Lead Frontend Engineer

Hackajob Ltd
Leeds, UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£100,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Java (Programming Language) JavaScript (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Computing Platforms Unit Testing Cloud Computing Software Quality Code Review Continuous Integration ECMAScript
+15 more
Design of User Interfaces Mobile Application Software Oracle (Applications) Pair Programming Next.js Test-Driven Development (TDD) ReactJS Snowflake Outsystems Vue.js AngularJS Graphql React Native Front End Software Development Docker

Job description

  • We collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Technical Architects, UX/UI Designers, and other team members to understand business requirements and drive solution design and development of digital products.
  • We ensure the code aligns with requirements and adheres to our architectural and front-end coding standards.
  • We optimise performance and apply best practices to enhance our applications.
  • We suggest upgrades and updates to maintain modern security standards and evolving development best practices.
  • We help enrich our shared component libraries by crafting modular and reusable components.
  • We provide mentorship to junior team members and actively share our expertise across the wider team.
  • We lead teams and manage key stakeholders across the engineering team, including Architects, Product Owners, and UX designers.
  • We develop interfaces for web and mobile applications and produce high-quality, efficient, reusable code and libraries.
  • We collaborate with team members to formulate and articulate end-to-end architecture and non-functional design.
  • We take ownership of the Frontend digital and software platform.
  • We use Version 1s Agile process and framework.
  • We champion best practices within the team, including TDD, code reviews, and pair programming.
  • We design flexible and configurable software components.
  • We produce well-designed, testable, maintainable, secure, and efficient code.

Technologies:

  • AWS
  • Angular
  • Architect
  • Cloud
  • Docker
  • ES6
  • Frontend
  • GraphQL
  • Support
  • JavaScript
  • Jest
  • Mobile
  • Oracle
  • OutSystems
  • React
  • React Native
  • Security
  • Snowflake
  • TDD
  • Vue
  • Web
  • UX UI Design
  • Embedded
  • Java

Requirements

  • We have extensive background in front-end development with significant experience working with ReactJS and JavaScript (ES6).
  • Experience with Next.js, Angular, or Vue.js is beneficial.
  • Experience with mobile development frameworks like React Native is beneficial.
  • Experience in unit testing with Jest.
  • Experience with technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, guiding architecture, code quality, and best practices.
  • Experience with GraphQL with React for efficient data fetching and state management is preferred.
  • Continuous Integration experience, including Docker.
  • Experience developing and deploying solutions on AWS Cloud is beneficial.
  • AWS Certified Developer or Solutions Architect is preferred.
  • We have extensive experience in an Agile environment.
  • Exceptional communication skills to interact with clients and onsite and near-shore development teams.

About the company

We are Version 1, a technology services company with over 28 years of experience, trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success in a rapidly changing digital-first world. We partner with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake. We are an award-winning employer, a premier AWS, Microsoft, and Oracle partner in the UK and Ireland, and a Great Place to Work in Ireland and the UK for 10 years. We have a strong values-driven culture and offer comprehensive benefits including quarterly profit share, career progression and mentorship, flexible remote working, financial wellbeing support, wellbeing initiatives, generous holiday allowance, enhanced family leave, educational assistance, certifications, and community-focused initiatives.

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