Sr Web Applications Developer - Healthcare - Edinburgh

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

** You must have the Right to Work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this role **

Sr Web Applications Developer - Healthcare - Remotely based in the UK

Meet the Team:

Are you passionate about building web applications, scalable design and enjoy the challenge of multi-platform solutions? The Global Web Platform team build, support and manage Dexcom's web properties, including websites for marketing, customer profile management and eCommerce. As part of the Team, you will be working with the latest cutting edge web technology and design in-market solutions that scale across the globe.

Where you come in:

We are seeking a highly skilled Web Developer to join the web applications group of the global IT organization at Dexcom. The individual will be responsible for the development and deployment of components within our headless ecosystem that support our customer facing websites.

We follow agile and feature-driven scrum methodologies to iterate and deliver new features on a continuous basis. We work closely with the business to deliver customer-based solutions in regular releases and oversee the development of large agile projects on the technology stack to ensure design, architecture and coding standards meet expectations.

Required Skills & Qualifications:  

Essential

• A number of years hands-on experience in web development.
• Solid hands-on experience of modern JavaScript frameworks such as React.
• Strong JavaScript skills.
• Experience with functional programming paradigms.
• Experience with NPM and NodeJS.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
• Proficient with relational databases (PostgreSQL a plus).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, sales, and IT teams.
• Proficient in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Outlook, GitHub.

Desirable

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform and serverless applications.
• NextJS experience and knowledge.
• Experience with Amplience CMS.
• Experience of eCommerce development and topological understanding.

Education Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science, or equally proficient certifications in web development

What makes you successful:

• You will be responsible for completing web development tasks for the Dexcom ‘Direct to Consumer’ platform.
• This includes, but is not limited to, front and back-end JavaScript components for eCommerce, cloud applications, session management for customers, extension of 3rd party applications and APIs for data retrieval and persistence.
• You will work directly with stakeholders to design enhancements to applications in the headless architecture.
• You will be a senior point of contact for Team members working across the stack and will be expected to delegate development tasks and run pair programming sessions as required.
• You will work with Vendors of 3rd Party applications to debug and troubleshoot issues.
• You will analyze existing web components, plan improvements, and enhance the stability and scalability of solutions.
• You will work directly with web development team including in house and offshore resources and specifically service in the EMEA region.
• You will work with the global web scrum team to ensure work is properly planned and completed.
• You will act as a subject matter expert on the application stack and help to oversee development being carried out by other teams.
• You will aid in preventing and supporting any outages with the help of proper support personnel.
• You will create custom scripts, templates, and modules as needed to extend the functionality of the web stack, including unit tests.
• You will stay updated on industry best practices, emerging trends, and new technologies in web development.
• You will promote best practices, coding standards, documentation practices, governance, and architectural principles within the team to facilitate efficient implementation of web deliveries.
• You will identify optimization opportunities and implement enhancements for workflow and development processes.
• You will collaborate with InfoSec, Privacy and Finance to ensure highest standards of security adhering to SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR and SOX compliance.

Travel Required:

• 0 –10%

Dexcom offers / Why Dexcom

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Please note:

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

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