The Ideal Candidate & Experience

Who You Are

You are an adaptable, detail-oriented, and problem-solving professional with a passion for building seamless digital experiences. You thrive in technical environments and understand the nuances of connecting intuitive front-end designs with robust back-end systems.

Deeply logical yet user-focused, you naturally translate complex technical requirements into functional, scalable full-stack solutions that delight users and drive business value.

Your Experience

  • Strong academic foundation or demonstrable project experience focused on full-stack web development.
  • Experience with modern web technologies including JavaScript/TypeScript, frontend frameworks (React/Vue), and backend languages (Python/Node.js).
  • Demonstrable history of writing clean code across the stack and an eagerness to participate in end-to-end technical problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

  • End-to-End Development

    Design, build, and maintain features across the entire stack, from robust RESTful APIs to responsive, intuitive front-end interfaces.

  • UI/UX Implementation

    Translate design wireframes into high-quality, accessible web code and ensure visual consistency across all user touchpoints.

  • System Architecture

    Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to architect scalable solutions bridging the gap between database and browser.

  • Code Quality

    Write comprehensive unit tests, proactively debug full-stack issues, and refactor existing code to improve performance and maintainability.

Essential Requirements

  • Location: Commutable to our Truro HQ.
  • Work Model: 100% Office-based attendance required.
  • Software: Confident with modern JS frameworks, Git, and REST APIs.
  • Right to Work: Must have the right to work in the UK.*

*Please note: While Hertzian is licensed to issue Sponsorship Visas, we are not electing to do so for this position.

Day-to-Day Activities

  • Writing and optimizing code across frontend and backend.
  • Building responsive UIs and integrating complex REST APIs.
  • Troubleshooting bugs across the entire application stack.
  • Participating in daily stand-ups and agile sprint planning.
  • Reviewing peer code and submitting collaborative pull requests.

3-Month Probation Milestone

At the end of your 3-month probation, you will deliver a technical presentation to your Engineering Lead. This presentation must outline your current performance, key full-stack learnings, code contributions, and provide your professional feedback moving forward.

Measuring KPIs

Code Quality

Delivery of clean, well-documented, and thoroughly tested code across the stack.

Sprint Delivery

Successful and timely completion of assigned frontend and backend tickets.

System Reliability

Minimizing bugs and ensuring high performance for user applications.

Benefits & Perks (Post-Probation)

Basic benefits package applies to this role:

  • Time Off

    28 days annual leave (inclusive of all UK bank holidays).

  • Tech & Support

    Company laptop provided. Full access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

A Note on Our Review Process

We recognise economically it is a difficult time for many, and as a result, we expect to receive a high volume of applications. We want to assure you that we do not use automated methods or AI to scan or review CVs.

Every single application is reviewed manually by our team on its own merit. We do our very best to get back to everyone; however, if we are not able to respond to you directly, we sincerely apologise. It likely means that your application did not quite meet the criteria to reach the interview stage on this occasion. We thank you for your interest in Hertzian.