• Work for a VC backed Forbes ‘Start-up to Watch’.
• Pioneering rewarding/gift giving app using exciting tech.
• Flex working, training budget, shares, top benefits.

• An excellent grasp of React.
• Experience using React state management fundamentals.
• An eye for great design, and intuition around the user journey and experience.
• Strong ES6 skills and experience with WebPack.
• Skills in styling React components to match designs.
• Experience in ES7/ESNext.
• Comfortable consuming and creating RESTful APIs.
• Proven knowledge and experience in Git version control.

• Experience with PHP, Node.js, MongoDB, MySQL and Laravel framework. 
• Knowledge of React Native and deploying iOS and Android apps.
• Comfortable working with and contributing to a DevOps environment (testing, CI, CD, automation).
• Ability to write unit tests and feature tests.

• Work for a VC backed Forbes ‘Start-up to Watch’.
• Pioneering rewarding/gift giving app using exciting tech.
• Flex working, training budget, shares, top benefits.

• An excellent grasp of React.
• Experience using React state management fundamentals.
• An eye for great design, and intuition around the user journey and experience.
• Strong ES6 skills and experience with WebPack.
• Skills in styling React components to match designs.
• Experience in ES7/ESNext.
• Comfortable consuming and creating RESTful APIs.
• Proven knowledge and experience in Git version control.

• Experience with PHP, Node.js, MongoDB, MySQL and Laravel framework. 
• Knowledge of React Native and deploying iOS and Android apps.
• Comfortable working with and contributing to a DevOps environment (testing, CI, CD, automation).
• Ability to write unit tests and feature tests.

Forward Role Recruitment Technology Division is recruiting on behalf of an award winning and innovative technology business based in Manchester City Centre. The business is set to scale and they now have an urgent require for multiple senior .Net Developers to hit the ground running with leading edge technologies.

The overall purpose of the position is to develop and support full stack .net applications in order to meet the needs of the business and own the application delivery for some key projects as required.

This would be an opportunity for a senior developer to play a key role in the growth of the organisation and to assist the CTO with a robust development strategy.

This is a hands on position where you will also contribute to architectural and POC initiatives with the overall aim being the delivery of the highest quality experience to the end users.

Required skill/experience:

• 5+ years’ experience of the delivery of high volume .Net applications
• Expert knowledge of Webforms, MVC and the delivery of high quality, secure web applications
• Expert knowledge of WCF and Web API and demonstrable experience of delivering secure REST based APIs ideally for iOS and Android
• Good knowledge of front end tools and technology
• TDD ideally automated test experience
• Knowledge of Azure

In return for your expertise the company is offering a great city centre location, a salary payable to £55,000 plus package inclusive of 33 days’ holiday.

Does this sound like an opportunity of interest?

Would you be suited to a role where you can make an actual difference?

If this does sound like a great opportunity, please forward an updated CV to Mike Rhodes immediately.

As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.
Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

Forward Role Recruitment Technology Division is recruiting on behalf of an award winning and innovative technology business based in Manchester City Centre. The business is set to scale and they now have an urgent require for multiple senior .Net Developers to hit the ground running with leading edge technologies.

The overall purpose of the position is to develop and support full stack .net applications in order to meet the needs of the business and own the application delivery for some key projects as required.

This would be an opportunity for a senior developer to play a key role in the growth of the organisation and to assist the CTO with a robust development strategy.

This is a hands on position where you will also contribute to architectural and POC initiatives with the overall aim being the delivery of the highest quality experience to the end users.

Required skill/experience:

• 5+ years’ experience of the delivery of high volume .Net applications
• Expert knowledge of Webforms, MVC and the delivery of high quality, secure web applications
• Expert knowledge of WCF and Web API and demonstrable experience of delivering secure REST based APIs ideally for iOS and Android
• Good knowledge of front end tools and technology
• TDD ideally automated test experience
• Knowledge of Azure

In return for your expertise the company is offering a great city centre location, a salary payable to £55,000 plus package inclusive of 33 days’ holiday.

Does this sound like an opportunity of interest?

Would you be suited to a role where you can make an actual difference?

If this does sound like a great opportunity, please forward an updated CV to Mike Rhodes immediately.

As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.
Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

Mobile Developer - Swift, Kotlin

Birmingham - £50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits

Mobile developer with solid ability across iOS and Android native mobile app development using Swift, Cocoa Touch and Kotlin sought by one of the most exciting software product environments in the UK.

Having grown rapidly in the last 2 years, they are now the number 1 platform in their market - delivering tangible business impact to their customers with their insights platform.

Working alongside a talented technical team, in a brand-new city centre office space, you will help support the entire mobile application lifecycle to produce thoroughly tested, fully functional native iOS and Android mobile applications.

