JavaScript Developer: full stack some Node.js | autonomy, flexibility | new team at Oscatel (Bristol, UK)

Oscatel is hiring a JavaScript Developer to design and implement full stack solutions for a range of projects that underpin operational services for mobile carriers.

We're an established software provider that's bringing development back in house. We're building modular, scalable, solutions - many of which will become long-term products - mainly around operational support services for carriers, and all of which we will help you get to grips with.

The domain entails data-intensive services where security, data integrity and uptime are key. This presents lots of interesting design and coding challenges as we build and integrate our technology.

You can anticipate a mix of well-defined greenfield projects, initially focused on implementing the application and front ends for a large customer deliverable, along with substantial exploratory work as we validate concepts and build new solutions, maturing these into products.

We offer a culture where you may work under your own initiative as part of a collaborative effort towards common goals. It's an opportunity to be a formative team member, and to grow and improve together.

Early projects within the team

• Helping build the central data store, using Node.js


• JavaScript consoles and dashboards for service admins


• Representing comprehensive data from analytics and alerting tools


• Selecting JavaScript frameworks and tools


• Working towards adoption of containers and Kubernetes


• Adopting GraphQL


• Helping establish our development culture, methods and automation

We're looking for

• Someone able to write code that's efficient, robust, documented and well tested


• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript, accrued in a modern web application context


• Familiarity with a current JS framework, and agnostic about framework choice


• Readiness to adopt Node.js, plus Kendo UI/Sencha/similar


• User empathy, web service writing skills, and solid SQL/MySQL


• Ability to understand complex requirements, to uphold security of sensitive data and to conform to best practices


• Someone considering junior or mid level full stack JavaScript jobs in Bristol such as: JavaScript Developer | Node.js Developer | Full Stack Developer | React Developer | Vue Developer | Front End Developer etc.

Current ecosystem - we'll help you get up to speed

JavaScript | Node.js | Elasticsearch | RabbitMQ | MySQL | Docker | AWS | Linux | Atlassian stack

Salary and benefits

• £30,000 - £55,000+ we're keeping an open mind


• 25 days holiday, plus public holidays and a day for your birthday


• Flexible working - tell us what you need


• One/two days' remote working each week, once up to speed


• Modern serviced office with a canteen, showers, bike parking


• Personal development plan that you can shape, with budget for related training/certifications

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