Lead Frontend Engineer

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking Fintech startup as a Lead Front-End Developer, where your passion for software engineering will transform the mortgage market. In this role, you'll work closely with a talented team to create beautiful, user-friendly interfaces that enhance the home buyer experience. With a focus on quality and innovation, you will have the opportunity to mentor others and uphold best practices in software development. Enjoy the perks of a vibrant office culture, healthcare benefits, and the chance to make a significant impact in an early-stage company. This is your chance to shine in a dynamic environment!

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

Matched Pension Contributions

Free Accommodation for Relocators

Monthly Social Events

EMI Option Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in building engaging user interfaces and maintaining high code quality.
• Ability to mentor junior developers and promote best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement user interfaces for mortgage research and application processes.
• Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into development tasks.

Skills

Front-End Development

User Interface Design

Automated Testing

Version Control

Continuous Integration

Tools

Git

Jira

CI/CD Tools

Job description

The role:

We are looking for a lead front-end developer who is passionate about improving the home buyer process and building a great frontend engineering team. Your role will involve collaborating with other front-end developers and the broader engineering team to deliver a seamless user experience for Acre. You should be highly motivated, technology-agnostic, and proud of your work. Our team values user-centric product design, and you will be creating an iconic, beautiful system unlike anything in the market today.

What you’ll be doing:

As a key member of the engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing the user interface that enables consumers, brokers, and operational teams to efficiently manage the mortgage research and application process.

You will write reusable, testable, and efficient code to ensure a seamless and attractive user experience.

During the software development lifecycle, you will work with the business to translate requirements into development tasks and mentor other team members.

You should be ambitious yet pragmatic when necessary.

As a Lead Front-End Engineer, you will also promote and uphold software engineering best practices and a culture of quality within the team and the codebase. There may be opportunities to advance into people management roles if desired.

Who you will be:

• Passionate about software engineering and delivering high-quality products.
• Enjoy creating beautiful, engaging user interfaces that delight users.
• Committed to using automated testing and unit tests to produce maintainable code.
• Proficient with issue management, version control, continuous integration, and deployment tools.

What we offer:

• The chance to make a significant impact within a fully funded, early-stage Fintech startup, transforming the mortgage market.
• Opportunities to earn grants through our EMI option scheme.
• One week of free accommodation for those relocating.
• Matched pension contributions up to 4%.
• A comprehensive suite of healthcare benefits.
• A vibrant office in Shoreditch with monthly social events.