Ilir Sela started Slice with the belief that local pizzerias deserve all of the advantages of major franchises without compromising their independence. Starting with his family’s pizzerias, we now empower over tens of thousands of restaurants with the technology, services, and collective power that owners need to better serve their digitally minded customers and build lasting businesses. We’re growing and adding more talent to help fulfil this valuable mission. That’s where you come in.

This position is open to applicants across all of the UK on a remote basis, with the physical office located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

There are several openings within our Web team so we welcome applications from candidates seeking intermediate or senior level positions.

The Role

To continue scaling our Front-End teams we’re searching for an experienced software developer with a passion for Front-End development, particularly React and TypeScript. In this role, you will be instrumental in building world-class web products that empower small business owners.

You will take a lead in solving technical challenges and utilise your expertise to contribute to and guide important technical decisions across the team. You’ll be challenged with consistent hands-on contributions both autonomously and as a group. Your experience will be valuable in partnering with the technical leads and Development Manager, allowing them to focus on wider team and strategic initiatives, while you pilot technical responsibilities. Your ability to troubleshoot complex production issues and ensure high-quality test coverage will be crucial to our continuous delivery model.

The Team

You’ll join a dynamic team of Front-End Developers and the individuals you'll collaborate with are curious, motivated, and exceptionally proficient in their respective domains. They welcome challenging tasks and thrive on resolving them within an empowered and supportive setting. Our team brings together talented developers from across the US, Canada, UK, and Eastern Europe, each contributing unique perspectives and expertise to drive success. We work on products used by hundreds of thousands of customers and we ship changes live to production every day. There are no direct reports for this position but you’ll be comfortable coaching and mentoring others, sharing knowledge and setting examples to the wider team.

The Winning Recipe
We’re looking for creative, entrepreneurial engineers who are excited to build world-class products for small business counters. These are the core competencies this role calls for:

• 3+ years experience building applications with React
• 3+ years experience with TypeScript - you view TS as an invaluable tool and are an expert in its use
• Excellent investigative debugging skills and a proven ability to troubleshoot complicated and subtle problems in high availability production environments
• Proven experience delivering web experiences that meet standards for accessibility, performance, and SEO
• Proficient on driving high quality and appropriate test coverage
• You are a Front-End specialist but you understand aspects of the full tech stack and can contribute meaningfully to API design and overall system architecture

The Extras
Working at Slice comes with a comprehensive set of benefits, but here are some of the unexpected highlights:

• Access to healthcare plans
• Flexible working hours
• Generous time off policies
• Employee wellbeing allowance
• Market leading maternity and paternity schemes

The Hiring Process

Here’s what you can expect from our hiring process if your candidacy progresses smoothly. We move quickly and strive for a fast turnaround from the final interview to the offer.

• 30 minute introductory meeting with your Recruiter
• 60 minute Live Coding Interview
• 60 minute Technical Interview
• 30 minute hiring manager meeting
• Offer!

Pizza brings people together. Slice is no different. We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer and embrace a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. We are also proud members of the Diversity Mark NI initiative as a Bronze Member.

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Turn it up to 11 as a Software Development Engineer in Test

Do you want to be utilizing the latest technology to solve some of the biggest challenges that companies are facing?  Do you want the opportunity to work with a team of incredibly intelligent, fun-loving, and collaborative engineers and architects?  Are you looking to grow and develop your skills across a variety of technologies?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, then Inspire11 could be a great fit for you!  We are a full services local consulting firm that is building out customized solutions to help our clients stay relevant in an ever-changing technological environment.  Our project work spans across a variety of specialties including app development, software development, cloud migrations, completely greenfield projects, feature enhancement, etc. and a variety of industries. 

We partner with our clients to optimize their business, and ultimately blow their minds with the solutions we’re able to implement.  Our team is always tackling the most difficult problems that client teams face, and are never stuck in maintenance mode.  This means that they are working on exciting projects like building out the world’s first smart trailer. 

Our team is always learning from each other and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. 

You’re still not sold?  There’s more:

• Growth opportunity: We are always learning new technologies and educating our clients on what’s available in the tech space. You also will have the opportunity to engage in growing the team and there are ample opportunities to take ownership
• Work life balance: We are respectful of people’s boundaries and have unlimited time off so that our team has time to recharge and do their best work
• Flexible hours: We understand that our team members have different needs and do our best to work with their schedules
• Inclusive environment: We are committed to building an inclusive environment where all teammates feel comfortable and supported
• Fun! We love to keep things fun, both within our client work and at companywide events

So what do I have to do to join?

• Build and maintain automated tests at various levels within application stacks for clients across Agile squads
• Mentor and influence SDET on automation architectures, methodologies, coding standards, and best practices through code reviews and architecture designs
• Partner with development teams to evangelize the best test practices from the SDET community
• Ensure correct executions for automated test cases in the CI/CD pipeline
• Produce reports on KPIs of testing results, loggings, and coverages
• Collaborate with Agile teams to determine testing plans that cover testing paths for all business functionalities
• Provide sign-off for release activities
• Work seamlessly with off-shore team to finish testing requirements collaboratively

I can do that!  Any other skills that I need?  

• Bachelor's degree plus a minimum 5 years of experience in writing automated tests at the unit, integration, and system levels
• Having a proven track record of career progression is ideal
• Excellent understanding and knowledge of software quality assurance principles and practice
• Experience in implementing entire Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) including identifying & designing test plans, test cases, and execution of test cases in an Agile Environment
• Experience in TDD, continuous integration and delivery, and code review practice
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node, or Java.
• Understanding of OOP concepts
• Hands-on experience in end-to-end test automation framework development using Nightwatch.js, Selenium, TestCafe, or Cypress
• Experience using a test case manager such as TestRail or Zephyr
• Hands-on experience writing integration tests using Postman or similar tool/library
• Hands on experience writing unit tests using JUnit/TestNG, Chai, Mocha, Mockito or similar mocking framework
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services and Docker
• Experience incorporating automated tests into CI/CD pipeline
• Writing integration test suites for model training against an API
• Knowledge with Agile/SCRUM/Kanban
• Experience in leading/mentoring offshore teams is a big plus

At Inspire11, we believe our values make a difference:  

• We value, support, and help each other grow
• We are committed to active inclusion and diversity
• We are transparent and believe the best idea wins
• We succeed when our customers succeed
• And we keep it fun!

We believe that everyone drives change, and everyone is an owner. Nothing excites us more than having the ability to collaborate with intelligent, highly-motivated and talented people on challenging problems as we work to change the face of the digital and analytics space.