App Developer

App Developer

Role Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Programme, Tower Lane, Bristol, BS1 2NB with potential for remote working up to 3 days per week
Application Closes: Friday 4th December 2020 at 12:00hrs
Salary: £30,000 - £60,000 per annum dependant on experience + company bonus + share options

The Company:
Open Bionics Ltd is a Bristol based company who designs, develops and manufactures bionic limbs for amputees. Our mission is to: “Create and Democratise Technology that Enhances the Human Body”. In other words, we want to make beautiful bionic limbs more accessible and to turn disabilities into superpowers! We’ve collaborated on marketing campaigns with some of the biggest brands in the world, such as Star Wars, Marvel, Twentieth Century Fox and Konami, to build bionic arms straight out of science fiction. We’ve won multiple awards including, most recently, Hanger Clinics Innovation Award for 2019. Please visit our website to find out more about us: www.openbionics.com.

Role Specification:
Are you an innovative person with a passion for making a difference to people’s lives? Do you want to work on groundbreaking, industry leading technology?
We are super excited to be recruiting for an App Developer to join our Research & Development team at Open Bionics! If you’re an existing developer looking for an exciting move or somebody who believes they have the aptitude and potential to move into a senior developer role, then this could be the job for you.

The role itself involves:
Giving users the ability to customise settings on their Hero Arms via their phone.
Developing the systems to provide over-the-air firmware updates to the Hero Arm so our users always have the latest and greatest.
Creating Android and iOS applications using React.
Working with the embedded software engineer to connect to the Hero Arm interface.

Our R&D team is a small group of experts. You will be the sole App Developer working most closely with our Embedded Software Developer as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You would likely be coordinating and partnering with app development consultants.

Any experience with React would be beneficial to your application, as would experience with Bluetooth and over-the-air updates.

Person Scorecard
Essential:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Problem solving skills
Significant experience of app development using React
Knowledge of version control
Willing to work in a small team as the sole App Developer

Desirable:
Experience with Bluetooth
Experience interfacing with hardware
Experience with deployment

To Apply
1) Visit https://openbionics.com/jobs/ and click on the vacancy link where you can follow the instructions to apply. Your application will only be received if you apply through our portal.
2) You must write a Covering Letter explaining why you are suitable for the role. You should address the person scorecard criteria and detail why you want to work for Open Bionics.
3) You will be asked to upload your CV which should evidence the technical aspects of your knowledge, skills and experience.
Please note that both of the above must be provided in order to be considered for the post.

Process:
When you submit your application, you will receive an email to confirm that we have received it. After the closing date, we will review all the applications received and inform you if you’ve progressed to the next stage or are unsuccessful within one week.
If you are successful, you will be asked to complete a short technical challenge by a certain deadline. The final stage will consist of an interview to determine your suitability for the role.

Employee Benefits
32 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
Company Pension Scheme
Cycle Scheme
50% subsidised Gym/Sports membership or exercise classes
50% subsidised language classes
Free Fruit
Free Tea & Coffee

Other Information
Open Bionics is an Equal Opportunities employer. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments, please contact james @openbionics.com.
We welcome enquiries from everyone and we value diversity in our workplace. We may operate positive action measures to encourage people from under-represented groups to apply and help them overcome disadvantages in competing with other applicants.
If you are successful, you will be expected to start within one month following the offer of an employment contract with Open Bionics Ltd and be expected to provide proof of your right to work in the UK.