Web Developer

Hi there!

We are VetHelpDirect, a leading pet tech company founded by vets. We believe that easy access to the right vet means better welfare for animals. So we design and develop digital products that make it super simple (and a total pleasure) for pet parents and vet practices to connect and communicate.We already have 1000+ UK vet practices subscribed and we also work with some of the biggest names in the veterinary industry and have clients across the UK and Australia.We are looking for a talented individual to join our team and help develop our products using modern web technologies such as Laravel, Wordpress, VueJS and Angular.VetHelpDirect provide a directory of vet practices that includes moderated reviews, location, contact information and pricing. We also offer a symptom checker, a pet health library and a blog.In addition to those services, we have an ambitious and exciting roadmap of development which will see the company's reach expand both in the UK and internationally.

As the successful candidate, you'll be working with modern web development technologies to both improve existing services and develop new ones. You'll be joining a vibrant, fast-moving organisation where your ability to build innovative and creative solutions will be welcomed and where you can use your talents to have a real impact.

If you are a talented, self-motivated individual with a burning desire to start a career developing high quality web software in a friendly and collaborative team environment, then we want to talk to you.

What's in it for you

We've been around for over 15 years and have grown a company culture second to none. We're a close team but with self-drive that sees a lot of exciting things happening in every part of the company - if you've got an idea, we 100% want to hear it. We're still a small team which means big opportunity, especially with our recent funding.. And of course you get to work with exciting products that make our clients go WOW! -which is unbelievably satisfying.

Salary

Salary ranging between 10 to 18 lakhs depending upon experience and skill set.

Personal Requirements

• A self-starter with a high level of personal motivation who values getting things doneWork experience ranging from 3 to 10 plus years
• A team player able to collaborate with the wider organisation in pursuit of our goals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels within an organisation and with customers
• A track record of self-learning
• A desire to develop expertise across a wide range of technologies
• Fluent idiomatic written and spoken English

Technical Requirements

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience developing responsive web based interfaces, ideally with experience using Javascript frameworks like VueJS or Angular
• Experience of using PHP, ideally Laravel, Wordpress, Twig and MySQL
• Strong HTML and CSS/SASS skills
• Experience with Docker and Docker Swarm
• A solid understanding of programming principles
• Ability to rapidly learn new skills and apply them towards a goal
• Experience creating and maintaining infrastructure in AWS, ideally with experience around autoscaling and writing infrastructure-as-code with CDK

Responsibilities

• Development of new product functionality
• Ensure that VetHelpDirect's products are developed to a high quality standard and are robust and reliable
• Develop and maintain unit and functional tests to a high degree of coverage
• Create high-quality technical documentation
• Diagnose problems and fix bugs in collaboration with the technical support team
• Implement scalable, maintainable and performant software

Other Benefits

• 32 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Brand new Macbook Pro
• And don't forget an awesome team of people to work with, in a company that's really going places!