Hotel Chocolat has built a strong position as the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brand.

We’re multi-category, multi-channel, and multi territory, always with the customer, and our direct connection with them, at the heart. Hotel Chocolat’s mission is to make people happy through chocolate. Customers, colleagues, cacao farmers and suppliers can all benefit from the success we make together.

To support our ambitious growth plans, we are now looking for a Software Developer to join our existing team. This role reports into the IT Application Manager and will provide support to the IT Operations team in fixing issues, training on new solutions and collaboration with other members of the IT and TMO teams on defined projects to deliver IT Services and solutions to defined deadlines. As IT technologies develop, so we need to develop as well.  Therefore, there is a strong element of developing one’s skills in-line with the latest technologies aligned to the businesses needs and objectives.

This is a full-time, permanent, 40 hour per week role based at our Head Office in Royston, that also offers up to 2 days per week from home.

SHOW US HOW IT’S DONE

• Develop full stack web solutions
• Create and enhance web applications, primarily using C#, .Net, WPF, Entity Framework with Angular, ReactJS frontend application stack
• Get involved with all stages of the software development life cycle, from definition to delivery
• Update and apply modern software development practices into Development projects
• Work closely with the Business Analysts and Testing teams in delivery of solutions

WHO YOU ARE & WHAT YOU HAVE

Essential

• Proven experience as a Software Developer
• Able to demonstrate proven ability in commercial software development using C#, .Net Core, JavaScript, Angular, ReactJS
• Full software development lifecycle experience in successful projects, utilising good software development and quality management practices
• Experience working with SQL Server as a relational database.
• Knowledge and understanding of DevOps.
• The ability to create efficient and robust designs for software components and effectively communicate these to stakeholders, ensuring an accurate implementation and that advantages of the design are used to best effect
• Enthusiasm for learning and developing your skills, taking advantage of all provided mentoring and training opportunities
• A desire to work in an inclusive environment where everyone feeds into continuous improvement and where all team members share knowledge to nurture the team’s overall skill base
• A proven history of being an excellent team player and care deeply about the commitments your team collaboratively makes

Desirable

• Experience working with Azure cloud, Azure DevOps & pipelines highly advantageous.
• DevOps experience, including configuring and maintaining tooling
• Understanding of Microsoft Power Platform suite (Automate & Power/BI).

WORKING AT HOTEL CHOCOLAT

You’ll play a vital role within a constantly evolving company, in a friendly and energetic workplace. Every single person who works for us has the opportunity to study for our highly respected Chocolate Diploma. Staff perks include an unlimited 50% discount on all our products, as well as 70% off the rate card price for you and your guests when you stay at the Hotel Chocolat – our hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia, set among the cocoa trees of our historic Rabot Estate.

At Hotel Chocolat, we treat each other with respect, equality and grace. Our mantra? Be brave. Be kind.

This People Pledge is underpinned by our values of Originality, Authenticity and Ethics.

We encourage new ideas and fresh thinking and for each of you to bring your ORIGINALITY to work.

We want you to be your AUTHENTIC self – and feel comfortable to share your differences, and what makes you unique. 

Our commitment to being an ETHICAL business means we have a deep sense of fairness when it comes to the way we treat one another.

This applies during our recruitment process too. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who positively celebrates a diverse and inclusive culture. We welcome people from all walks of life to join us, bringing their individuality to help us reach our ambitious growth plans.  We believe this is critically important to help us create a place to work where everyone feels like they belong, can be themselves and where all of our differences are celebrated.