Senior React Engineer

NewDay
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

API
Artificial Intelligence
Software Quality
DevOps
Design of User Interfaces
Node.js
Next.js
TypeScript
GitHub Copilot
React
Material Design
Front End Software Development
REST

Job description

We are evolving and optimising acquisition journey at NewDay - and we're looking for a Senior React Engineer to help lead the way.

Sitting within our Customer Channels engineering team, you'll play a key role in designing, building and evolving business-critical applications that support our partner products, including brands like Argos and John Lewis.

This is a hands-on role where you'll combine modern front-end engineering and strong technical judgement to deliver high-quality, scalable , secure s olutions and shape how we build across multiple brands and platforms.

How you'll contribute

  • Design, build and maintain scalable front-end applications using modern React frameworks
  • Contribute to architecture and engineering standards, helping shape how we build and evolve our platforms
  • Support complex customer journeys, particularly within acquisition and onboarding experiences
  • Work across the full lifecycle, including APIs and backend services where needed
  • Take ownership of production quality, including monitoring, performance and on-call support
  • Champion best practice in engineering, including testing, accessibility, security and performance
  • Mentor and support other engineers, setting the standard across the team
  • Leverage AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) thoughtfully to improve efficiency and code quality

What you'll be working on

  • Building white-label applications used across multiple brands
  • Developing design systems to enable consistent, reusable UI development at scale
  • Enhancing customer acquisition journeys and digital experiences
  • Supporting shared platforms and infrastructure, working beyond just front-end development

Requirements

Do you have experience in UI design?, You're a strong senior engineer who combines technical depth with ownership and influence. You're comfortable working in a regulated environment and confident contributing beyond just code. Strong communication skills are key as you will be working closely with senior stakeholders., * Strong experience with React (Next.js, Remix or similar), TypeScript and modern front-end development

  • Experience building scalable UI systems, including design systems and component libraries (Storybook, atomic design)
  • Solid understanding of API integration (RESTful services) and Node.js
  • Experience working with micro-frontend architecture and monorepos (e.g. Nx , Turborepo )
  • Strong grounding in testing practices (TDD, quality, performance, accessibility)
  • Exposure to DevOps / SRE concepts, including monitoring and production ownership
  • A self-starter approach, with the ability to influence decisions and improve how things are done

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