Cancer Research UK

London, UK | Posted: 5 years ago

We are looking for creative and innovative Senior Developers to join our brilliant Engineering team! 

Here at CRUK, we have fantastic technology professionals across all our tech teams, who are not only fantastic at what they do, but are also passionate about our main aim of beating cancer sooner. We are now looking for a number of Developers to join the team on a permanent basis and help us with our ambition to drive our extraordinary tech stack even further and continue achieving exclusive awards. 

What will I be doing?

In the Senior Developer role, we are looking for self-motivated individuals who will be responsible for...

• crafting and building online software applications


• working collaboratively within a product delivery team and taking responsibility for developing high quality code, embracing and ensuring best practice, while looking for new and improved approaches to technical challenges


• contributing to the creation of designs and solutions for products across the digital estate, perhaps with very little upfront information


• developing code, adhering to standards and using Lean and Agile principles ensuring timely production of goals and approvals through constructive collaboration with all relevant parties.

Why this role?

We want to bring our Developers in on a permanent basis so that we can continue to build a culture of support, creativity and learning within the dev team. Iteration and flexibility are key, and you’ll have all the autonomy you need to do your best work. Every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every pound, every hour and every person, and we need incredible technology professionals to find new and exciting ways of supporting our supporters on their journey to help us raise money. We have a solid history within our tech teams of encouraging movement across the charity to help you grow, both personally and professionally.

What are we looking for?

To join us in this role, we’re looking for our future team members to have:

• Developed online application solutions using one or more of the following: PHP, Symfony, Drupal, .Net and Front End JS Technologies


• Experience of appropriate software development methodologies and standard methodologies e.g. Agile


• Consistent track record of understanding business problems and translating them into solution designs using creativity and pragmatism


• A developed customer focus, with really good communication skills outside of technology


• Creativity – you’ll likely be tasked with finding creative solutions to quite complex problems, sometimes with very little upfront information, so being able to thrive under these circumstances is critical

What’s in it for me?

• An incredible strong tech stack, including but not limited to: PHP, JavaScript, Drupal, .Net, React, CSS, CI/CD, Jenkins…


• The chance to develop state of the art, innovative technical solutions to complex problems


• 25 days annual leave a year plus public holidays


• Competitive pension scheme


• A brilliant learning and development environment


• A range of generous rewards and benefits via our Rewards platform


• The opportunity to be part of an organisation that is beating cancer sooner

If this describes you, you can enjoy a phenomenal career with us as, together, we bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.

For the full candidate pack and job description, please click here: Candidate Pack

At CRUK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.

Please note, from 2019, our head office will be relocating from Islington to a new office space in Stratford, close to the Olympic Park.