Software Engineer (Remote)

Everything we do is to empower our clients to move forward. Our purpose is to help our clients develop the capabilities they need to outperform their competitors. Our success is a consequence of ensuring our clients are successful. Our company is built on extraordinary people; we aim to attract, inspire, develop and retain them. YLD is a software engineering and design consultancy; we create digital capabilities for our clients that last beyond our engagement. We have offices in London, Lisbon and Porto.

About the role:

As a Software Engineer, you’ll be part of a client team building innovative products. We expect you to be curious, passionate, driven, and enthusiastic You’ll be proficient at problem-solving, and crafting scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant architectures. You’ll be an effective communicator and a team player. You and your team will move in a fast-paced engineering environment, achieving outstanding results and delivering exciting projects.

About You:

A YLD Software Engineering Consultant is a highly-skilled developer who exemplifies the highest standard in software engineering and enjoys sharing their knowledge and experience with others. You’ll have the opportunity to build and deliver software within some interesting projects, both in terms of the product and the methodology. We work in an Agile environment (Scrum) with a test-first mindset (actually, writing code without tests should be unthinkable). We are also big advocates of pair programming and nothing is released until we have a code review. You have a real passion for problem-solving and are an active learner who gets excited by working collaboratively with those around you.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will look like this:

• Crafting excellent products! As a Full Stack Engineer you will be building new features that meet the needs of our clients customers, as well as improving their Digital Platform;
• Working closely with your team, regularly collaborating and on engineering initiatives, to continually push yourselves to be better;
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and fellow developers to define project requirements and specifications;
• Develop and maintain high-quality mobile applications for iOS and Android using React Native;
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code;
• Optimize application performance and ensure responsiveness;
• Debug and resolve application issues and bugs;
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in web and mobile app development and incorporate best practices;
• Assist in the evaluation of new technologies and tools to improve the development process.
• Participating in regular show and tells to promote your work to both your department and the wider company.

You’ll have the following skills and experience:

• Commercial experience of working with JavaScript frameworks as React, Node and React native;
• Experience with GraphQL;
• Experience in distributed version control systems (e.g. Git);
• Experience in testing your own products;
• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux or MobX;
• Proficiency in using RESTful APIs and integrating third-party services;
• Familiarity with platform-specific features and differences;
• Understanding of native modules and bridge communication;
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills;
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills;
• Attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality code;
• A strong portfolio of previous mobile applications is a plus.

You’ll be:

• Self-motivated, proactive and always looking for ways to improve and develop yourself;
• A good communicator, both in writing and verbally. You’ll be able to explain technical ideas and concepts in business-friendly language;
• Detail oriented;
• Used to working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment;
• Analytical and problem-solving oriented;
• A genuine believer in diversity and fairness.

We live and breathe our values, and know you will too:

• Growing every day
• Including everyone
• Relationships built on honesty and ethics
• Inspiring solutions
• Winning together

We’re an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity of all kinds. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, age, marital status, or disability status. Likewise, we also offer a remote-first working environment, meaning that flexible working and work-life balance come as standard for all employees.