Overview

Position Title:   Lead Web Engineer

Company: ASOS

Location: Smethwick, United Kingdom

Job Description:

We’d like to meet an engaged and passionate Lead Web Engineer to join the ASOS Technology Web team. The ideal candidate would like to work with cutting edge technology to help us build the ultimate experience for our fashion conscious 20-somethings. Our website receives over 280 million visits per month, reaching out to more than 24 million active customers. You will have the opportunity to join a group of exceptionally talented individuals who are at the top of their game and set the best practices in everything they do.

Responsibilities:

  • Experience of managing and developing team members (desirable)
  • Excellent communication skills and proven ability to build relationships internally and externally at all levels
  • Node.js for server-side rendering, building micro services
  • Building automated acceptance tests
  • HTML/CSS
  • Modern JavaScript frameworks including React.js
  • Proven experience in Merchandising in a Fashion Retail business
  • Creating reusable components across micro frontends
  • A passion and interest in online retail – loves ASOS.com!
  • Strong computer skills, in particular, Excel and other MS Office applications. Knowledge of reporting tools is desirable
  • Bonus points for Redux
  • Experience of planning weekly sales, stock and intake management
  • JavaScript fundamentals and modern syntax
  • Writing unit tests following TDD
  • Identifying site issues and customer journeys using analytics and MVT
  • The confidence to manage and own a category, including participating in weekly trade meetings
    e to meet someone with the following technical experience:
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
  • Bonus points for Cypress and WebDriver.io frameworks

Requirements:

  • Nurturing agile ways of working within your team
  • Responsibility for quality and delivery of your applications
  • Sharing knowledge across the Web platform 
  • Influencing the future direction of the Web platform
  • Mentoring technical team members to support their growth
  • Setting the architectural direction of your applications
  • Supporting the recruitment team
  • Supporting the engineering community
  • Fostering cross team collaboration
  • Engaging across ASOS technology to create sustainable solutions

About ASOS

We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you’re free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Whatever your role, asos will encourage you to be you, fulfilling your creative potential with our global reach. Push boundaries, and challenge expectations. We’re determined to succeed, so we’ll trust you to deliver. Help drive our journey to becoming the global fashion destination for 20-somethings