From global research discoveries to clinical breakthroughs – our vision is to become the most influential life sciences company for researchers. If you are motivated by making a real impact to people’s life and have a desire to work in a passionate and diverse community, Abcam is the place for you.

Our culture is driven by our dedicated, agile and audacious community of professionals who are driven by a combined purpose and sense of belonging. We’re incredibly proud to be recognised as one of the top 5 best places to work in the UK for two years running, as per Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Award.

We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer for our omnichannel platform and to drive the practice of full stack at Abcam. You will have a broad set of people and technical skills and product achievements, a development and customer focused mindset to solving problems, and bring news ideas and digital thinking into our global engineering capability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with team members and engineering peers to design, deploy and operate new world class digital products and platforms
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, architecture, design and peer engineering groups to implement the platforms and products required to support our vision and digital strategy
• Work with internal teams and vendors to manage our growth around the globe, with a strong focus on delivering our customer objectives and key results
• Collaborate with members of the global Abcam team to implement and support aspiring strategic efforts, provide constructive feedback, and foster a collaborative environment of product and engineering excellence
• Actively engage with internal teams to develop our software architecture, frameworks and tools to drive quality, accuracy and agility.
• Significant product engineering experience; demonstrable technical experience in systems design, improving customer experience and engagement, and iterative design and continuous delivery.
• Experience designing and deploying solutions for B2C and B2B segments and globally distributed customer facing commerce and digital platforms.

Key Technologies

• Event driven microservices architecture – we use Kafka, SNS, SQS, PostgreSQL & Dynamo
• AWS solutions architecture
• Micro-frontend development in React with ideally Next.js
• GraphQL
• CI/CD
• Domain driven design

• Able to articulate and demonstrate how to use software development techniques and methods to deliver new digital solutions
• Self-starter and able to collaborate and manage efforts with teams across geography and time zones; acts as an informed leader and make data-backed decisions on behalf of Abcam
• Be a curious, audacious and not afraid to ask questions, give feedback, challenge the way things are done today and own improvements to culture and process.
• Inform, educate and develop team members and peers to grow expertise, develop alignment and encourage collaboration
• Able to present ideas and solutions concisely and in an engaging manner to both large and small audiences; comfortable working in an environment that encourages creative thinking and critical feedback of ideas
• Passionate about driving engineering culture and being part of a high energy, supportive, engaged and passionate team

A Computer Science degree would be beneficial but not essential, we value skills and experience alongside an excellent attitude to learning.

We know that when it comes to benefits, no one size fits all. Flexibility and choice matter which is why we offer all kinds of ways to enable you and your loved ones to be well and live well. You can expect;

• A culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development. We provide a wide range of training opportunities, for both professional and personal development.
• The freedom to work in a way that works for you, with a focus on maximizing productivity and innovation at work while reducing environmental impact.
• A performance-based share plan, inspiring and rewarding our people as we deliver Abcam’s strategy.
• Attractive and flexible benefits package including 18 weeks full paid maternity leave and 6 weeks full paid paternity leave, increased paid time off accrual over time and much more.

We offer a truly inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. This is underpinned by our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and our partnerships with WORK180 (endorsed employer for women) and MyGwork (LGBT+ professional community). All our positions are open as a Job Share, where two talented professionals can share the responsibility of a full time position. You can declare your interest in a job share role within the application form.

Abcam is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you’re interested in this particular role then we’d love to read your application.

Effective January 1, 2022, all U.S.-based employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment at Abcam. Employees with a sincerely held religious belief and/or disability impacting their ability to obtain the COVID vaccine can request a reasonable accommodation.

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