Senior Frontend EngineerSimply Business

London, U 03-10-2024
You will be working as part of our Front End Tooling team here at Simply Business, contributing to the smooth running of our business and improving our insurance app through the development and deployment of reusable frontend components. 

Our Frontend Tech stack is built with Typescript and React

Our Backend Tech stack is built with Ruby on Rails, MongoDB and hosted on AWS

As one of our Senior Frontend Engineers you’ll:

    • develop our products using best practices, appropriate tools and technologies
    • work with cross functional collaborative teams, helping to clarify requirements at the onset of projects and suggesting different and relevant technical approaches
    • champion Agile processes across the team
    • highlight areas for continuous improvement and driving their prioritisation
    • mentor junior members of the team where needed
    • be proactive in suggesting new tools, technologies and ways of working

We’re looking for someone who has:

    • expertise in HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript, e.g. ES2015+
    • Strong programming skills with React and TypeScript
    • Familiarity with libraries for state management, API fetching and UI components
    • A strong desire to work collaboratively with business teams. We do not divide ‘business’ and ‘tech’ teams, we see both as one team as we are all working towards one shared goal
    • Strong interpersonal skills to work well in our very open and friendly environment
    • a proactive approach when suggesting new tools, processes and technologies – anything which will help us continually improve!
    • the ability to communicate technical concepts to non technical members of the team
    • the ability to own small sub projects from ideation to delivery into our customers hands.

(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

Ready to build the future of Simply Business with our Software Engineering team? Apply today.
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