Back-end Web Developer

We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the tech industry.

Who we'd like to meet

This is an opportunity to work as part of a world-class team in Brighton doing outstanding work for internationally renowned clients in museums, culture, science, and the arts.

We're looking for someone who

You'll be working for internationally recognised organisations from the outset. You'll be part of an Agile project team, collaborating in the truest sense. Experience in a commercial environment will help you get up and running quickly.

You need to have demonstrable experience of back-end development; we use a range of technologies, so this is key. We choose the best tool for the job at hand which means you'll have opportunities to learn and build on your existing experience.

The work we do can be complicated at times. Our team is supportive, we work through problems together. We are all up for a technical challenge, we'd love to hear your opinions and add your energy to the mix.

We genuinely believe in the work we do. We don't just work for anyone and we want you to care about our clients and their aims too. This alignment of interest and outlook means we can deliver work of the utmost quality.

Broaden your skills, help us build a better online world, your job

We build large-scale websites, web apps, and online collections that are built to last. Two-thirds of our team are technical and no two projects are the same. You will enjoy getting under the skin of a problem and working with others to find the right solutions for our clients and their audience.

We want to welcome a new developer, with at least 2 years back-end experience gained in a commercial environment, to our close-knit team. We don't mind what specific back-end technologies you've used before; it's your underlying talent we care about. Whether it's Craft CMS, Drupal, Laravel, Python, or Node.js we want you to help us build our next award-winning project.

Day-to-day you'll be helping cultural institutions from around the world get the most out of digital. You'll be building web apps, CMS-based websites, and custom solutions to problems we haven't even thought of yet. Our clients have a lot of fascinating content, from contemporary art collections to ancient Arabic manuscripts. You'll have the opportunity to help them present millions of items in a coherent, accessible, and user-friendly way.

All our work is done in an environment that promotes collaboration and learning in the truest sense. Since 2020 we have proven that this culture goes beyond our usual office workspace in central Brighton; the team has adapted to hybrid working whilst maintaining the supportive collaboration we take pride in. You'll be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team where everyone's opinion counts. This is the perfect environment for you to push your career and skills to the next level.

Who we are

Cogapp is a truly international digital agency working with clients from California to Copenhagen. We specialise in delivering ambitious projects that demonstrably improve the lives of the people using them.

We are based in Brighton, UK. We have an office five minutes from the station. Having adopted flexible, hybrid working during lockdown, we would be delighted to hear from applicants from across the UK.

Our clients include leading museums, archives, arts, and cultural organisations.

Examples of our work

We have worked with the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles for around 5 years now. Their online collection is our latest project launch, we also developed Hammer Channel, an online video archive, and the main museum website too. These sites are built using a range of technologies including Drupal, Laravel, Elasticsearch, and Vue.js.

A new site for MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This headless Next.js and Craft CMS site integrates with ticketing as well as the museum's collection management system.

A site showcasing the incredible archive of Yiddish literature at The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. This site facilitates research in both English and Yiddish. We utilise Solr in this instance to power the collections search.

If helping deliver this kind of work, in combination with our talented team of UX, design, and production specialists, to an award-winning standard sounds like something you'd like to do, please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary and benefits

£30,000 - £40,000 a year plus bonus, depending on experience.

There are lots of other benefits including:

• Flexible hybrid working - choose how you wish to split your time between home and the office.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by a day for each year of service up to 30 days.
• Training and career development tailored for you.
• Bonus scheme based on company profits.
• 1 to 1 matched pension contributions up to 5% of salary.
• Four hours independent research time every week.
• Innovation programme including company-wide hack-days.
• Yearly charitable donation from company profits.
• Tax-free bike scheme.

Join our friendly team

We will be reviewing applications as they arrive and may appoint more than one applicant; please do not delay in applying.

Equal opportunities

Cogapp is an equal opportunities employer and has a policy for this purpose. This policy covers all aspects of the employment process, from vacancy advertising to selection and training. Our workplace is free from unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, disability, sex, sexuality, or age.

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