Front-end Engineer
drivvn
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £30,000 - £50,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
JavaScriptNext.jsReactTypeScript
About the role
- Build features in the right way by working with fellow team members to complete technical tasks and deliver production-ready features continuously.
- Translate UI/UX designs into performant, responsive, and accessible front-end code using React, TypeScript, and CSS, following best practices for component design and reusability.
- Work with back-end developers to integrate UI components with APIs effectively, ensuring reliable data flow and proper error handling.
- Ensure everything you build is production-ready and observable; contribute to a DevOps culture where engineers run what they build.
- Work closely with the product team and contribute to ideation and product discovery, focusing on outstanding user experience design.
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions, sharing knowledge and continuously developing skills through feedback.
- Contribute to technical decision-making by evaluating trade-offs, participating in proof-of-concepts, and supporting appropriate technologies and methodologies.
- Support maintenance and enhancement of production standards by implementing observability, monitoring, and performance optimisation in deliverables.
Requirements
- Good foundation engineering skills with solid knowledge of version control (Git), automated testing, and continuous integration/delivery within container-based environments.
- Understanding of scalable frontend architecture principles.
- Good front-end JavaScript programming skills (with a preference for TypeScript) and experience with modern web frameworks.
- Good understanding of functional, component-based web development using ReactJS, NextJS, and styled components.
- Growing expertise in CSS architecture, performance optimisation, or accessibility.
- Strong web design skills and proficiency in building mobile-first, responsive web apps using elegant CSS.
- Appreciation of Core Web Vitals and optimising for loading, interactivity, accessibility, and visual stability.
- Track record of delivering delightful web experiences with a good eye for design and ability to balance technical trade-offs.
- Eagerness to learn from senior team members while taking ownership of feature delivery; ability to work collaboratively with guidance.
- Application asks about UK residency and right to work/visa sponsorship (right to work in the UK may be required).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
ReactTypeScriptCSSJavaScriptNextJSstyled componentsversion controlautomated testingcontinuous integrationperformance optimisation
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingownershipfeedbackdesign appreciationtechnical decision-makingideationuser experience focuseagerness to learn