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Digital Developer

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Harrods is looking for a Digital Developer to join the Digital Technology Development team. Working across the full development lifecycle and technology stack, you will work as part of an agile team who are responsible for building innovative web-based applications targeting a variety of devices from desktop, through to tablet and mobile.  

 

Exciting innovation projects will be included in your remit as we look to identify ways to apply technology to drive customer engagement, develop innovative products or services, as well as looking across the organisation to identify opportunities to drive operational efficiency. You must therefore have a passion for new technology and industry trends, and through rapid prototyping be able to bring your ideas to life. 

 

About Us 

 

Harrods’ IT comprises of a broad and tailored offering to support out our luxury store in Knightsbridge, London and our Harrods.com website, as well as our wider Retail, Sales, Buying, Distribution, Fulfilment and Corporate functions. Our IT offering is supported by a mix of in-house technology and 3rd party partnerships, our success if defined by our integrated and united approach to a full IT operation. 

 

About You 

 

You will have strong technical competency, including a good understanding of the principles of working in Agile Kanban and Scrum processes using the DevOps culture. You will be passionate about technology with a clear curiosity towards new and emerging technology within web, cloud and multi-form-factor development, languages, frameworks and methodologies.  

 

As well as this, you will have the following: 

  • Experience building web services (e.g. SOAP, REST) 

  • Experience with Algorithms and Software Design. 

  • Experience in developing and executing unit tests to ensure and maintain code quality. 

  • Strong awareness and adherence to best practices of coding, testing and deployment. 

  • Awareness of RESTful API and SOA architectures like Micro-services. 

  • Broad knowledge of the .NET Web stack (e.g. .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, Web API) architecture and development. 

  • Good knowledge of coding practices including SOLID Principles, Design Patterns, TDD/BDD 

  • Harrods technologies are primarily Microsoft aligned therefore Azure DevOps and Azure platform experience for this role is extremely beneficial. 

 

Our Promise to You 

 

No one gets slotted into a box at Harrods. We will encourage you to be yourself and bring your whole personality to work. Then, together, we will find new ways to delight customers, bringing them luxury experiences that redefine the art of what is possible. 

 

More immediately, you will benefit from an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday and a day off on your birthday, up to 33% in-store discount and a season ticket loan. 

 

Uniquely You  

 

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional. 

 

If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram. 

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