Senior Front End Engineer

Royal London; Alderley Edge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Employer pension match 14%

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Royal London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialising in Front End development to join its Digital Team. You’ll design, develop, test and deliver high-quality digital solutions that support our business and customer needs.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, testers, architecture and delivery teams to deliver scalable front-end solutions with strong emphasis on quality, testing and engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Experience building robust front-end applications.
• Understanding of full software development lifecycle.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks.
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to learn new front-end technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust, scalable front-end solutions that meet business and customer requirements.
• Deliver complex technical changes, assessing the impact on existing applications and services.
• Produce clear technical designs and documentation in line with agreed standards.
• Develop high-quality code, supported by appropriate automated testing and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, testers, architecture and wider delivery teams to deliver solutions safely into production.
• Review code, share technical knowledge and contribute ideas that improve engineering quality and ways of working.

Skills

Front-end development

Full SDLC

Automated testing

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

“It feels good to have a career with real purpose.”

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer specialising in Front End development to join Royal London’s Digital Team. You’ll use your technical expertise to design, develop, test and deliver high-quality digital solutions that support our business and customer needs.

You’ll be part of a collaborative engineering team, taking ownership of complex front-end solutions while helping to maintain and improve our engineering standards and ways of working.

About the role

• Design and develop robust, scalable front-end solutions that meet business and customer requirements.
• Deliver complex technical changes, assessing the impact on existing applications and services.
• Produce clear technical designs and documentation in line with agreed standards.
• Develop high-quality code, supported by appropriate automated testing and engineering best practice.
• Collaborate with engineers, testers, architecture and wider delivery teams to deliver solutions safely into production.
• Review code, share technical knowledge and contribute ideas that improve engineering quality and ways of working.

About you

• Good understanding of the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, automated testing and implementation.
• Experience developing robust, scalable and maintainable front-end applications.
• Strong understanding of modern front-end development practices, software design principles and automated testing frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to contribute to technical discussions and engineering decisions.
• Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams while taking ownership of your own delivery.
• Keen to continue developing your technical skills and keep pace with evolving front-end technologies.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as:

• 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• up to 14% employer matching pension scheme
• private medical insurance

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.

Only candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK or Ireland can undertake this role.
Unfortunately, Royal London is unable to provide visa or work permit sponsorship.