Lead Full Stack Developer

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE WILL CLOSE 10:00AM 12 APRIL 2024. Unfortunately, we do not sponsor visas and will require all applicants to have right to work within the UK, with the ability to access the London office twice a week.

WHO WE ARE

Boiler Room started with a webcam taped to a wall, opening a keyhole into London’s underground. Since 2010, we’ve built a unique archive spanning over 8,000 performances by more than 5,000 artists across 200 cities. Connecting local scenes to the wider world.

Today, we remain true to that history. Everything we do is rooted in the energy of club culture and its ability to cultivate community. We tell the stories from the fringes, tapping overlooked scenes from all corners of the globe. 

It’s our mission to nurture the next generation of innovators. We support artists, both emerging and established, by providing them the space to showcase their sound and message. We work closely with a diverse and ever-expanding network of collaborators on our events, broadcasts, grant scheme, mix series, documentaries and more. 

Our global events are dedicated to fostering a culture of solidarity: open dance floors where music, ideas and people meet. We are dedicated to building a digital archive of cutting-edge music content that is accessible to everyone and anyone, regardless of location.

OUR WORKPLACE

Diversity is more than a commitment at Boiler Room — it is the foundation of what we do. We foster an inclusive working environment, striving to create a safe and comfortable space for all. We promote fairness and practise mutual respect toward all our employees.

Boiler Room has a zero tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind; this includes but is not limited to: racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and ageism. As an equal opportunities employer, we strongly encourage all those who are suitably qualified for the role to apply; particularly those who are underrepresented in our sector, including but not limited to womxn, POC, differently-abled and LGBTQI people.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Lead Full Stack Developer to join our growing product team. We’re looking for individuals who have strong opinions about how development is done in 2024, along with regulatory and ethical concerns. You will be joining a multidisciplinary team where you will develop new and existing features and functionality for Boiler Room products. You will be managing a team of two developers alongside our Product Director and will have a huge impact on current and future projects. You will be building the next generation of features for Boiler Room fans around our global events and content archive. This is a hands-on role and you’ll have autonomy across our stack to make key decisions. 

MAIN DUTIES

• Responsible for building best-in-class features on our applications
• Leading & managing the work of a small team of two developers (e.g. writing tickets, writing specifications, gathering requirements, presentations, code reviews)
• Delegating projects accordingly to your team, and ensuring you're wrestling the difficult challenges and cracking the harder problems that arise with our Product Director
• Responsible for key architectural decisions across our stack and ensuring our applications perform at scale
• Supporting our Product Director to develop our roadmap for 2024 and beyond, with an opportunity to focus on developing a mobile application 

EXPECTATIONS (specific to your role)

• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Experience coaching, mentoring and managing  junior developers
• A key interest in general and advanced knowledge of working in software teams collaboratively, delegating projects accordingly and delivering best in-class software products
• An obsession with code quality and engineering best practices
• Extensive experience building JavaScript applications: Node.JS, React, GraphQL, TypeScript, Apollo
• Experience building & delivering mobile apps for iOS: Swift, React-Native, Flutter, Expo
• Aptitude with new technologies & knowledge of other languages
• Experience building applications to perform at scale (cache layers, testing, a little DevOps)
• Competency with analytics tools and experience working with large data sets
• A passion for electronic music and DJ culture

• An interest in functional programming principles

WORKING AT BOILER ROOM

EXPECTATIONS

• Demonstrable passion and understanding of the Boiler Room brand and vision 
• Be focused and dedicated to achieving your department’s quarterly objectives
• Facilitate interdepartmental collaboration as well as supporting your team across a variety of projects with different timelines and urgency
• Be proactive
• Attend a variety of meetings, including project-specific stand-ups, weekly department planning and company-wide updates, managing your time wisely
• Be adaptable and ready to work in a fast-paced environment
• Participate in a personal development programme and peer review

SKILLS

• Communicate effectively in verbal and written English 
• Present and discuss ideas clearly, and to help translate concepts to the wider team in a detailed and methodical manner
• Ability to work autonomously and with initiative 

KNOWLEDGE

• Be an expert in your field 
• Demonstrate an understanding of best practices in your field 
• Demonstrate an understanding of latest industry standard including;
• trends
• tools and software
• appropriate national and international standards
• Be open to training and development 

ATTITUDE

• Be an ambassador for our brand; ensuring everything you do at Boiler Room is in line with our manifesto and vision
• Be open to feedback from your team to benefit personal/project development and learning

Contribute to our collaborative work culture Champion diversity and encourage an inclusive working environment 

Note: This job description could change and evolve over time to meet the needs of the business.

OUR EMPLOYEE PERKS

• You’ll receive 25 days annual leave (depending when you join the team, this will be pro-rata’d).
• We offer our team several wellbeing benefits and host regular wellbeing activities, including, but not limited to: private medical insurance, life assurance, a monthly ClassPass membership, access to private 1:1s with Boiler Room’s mental health practitioner, the Cycle2Work scheme, nursery vouchers to support our hard-working parents with their little ones, plus weekly reflexology appointments.
• Our working hours are 10am-5.30pm Monday to Friday. Due to the nature of the role and the business, there may be some occasions where you are required to work outside of these hours. Rest assured we offer time off in lieu (TOIL) for any additional hours worked, as agreed by your line manager.
• A new Apple MacBook.
• You’ll be enrolled into our pension with NEST after three-months. 
• Guestlist for you +1 to selected global Boiler Room shows. 
• We’re a friendly group here at Boiler Room and enjoy down time together away from the desk. We host regular team socials in and out of the office, inclusive of all. 
• Our Apparel team launches new clothing drops every quarter for our fans worldwide. You’ll receive a quarterly code to pick an item of your choice for free, including an ongoing 50% off code for yourself, family and friends via our shop.

OUR HIRING PROCESS

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE WILL CLOSE 10:00AM 12 APRIL 2024. Unfortunately, we do not sponsor visas and will require all applicants to have right to work within the UK, with the ability to access the London office twice a week.

If you are successful and shortlisted for an interview, you will be contacted via email using the address with which you applied.

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