Our client is a true market leader specialising in providing software solutions to leading travel agencies and looking for a VB.NET / HTML Front End Programmer to join the UI/UX development team based in Berkshire.
Role & Responsibilities:
Joining the Development Team as a confident Developer, you will be accountable for working closely with internal teams to deliver technical solutions according to development plans and quality standards.
The successful candidate will be responsible for skilfully producing software to the quality management system (QMS) consistent with customer satisfaction, analyse the root cause of field issues and internally generated bugs, as well as inhouse applications development.
This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in developing complex systems and enhancing skills in a fast-paced environment.
With rapid adaptation & understanding of existing applications and technical environment, gain in-depth technical knowledge of the company’s systems
Work with internal and sub-contractor teams to ensure clear communication of technical issues
Investigate and manage technical issues accurately
Participate in software development lifecycle activities to deliver and validate new features and fixes according to required timescales and risks
Proactively investigate, implement solutions and bug fixes in cooperation with development management and other internal teams
Take ownership and responsibility of components and processes within the team to make tactical and strategic changes
Proactively manage development risks and issues in cooperation with the management team.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
As a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
3+ years of experience in technical roles within software development organisations
High standard of programming in .net development technologies, using VB.NET
Fluency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, with a willingness to pick up and learn new languages and technologies as needed
Experience of Bootstrap, Foundation and/or other responsive frameworks
A solid understanding of browser capabilities
A full appreciation of configuration management & issue tracking management issues and systems.
UI Design, MVC patterns and mvc.net, IIS management knowledge
Desirable Skills:
It would be great if you would have some of the following:
An aptitude for and experience in UX / UI Design and an eye for detail
Experience with AngularJS and Angular 10+ (using Typescript)
Programming experience in .NET code & configuration optimisation, performance tuning, security and scalability
Continuous integration (TeamCity) & source control management (SVN)
Use of distributed memory stores (REDIS)
Use of terminal scripting languages such as batch or Powershell (Powershell and Powershell Core)
Mobile/Tablet development
Web services development
Programming in Oracle SQL & PL/SQL, or Microsoft SQL Server
Experience within travel reservations & tour operating systems to identify and provide appropriate
technical solutions
Working knowledge of Finance and Payment systems
An appreciation for or experience in software or systems testing