Location: Rainton Bridge Business Park, HoughtonLeSpring, DH4 5RA
THE COMPANY
FOOTY.COM is the UK’s leading price comparison site for football merchandise. We offer a unique platform which allows football fans across the world to compare prices and find deals on thousands of kits, boots, trainers, training wear and equipment from a wide variety of well known brands and retailers.
We work hard to maintain a dynamic, collaborative startup vibe, making achieving our technical and commercial goals fun, challenging and exciting. This is just the start and we are building on our technology to give customers the endtoend experience they deserve, from seamless ordering to bespoke distribution. Working with our extensive network of global brands, our aim is for FOOTY.COM to be the go to place for all things football.
THE ROLE
This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented and experienced Software Developer to be part of something really big. The successful candidate will be responsible for further developing and perfecting the software that drives our price comparison site and will help FOOTY.COM to progress to achieve great things.
THE CANDIDATE
Does this sound like you? If so, please get in touch. Don’t worry if you can’t say yes to everything, we’d still like to hear from you.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject area
- 2+ years professional software development experience
- Solid understanding of C#, ASP.NET, MVC, SQL Server, IIS, Visual Studio
- Experienced working with front-end technologies such as HTML5 and JavaScript frameworks
- Understanding of NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB
- Knowledge of cloud hosting technologies such as Azure or AWS
- Familiar with source control solutions such as Git or TFS
- Experienced in the development of highly reliable and scalable solutions
- Knowledge of working with RESTful/SOAP APIs
- Familiar with unit testing and mocking frameworks
- Comfortable working with Agile development methodologies
- A resourceful, independent worker with good communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Innovative with an entrepreneurial spirit
- A keen interest in ‘The Beautiful Game’
BENEFITS
Here at FOOTY.COM, we value our team. So, in addition to your salary, we provide the following benefits:
- Flexible working hours
- Casual attire
- Childcare vouchers
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Enjoyable working environment
- Thursday afternoon 5-a-side football
- Contributory pension scheme
- FootyShirtFriday
- A FOOTY.COM scarf