Full Stack Developer
Arena Racing Company
Arena Racing Company is Britain's largest racecourse group, operating sixteen racecourses and four greyhound stadia.
- Posted
- 12 Jan 2023
- Status
- Full Time
- Permanent
- Location
- England
- Closing date
- 1 Mar 2023
About us:
Arena Racing Company does so much more than lead the UK’s largest horse racing group. We have 21 racing venues showcasing horse racing, greyhound racing, golf courses, hotels and events. In short, leisure, entertainment, media production and distribution are at the heart of what we do, making it an exciting and diverse place to work!
Our success is a team effort which is why we offer great opportunities for growth, development and career progression. After all, it’s our employees that enable us to offer first class service and create an electric atmosphere, all within an industry we love.
About the role:
We are looking for Full-Stack PHP Developers to expand the capacity, knowledge and skillset of the existing Development Team. Currently responsible for developing numerous websites that support our Racing, Events and Hospitality businesses, alongside a suite of in-house developed web management tools to provide internal customers with the flexibility to tailor the content of their websites to meet their needs. Whilst following a CD/CI mindset to enhance those sites, we're also increasing the volume of systems integrations from a wide range of disparate on-premises and cloud-based applications in order to stream data into a “lake” from which various tools will be used to provide valuable sales and marketing insights for the Business.
The role requires full-stack development capability, with some initial bias towards API and Database development.
About you:
Key Skills
- PHP 7 - Developing on an MVC framework, MVC frameworks are all very similar and a few are based on Symfony components.
- Systems Integration - Development of a RESTful API to provide integrations between enterprise systems enabling interaction between data, applications & devices.
- Javascript - Developing in TypeScript and compiling to standard Javascript, an understanding of web components would be an advantage.
- HTML 5 For PHP - An understanding of templating engines would be an advantage, most PHP frameworks have a preferred templating engine.
- HTML 5 for Javascript - An understanding of JSX for HTML rendering (part of the StencilJS compiler & many JS frameworks).
- CSS - Understanding of the SASS CSS extension.
- MySQL/MariaDB - Understanding of ERDs and the SQL language.
- MySQL/MariaDB - Development of database solutions through the analysis and understanding of raw data and the creation of a physical data model.
- Version control - We have a strict version control system using BitBucket as our repository.
- Scrum - We work in an agile fashion and utilise JIRA for story and sprint management.
- Helpdesk - We use JIRA service desk allowing us to track, resolve and integrate tasks into sprints where necessary.
- Collaboration - We use Confluence to generate ideas and to manage our technical documentation.
Experience
- A minimum of 3 years experience developing within a business SCRUM / Agile environment
- Extensive experience with Systems Integrations, and API Development and SQL
- Awareness of IT Security best practice
- PHP and/or Javascript qualifications an advantage
What ARC can offer you:
Personal Development and Bonuses
- Discretionary group annual bonus schemes to reward your hard work
- Employee referral scheme because your opinion matters
- Internal development programmes to help you progress
- Support with study through our study assistance schemes
Days Out & Leave
- Want to experience a day on the other side? 2 Annual Members badges, giving access to over 500 racedays, as well as discounts on hospitality & room rates at ARC venues
- Because we value work-life balance we offer an annual leave entitlement starting at 22 days plus bank and public holidays- increasing on your work anniversaries up to 28 days!
Because your health & wellbeing comes first
- Company life assurance scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured
- Eye tests and subsidy for glasses available to display screen users
- Cycle to work scheme
And so much more.....
We are on a thrilling journey. So, to join us at our next destination, be part of a winning team and to learn more about our company and this exciting opportunity apply today.
At ARC, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable adjustments, please let us know; we will ensure that individuals with additional needs are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
We understand the value that diversity brings to our business and we are striving to create a working environment that is inclusive, psychologically and physically safe and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions. We are committed to making a consistent, top-down effort to be role models on what diversity, inclusion and belonging means in society.
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