As a Mobile Developer you should have:

• Strong skills with Swift and Cocoa Touch
• UI and Unit Testing experience - XCTest, Espresso, Kakao etc.
• Strong ability with Kotlin
• RESTul API Development experience
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) - i.e. Fastlane / Jenkins
• Knowledge of Git
• Understanding of App Store and Play Store submission processes

Ideally you will know about:

• CoreData and offline data storage
• AWS library integration - S3 / AWSCognito
• Experience with AVFoundation - audio visual framework

If you are interested in finding out more then APPLY NOW or send your CV directly to Alex Pitts -

Mobile Developer - iOS, Swift, Android, Kotlin - Birmingham - £50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits

Mobile Developer - Swift, Kotlin

Birmingham - £50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits

Mobile developer with solid ability across iOS and Android native mobile app development using Swift, Cocoa Touch and Kotlin sought by one of the most exciting software product environments in the UK.

Having grown rapidly in the last 2 years, they are now the number 1 platform in their market - delivering tangible business impact to their customers with their insights platform.

Working alongside a talented technical team, in a brand-new city centre office space, you will help support the entire mobile application lifecycle to produce thoroughly tested, fully functional native iOS and Android mobile applications.

As a Mobile Developer you should have:

• Strong skills with Swift and Cocoa Touch
• UI and Unit Testing experience - XCTest, Espresso, Kakao etc.
• Strong ability with Kotlin
• RESTul API Development experience
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) - i.e. Fastlane / Jenkins
• Knowledge of Git
• Understanding of App Store and Play Store submission processes

Ideally you will know about:

• CoreData and offline data storage
• AWS library integration - S3 / AWSCognito
• Experience with AVFoundation - audio visual framework

If you are interested in finding out more then APPLY NOW or send your CV directly to Alex Pitts -

Mobile Developer - iOS, Swift, Android, Kotlin - Birmingham - £50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits

Senior Software Engineer

My client are a specialist engineering consultancy who are on the lookout for exceptionally talented Embedded and App development engineers to join their team.

Working primarily on connected devices, a successful applicant will have experience developing firmware for BLE enabled devices on PIC, STM32, AVR and various ARM cortex microprocessors And/or experience Developing Apps for iOS/Android and be comfortable integrating the two.

This is an exciting career development opportunity and you'll have the chance to see your ideas come alive in an environment that only a rapidly growing, innovative and dynamic business can provide.

To be successful you will likely have:

• Degree/HND in a Software, Computer Science or related subject
• Skilled in embedded firmware design (C/C++ ) OR App development
• Knowledge of a higher level language such as Python, Javascript or Java/Kotlin/Swift
• Use of git version control
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Aims to develop technical and leadership skills
• Able to work cooperatively and dependably as part of a team
• Great attention to detail

We are keen to hear from either embedded specialists with a good understanding app development Or App specialists with a good understanding of microprocessor firmware development.

The company offers a competitive salary, great benefits and the opportunity to work with a highly talented and motivated team. This is a great environment to excel and innovate.

Apply now, send your CV to or hit apply now.

Spectrum IT Recruitment - Wilkin Chan. Find me on LinkedIN.

Senior Software Engineer

My client are a specialist engineering consultancy who are on the lookout for exceptionally talented Embedded and App development engineers to join their team.

Working primarily on connected devices, a successful applicant will have experience developing firmware for BLE enabled devices on PIC, STM32, AVR and various ARM cortex microprocessors And/or experience Developing Apps for iOS/Android and be comfortable integrating the two.

This is an exciting career development opportunity and you'll have the chance to see your ideas come alive in an environment that only a rapidly growing, innovative and dynamic business can provide.

To be successful you will likely have:

• Degree/HND in a Software, Computer Science or related subject
• Skilled in embedded firmware design (C/C++ ) OR App development
• Knowledge of a higher level language such as Python, Javascript or Java/Kotlin/Swift
• Use of git version control
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Aims to develop technical and leadership skills
• Able to work cooperatively and dependably as part of a team
• Great attention to detail

We are keen to hear from either embedded specialists with a good understanding app development Or App specialists with a good understanding of microprocessor firmware development.

The company offers a competitive salary, great benefits and the opportunity to work with a highly talented and motivated team. This is a great environment to excel and innovate.

Apply now, send your CV to or hit apply now.

Spectrum IT Recruitment - Wilkin Chan. Find me on LinkedIN.

JOB PURPOSE:

Good customer support is a key differentiator of high-performance organisations. The Technology support team is growing and needs an individual with software engineering / diagnostic experience, as well as customer handling experience.

