Careers

We are experts in digital; providing strategic direction, user centred design and robust engineering to enterprise clients.

Our passion for delivering quality at every stage of this process sets us apart from the competition and makes Sputnik a great place to work. This commitment to quality ensures we have happy clients and a happy team that have the freedom to explore and innovative; pushing the limits of their expertise, while leaving no technical debt behind them.

The reason we can work for large corporate clients such as Swinton Insurance, BPP University, Visit Scotland and Acino Pharma is down to the shared values and complementary skills of our team. We treat each other and our clients with professionalism and integrity respecting each other’s abilities and expertise and providing support to team members where it is needed.

What We Want From You

Do you produce better results with less code? are you constantly learning new technologies? We are looking for a mid level Back End developer to join a compact team, you must have the ability to make big contributions in fast-paced projects.

  • Enhance, document, establish process and improve the operability and security of web projects

  • Be comfortable adapting to use a wide variety of open source technologies and cloud services

  • Javascript

  • CSS

  • Continuous integration and deployment

  • Databases (Relational and/or NoSQL)

Required Skills

  • Node.js

  • PHP

  • Javascript

  • CSS

  • Continuous integration and deployment

  • Databases (Relational and/or NoSQL)

Desirable Skills

  • Knowledge of front end frameworks such as Ember / React / Angular etc

  • Experience of mobile app development using framework such as Cordova

  • Strong communication skills

  • Understanding of design principles including grid layouts, typography, use of colour, use of white space

Perks

  • 30 paid holidays including bank holidays

  • Monthly team lunches

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Annual training / conference attendance budget

  • Team sports and activities

Application Process

Please send your CV and examples of challenging projects from your portfolio explaining how you found solutions to them to jim@sputnik.digital