Software Engineer - Frontend (Enabling Functions)

About the role

We are looking for a passionate Front-End Developer to join our Enabling Functions - Herald team, working alongside 8 talented colleagues who deliver critical functionalities. In this role, you will play a key part in building and maintaining applications that support essential processes for colleagues worldwide by contributing to a microfrontend-based platform with a substantial user base.

Your responsibilities will include developing features related to My Work, Landing Pages, Colleague Inbox and contributing to the News & Views communication platform. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and the dedicated QA team to ensure solutions are reliable, scalable, user-friendly, and delivered in a timely manner.

What is in it for you

Hybrid working model – 60% of the week in the office, 40% remotely.

Benefits

• Up to 20% yearly salary bonus based on individual and business performance
• Permanent contract from the start
• Tax-deductible expenses (IP)
• Private healthcare (LuxMed)
• Cafeteria & Multisport
• Additional 4 days of paid leave
• Increased annual leave (from 20 to 25 days where applicable)
• Learning opportunities – certified technical training and Udemy access
• Back-to-school day (1 day off for parents of primary school children)
• Fertility leave – up to 2 weeks paid leave for IVF treatment
• Sports activities with a personal trainer in the office
• Referral bonus
• MacBook as work tool

Responsibilities

• Using in-depth knowledge of TypeScript, React, and related tools to develop scalable frontend systems
• Profiling and optimizing code
• Applying architectural principles to create maintainable software
• Refactoring code towards identified patterns
• Translating requirements into tasks and code
• Delivering high-quality code with CI/CD practices
• Using version control and branching strategies
• Automating processes by default
• Writing secure and maintainable code
• Following BDD/TDD/Performance/Security/Smoke testing best practices
• Collaborating with stakeholders and contributing to system design
• Supporting production systems and resolving incidents
• Debugging complex issues
• Producing proof of concepts and evaluating new solutions

Requirements

• 3+ years of commercial experience as a Frontend Software Developer
• Strong knowledge of web development best practices including semantic HTML, CSS, TypeScript
• Experience with React, Redux, React-Router
• Experience with testing libraries such as React Testing Library and frameworks like Jest, Cypress, Playwright, Jasmine, Enzyme, Mocha
• Understanding of UI performance best practices
• Experience integrating REST API endpoints
• Knowledge of web accessibility, usability, cross-browser and mobile-first development
• Ability to write readable, maintainable, modular code
• Exposure to DevOps model
• Experience in Lean and Agile environments
• Understanding of BDD, ATDD, and TDD methodologies

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Micro Frontends and Next.js
• Familiarity with managed QA processes
• Experience with responsive and adaptive web design
• Experience developing applications for non-standard devices