Senior Front-End Developer

Do you have at least 7 years of experience in front-end development?

CCH Tagetik, part of Wolters Kluwer's Corporate Performance & ESG Division, is looking for a Senior Front-End Engineer ready to take the next step in their career. This role offers the opportunity to work with modern technologies such as Angular, TypeScript, and cloud-native platforms (AWS, Azure), while also expanding your knowledge in Java and Agile development practices.

What are your responsibilities as Senior Software Engineer?

You will boost your career in an Engineering department that will give you a variety of opportunities to contribute to the team activities, follow and sponsor best practices of software development. As a part of a Scrum team, you will actively participate in the software development process (estimation, backlog refinement, coding activities, quality assessment). You will also contribute to the software architecture definition, possibly collaborating with other teams. You are expected to be detail-oriented in establishing the specifications, the quality of the code and the integration tests and to help others to nurture these capabilities.

Our core software engineering department is based in Lucca where all the teams are working closely together in developing our products for our major industries such as banking, insurance, automotive and food and beverage. Every team consists of a QA engineer and 5/6 software engineers. We strongly believe in the Agile way of working and the Scrum methodology has really been embedded in our daily work. We leverage teamwork, self-organization and proactivity as the best solution comes from collective intelligence and collaborative decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in the product life cycle from requirements definitions to design, implementation, and product integration.
• Contribute to product architecture evolution following industry trends, identifying options, and helping architects to make the right choice.
• Master the methodologies and technologies related to the product software development life cycle and its enabling tools.
• Contribute to the technical leadership in the Scrum team, continuously driving quality and productivity, also helping junior colleagues in their technical growth.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent field. Work experience may substitute for education requirement.
• 7+ years of experience in front-end development.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, with deep knowledge of Angular 2+.
• Solid understanding of Design Patterns, API design, and SOLID and Clean Code principles. Exposure to software development best practices such as TDD and Refactoring.
• Experience with test practices, such as unit, integration, and E2E testing, and their automation.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Scrum practices.
• Knowledge of Relational Databases, such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SAP HANA.
• Fluency in Italian and proficiency in English.

Nice to have:

• Experience with back-end technologies such as Java (preferred) or C# and their application development frameworks (Spring).
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases.
• Exposure to SDLC tools like Jira, GIT, IntelliJ, Maven, npm, and CI/CD practices. Virtualization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as AWS and Azure.
• Familiarity with designing Distributed Systems (with emphasis on scalability, reliability, security) and microservices architecture, and publish subscribe concepts.

What do we offer you at CCH Tagetik part of Wolters Kluwer?

• Flexible working hours where you can start between 8:00 and 10:00 and flexible working policy (3 days a week from home, 2 days a week in the office).
• Modern office in an old coffee factory where you can work together in teams but also connect with your colleagues. Just outside the walls of Lucca and close to the train station.
• English classes and full access to E-learning platforms such as Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning and Udemy.
• Possibility of certification paths such as cloud providers certifications, DevOps certifications, Scrum master certifications, etc.
• Performance plans where we would like to determine which career path you prefer to follow. Annual performance and salary reviews.
• Community and teambuilding events like the global code games, network events and Wolters Kluwer value days.

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Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.