantra.

We consider code to be a craft and practice Continuous Integration, SOLID principles and Test Driven Development.

You will be working with some of the most passionate developers who really care about software excellence sharing ideas through lightening talks and sharpening their skills through katas and dojos.

A few things about you:

We are looking for developers with experience in web based technology and development of both front end and back end systems.

Proven software development and architecture experience in designing and architecting enterprise web applications.

We prefer close collaboration over long-winded documentation, so you need to be a great communicator and have solid interpersonal skills. Maintain strong expertise and knowledge of current and emerging technologies and products is key.

We use the following technologies daily, so commercial experience with them is beneficial, although you don’t need to be a master at them:

* C#.NET

* ASP.NET

* MVC

* Experience of Cloud solutions / AWS / Azure

* Solid understanding of the practical application of agile development methods

* Angular JS and React JS

* TDD / BDD / DDD

* MS SQL

Why choose AO?

It’s not about the job you need now, it’s about who you want to be and where you want go. The thing about AO is that you don’t have to leave to move on. We have the kind of environment where people learn and thrive and be the best they can be. That’s our values talking.

We empower each and every person to push the boundaries of what’s possible. We’re growing rapidly and so should you. Our environment and our culture are vibrant and engaging, you almost have to feel it to believe it. We’ve got everything you could need in one place, so it’s really no wonder we were named Retail Week Employer of the Year 2015.

"Our people are our biggest asset, they’re our culture: that unique, indescribable thing that makes us really different."

Great people deserve great things:

As an AO employee you can take full advantage of our benefits package. As well as fundamental benefits, like pensions and holidays, we have designed our "AO Perks" to help you out financially, make your work life a little easier or make your home life a lot more fun:

Holidays * Long Service Awards * Attendance Bonus * Make A Difference (MAD) days * Pension Scheme * Share Save Scheme * Discounts at AO * Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption * Childcare Vouchers * New Arrivals * Newlyweds * Cycle To Work Scheme * Free Snacks & Drinks * Length of Service Holiday Bonus * Eye Care Vouchers * Retail Therapy * Discounted Gym Membership * Death in Service * Company Sick Pay * Site Specific Benefits

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