JOB
VACANCY
Counter
About The Project
Counter, a consultancy brand under the Northcoders Group, adopts a model where we help clients attract, onboard, upskill and integrate talent into their businesses, in order to give the team a seamless start to long and successful careers there.
Counter teams are formed for our clients by deploying a Counter Tech Lead to work within the client’s organisation in order to hire appropriate team members from the Northcoders and/or Tech Returners network, and then to work in collaboration with them directly on live clients projects. Providing support, extra training and all the guidance to fast-track the individuals’ journey within that organisation.
Following the success of a recent partnership with Skipton Building Society under the same model within their Data Engineering team, we have been contracted to provide a team of experienced React engineers, along with the support of Xav Bruggen, our Counter Tech Lead on this engagement, for a period of 6 months.
The team will be based within the Web, App & Auth team at SBS & will be working on the development of new customer portal apps on both web (React, Next.js and TypeScript) and mobile (React Native and TypeScript). The team will be responsible for delivering key user journeys for borrowers and savers at SBS. They will integrate with the existing engineering teams, but will also have the autonomy to establish their own working practices where doing so meets business needs.
Xav has been working within Skipton Building Society over the past 6 months building rapport with the wider organisation, learning about Skipton’s ways of working and getting hands-on experience with project work across the Web, App & Auth team.
“The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in modern software engineering methods like Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Test-Driven Development. React and TypeScript fluency is essential. I’m excited to lead the team at SBS and for us to start delivering high-quality software at pace.” – Xav Bruggen, Counter Tech Lead
The successful applicants will be offered a flexible, fixed-term contract by Counter (Northcoders Group). At the end of that period, the team members could be given the opportunity to apply for full time roles at Skipton Building Society.
We are looking for individuals who connect with Skipton’s values and mission, can see a future career within their organisation and are happy to travel into their offices at least once a week. (Address – Skipton Building Society, The Bailey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1DN)
About Skipton Building Society
Not just another building society. Not just another job.
We’re the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we’re a mutual organisation. We don’t have shareholders; we’re owned by our members.
Our colleagues say Skipton’s a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.
Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we’ll help you take the next step towards a better future.
Skipton Building Society is known for its employee-focused culture, offering a blend of financial rewards, career growth, and work-life balance. The Technology Department at SBS plays a crucial role in supporting the organisation’s digital transformation, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure. The team works on modernising financial services, improving customer experience, and ensuring data security while aligning with the mutual values of the society.
Skipton Building Society are currently working on a corporate plan to become a more digitally enabled building society. They want to be able to deliver a wider set of digital value streams across the organisations’ Savings and Mortgages products in order to appeal to a wider demographic.
They have started working on a long-term tech roadmap and a digital transformation journey to build out these value streams with modern working practices and a desire to work in more persistent tech teams. They have started delivering on the roadmap with both permanent members of staff as well as with a variety of external partners.
Underpinning the success of the roadmap is an intrinsic desire to have a local and sustainable people strategy in place. This will ensure that they have the long-term inhouse capability with the required skill sets to continue delivering on their objectives, especially once the roadmap has been delivered.
What We Are Looking For:
Individuals with:
- Strong communication, time management and process definition skills
- Awareness of modern software testing approaches
- An understanding of the strive for best practice whilst balancing a pragmatic approach to delivery
- An enthusiasm for working on complex problems in small steps
- A consistent ability to demonstrate clarity of information and preparedness even in the face of obstacles
- The ability to understand a problem from a non-engineering perspective – Often called a systems thinking approach (e.g. Perspective of designers, testers, POs, agile coaches)
- Awareness of secure software development principles and practices
Special Conditions of Employment:
- You must have Right to Work in The UK to be eligible for this role.
- Be happy to have the below checks completed by either Northcoders/Skipton:
- Evidence of Right to Work
- DBS check
- Credit check
- Bank of England check
- CIFAS check
- 3 years of employment covering gaps with evidence
Technology Stack:
You must have proven experience with Typescript and React in a commercial environment to be eligible for this role. We don’t expect you to know the other technologies in depth, but we share them for awareness:
- React, Next.js and React Native
- TypeScript, Kotlin and Swift
- React Testing Library
- Nx monorepo
- Azure DevOps
Benefits:
- Pension – Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Flexible Working
- Cash Back Health Scheme
- Credit Union Savings Scheme
- Holidays – 28 days including Bank Holidays
About Counter
Counter, a consultancy brand under the Northcoders Group, adopts a model where we help clients attract, onboard, upskill and integrate talent into their businesses, in order to give the team a seamless start to long and successful careers there.
Counter teams are formed for our clients by deploying a Counter Tech Lead to work within the client’s organisation in order to hire appropriate team members from the Northcoders and/or Tech Returners network, and then to work in collaboration with them directly on live clients projects. Providing support, extra training and all the guidance to fast-track the individuals’ journey within that organisation.
Read more at https://counter.partners