This is a truly hybrid role, where we are looking for coders at heart who enjoy working closely with customers to help them resolve and troubleshoot any issues with our product.

Ultimately, the successful applicant will be responsible for the smooth running of the Support team, will be a proven leader who can prioritize, communicate and deliver well.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage a team of junior software developers, leading and developing them to deliver high quality technical support and beyond.
• Maintain oversight across support tickets & their progression/ resolution.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key customers. Be their champion!
• Assert a diplomatic presence in high profile tickets
• Employ diagnostic skills to assist with progress and resolution of support tickets.
• Manage the out-of-hours support service and rota.
• Development and delivery of in-house analytics and reporting tools.
• Identify a need for and commission new knowledge base articles.

• Gather intelligence from customer interactions and feed it back into the product features & documentation.

• Develop & deliver new customer communication media: e.g. Stack Overflow & web site chat.

• Assist the scheduling of releases, driving the production of and delivery of pre-releases.
• Convening and chairing the twice weekly support review.

Please Note:

The duties and responsibilities highlighted in this Job Description are indicative, not exhaustive and may vary over time. Post holders are expected to undertake other duties and responsibilities relevant to the nature, level and scope of the post. As well as responsibilities relevant to the nature, level and scope of the post

REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Educated to Degree level

• A good degree in computer science or equivalent commercial experience is essential.

Required Skills

• The successful candidate will be an effective communicator who is confident interacting directly with customers and suppliers over the phone, via email and face to face.

• Expert at de-escalating, troubleshooting and resolving technical customer issues, to become part of their success story.
• Development experience with one or more of Java, JavaScript,
• A positive can-do attitude and amiable demeanour.

• Experience using and/or supporting high performance distributed software.

• Prior experience working in a support team for a software provider or similar.

• A demonstrable understanding of modern IP networks and common production deployment features, e.g. load-balancers, firewalls & proxies.
• Linux & Windows.

Nice to Haves

In addition to the above it would be advantageous for candidates to have some knowledge of a combination of the following:

• Familiarity with mobile client technologies including iOS, Android, and HTML5 is desirable.
• Java Mission Control & JFR analysis.
• Network programming, including TCP/IP, WebSockets
• A familiarity with OpenSSL

• Scripting languages such as Python for analytical work.

GCS Computer Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

JOB PURPOSE:

Good customer support is a key differentiator of high-performance organisations. The Technology support team is growing and needs an individual with software engineering / diagnostic experience, as well as customer handling experience.

This is a truly hybrid role, where we are looking for coders at heart who enjoy working closely with customers to help them resolve and troubleshoot any issues with our product.

Ultimately, the successful applicant will be responsible for the smooth running of the Support team, will be a proven leader who can prioritize, communicate and deliver well.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage a team of junior software developers, leading and developing them to deliver high quality technical support and beyond.
• Maintain oversight across support tickets & their progression/ resolution.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key customers. Be their champion!
• Assert a diplomatic presence in high profile tickets
• Employ diagnostic skills to assist with progress and resolution of support tickets.
• Manage the out-of-hours support service and rota.
• Development and delivery of in-house analytics and reporting tools.
• Identify a need for and commission new knowledge base articles.

• Gather intelligence from customer interactions and feed it back into the product features & documentation.

• Develop & deliver new customer communication media: e.g. Stack Overflow & web site chat.

• Assist the scheduling of releases, driving the production of and delivery of pre-releases.
• Convening and chairing the twice weekly support review.

Please Note:

The duties and responsibilities highlighted in this Job Description are indicative, not exhaustive and may vary over time. Post holders are expected to undertake other duties and responsibilities relevant to the nature, level and scope of the post. As well as responsibilities relevant to the nature, level and scope of the post

REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Educated to Degree level

• A good degree in computer science or equivalent commercial experience is essential.

Required Skills

• The successful candidate will be an effective communicator who is confident interacting directly with customers and suppliers over the phone, via email and face to face.

• Expert at de-escalating, troubleshooting and resolving technical customer issues, to become part of their success story.
• Development experience with one or more of Java, JavaScript,
• A positive can-do attitude and amiable demeanour.

• Experience using and/or supporting high performance distributed software.

• Prior experience working in a support team for a software provider or similar.

• A demonstrable understanding of modern IP networks and common production deployment features, e.g. load-balancers, firewalls & proxies.
• Linux & Windows.

Nice to Haves

In addition to the above it would be advantageous for candidates to have some knowledge of a combination of the following:

• Familiarity with mobile client technologies including iOS, Android, and HTML5 is desirable.
• Java Mission Control & JFR analysis.
• Network programming, including TCP/IP, WebSockets
• A familiarity with OpenSSL

• Scripting languages such as Python for analytical work.

GCS Computer Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.