Lead Full Stack Developer (Remote- UK only)

At Marketplace, our mission is to help readers turn their aspirations into reality. We arm people with trusted advice and guidance, so they can make informed decisions they feel confident in and get back to doing the things they care about most.

We are an experienced team of industry experts dedicated to helping readers make smart decisions and choose the right products with ease. Marketplace boasts decades of experience across dozens of geographies and teams, including Content, SEO, Business Intelligence, Finance, HR, Marketing, Production, Technology and Sales. The team brings rich industry knowledge to Marketplace’s global coverage of consumer credit, debt, health, home improvement, banking, investing, credit cards, small business, education, insurance, loans, real estate and travel.

Forbes Marketplace is hiring a Lead Full Stack Developer! We are seeking the best of the best to join our highly skilled development team. If you have a proven track record of transforming concepts into reality, inspiring teams, and driving technical excellence within the headless CMS ecosystem, then this is the perfect opportunity for you! 

Embark on this exhilarating journey as we transform technology and solidify our position as a technological leader in the US market. 

Responsibilities: 

• Tech Infrastructure Leadership: Lead the expansion and modernization of our tech infrastructure, meticulously shaping the architecture and strategy to enhance our tech stack.

• Hands-on Development: Actively contribute to coding efforts, crafting high-quality, scalable code for both front-end and back-end components, ensuring alignment with project goals and technical standards.

• Documentation Excellence: Lead by example in creating detailed, clear, and accessible documentation for code, systems, and processes, enhancing team understanding and facilitating future development efforts.

• Team Leadership: Cultivate, mentor, and lead a team of talented developers, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance.

• Team Collaboration: Engage in productive teamwork within a group of highly skilled developers, elevating collective capabilities in a supportive and enjoyable environment.

• Agile Product Focus: Champion a product-centric agile methodology, prioritising customer-facing features through continuous deployment, embracing best practices, automated testing, and minimising maintenance overhead in all products.

Qualifications:

• Senior Developer Experience: Proven track record at a senior level, ideally involving high-performance web systems and client-facing projects.

• Headless CMS: Strong expertise in headless stack with meta framework such as Next.js, Remix.js, Astro and tools like builder.io, Contentful (WordPress is a plus)

• JavaScript Proficiency: Experience skills in server/client-side JavaScript, with frameworks like React, and tools like Webpack, Vite.

• Coding Standards & Automation: Adept at establishing coding standards, integrating automated testing, and utilizing CI/CD pipelines for rapid delivery

• Core Web Vitals Optimization: Demonstrated ability to optimize for Core Web Vitals, guaranteeing superior user experiences across web platforms.

• Full Stack Capability: Strong front-end skills in CSS 3/HTML 5, complementing a full-stack skill set or a readiness to engage with both back-end and front-end technologies.

• Collaboration and Innovation: Exceptional teamwork skills, able to lead architectural discussions, share insights, and drive towards the best solutions collaboratively.

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