Software Developer

Software Developer

Salary £40,061 - £50,077 DOE + Benefits + Profit Share Bonus

Maidenhead, Berkshire

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you'd prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we'll facilitate this wherever we can - whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. 

About

We’re looking for a talented Software Developer to join our team at Chauntry. You’ll be a creative problem solver who is passionate about building high-quality software and helping us continue to develop technology used across the airport and parking industry.

Chauntry Ltd is part of BookFlowGo, Holiday Extras Group’s B2B parking technology offering. BookFlowGo brings together pre-booking technology, parking operations software and hardware innovation to help airports, cities and mobility hubs run smarter, more efficient parking operations. Together, Parkspace by Chauntry, ParkIT and Future Generation Services (FGS) create a connected parking ecosystem that helps operators maximise revenue, optimise capacity and make parking more seamless for travellers.

At Chauntry, we’re behind Parkspace, our pre-booking platform that has been supporting airports and parking operators for more than 30 years. Parkspace helps customers sell more spaces, increase ancillary revenue and create better journeys by enabling travellers to pre-book services including parking, fast-track security and lounge access, while integrating with a wide range of third-party platforms.

Our team is focused on building strong customer partnerships, delivering exceptional service and continually improving the technology that powers their pre-booking operations.

If you’ve ever pre-booked an airport parking space, there’s a good chance our technology was working behind the scenes.

The Role:

By joining our team you’ll:

• Develop new user-facing features for our Parkspace product
• Build and consume RESTful services and APIs
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimise application for maximum speed and scalability
• Work in a collaborative team with other developers, project managers, graphic designers, testers and stakeholders
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximise development efficiency
• Ensures all designs and code adhere to the latest security standards and best practices to maintain security integrity

What you can bring to our team:

• Professional software development experience in a commercial setting
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Strong proficiency in C#, .NET Framework, and .NET Core
• Experience with ASP.NET web frameworks (MVC, Blazor, Razor)
• Extensive experience with SQL, preferably MySQL / MariaDB
• Good understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Familiarity with IIS and its configuration
• Demonstrated experience in developing RESTful applications
• Experience of writing Front End code to be cross-browser, cross-device friendly
• A focus on Responsive/Adaptive/RESS UI development and where each is most appropriate is crucial
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git / SVN

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Linux-based systems and shell scripting, such as Bash
• Knowledge of unit testing, for example NUnit or xUnit
• Knowledge of cloud services and infrastructure

Everyone’s career path is individual and different, so this is just a guide. If your experience doesn't precisely match this, you’re encouraged to apply so that we can discover your unique talents!

How we hire for this role

We know your time is precious, so we keep our recruitment process as quick and easy as possible. If we believe you might be a match for a job you’ve applied for, you’ll enter our hiring process as follows:

• Initial pre-screen
• Tech task
• F2F Interview at the office

Cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture is paramount for us. 

Recognising we are all different, if for whatever reason you need us to adapt the process, please get in touch via recruitment@holidayextras.com.

Why choose Chauntry?

We believe in employing amazing people and giving them the freedom to deliver brilliant things. We’re proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and well-being. By joining our team, you'll enjoy:

• A fully flexible benefits package, including Income protection, Critical illness cover and Life assurance
• 25 days holiday plus your birthday off, alongside bank holidays and sabbaticals at key milestones
• Access to Gym Discounts, Private Dental Insurance and Private Medical Insurance (after 4 years)
• Enjoy a Profit Share Bonus and a pension scheme with Aviva.
• Enhanced parental leave - Up to 1 year off, including 13 weeks at 100% pay, 13 weeks at 50% pay
• A personal development plan, with access to training, conferences and real career progression.
• The freedom to help shape an AI-enabled engineering culture where good ideas and sound judgement matter.
• The chance to build technology that solves complex, real-world challenges and improves airport operations.