Senior Front-end Engineer

Story Terrace Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in London is looking for a seasoned front-end engineer to create responsive and intuitive applications with React and Tailwind CSS. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, a strong proficiency in TypeScript, and a background in agile methodologies. This role offers competitive compensation, equity, and benefits including private medical insurance and gym membership.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Learning budget

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience as a front-end engineer, preferably in fintech.
• Strong understanding of responsive design and mobile-first development.
• Experience in an agile development environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with designers to create user interfaces using React.
• Work with back-end engineers to define API contracts.
• Develop efficient front-end systems and optimizations.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Tailwind CSS

Responsive design

End-to-end testing

Agile methodology

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Location: London
Office attendance: 3 days per week in-office (Baker Street)

About the company

Vega is unlocking scale for alternative asset managers. Private markets are shaping into one of the most important forces in the global economy over the coming decades, with more than $20 trillion in AuM today and expected to already triple by 2032. Today, the industry is at an inflexion point as it enters an era of hypergrowth, increased complexity, and brand new demands. To competitively service and scale their client base across the entire investment lifecycle, managers need a technological transformation. Vega is delivering the industry’s purpose-built infrastructure with AltOS – the client & distribution operating system for alternatives.

Vega’s founding team consists of alternatives specialists from KKR, Blackstone, Elliott, and Goldman Sachs, along with top product and engineering talent from successful fintech scale-ups like Revolut and Trade Republic. Vega has raised over $28M in funding from Apollo, Motive Ventures, Picus Capital, and 60 senior executives from the alternative investment industry.

To learn more, please visit www.vega-alts.com.

Key responsibilities

• User Interfaces: Collaborate closely with designers to translate design mockups into responsive and intuitive user interfaces using React and Tailwind CSS, and contribute to the development and evolution of our design system and theming strategies.
• Collaborate with back-end engineers: to define API contracts and best practices for consumption, asking relevant questions about scalability and performance, while pragmatically leveraging the strengths and addressing the weaknesses of both front-end and back-end systems.
• System Development: Develop efficient and reusable front-end systems and abstractions to ensure a scalable and maintainable codebase.
• Performance Optimisation: Optimise application performance to deliver a high-quality UX.
• Industry Trends & Best Practices: Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and best practices in front-end development, particularly in the fintech industry.
• Code Review & Quality Assurance: Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to maintain code quality and adherence to coding standards.
• Process Improvement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and methodologies.
• Testing: Strong understanding of unit, integration, and end-to-end testing methodologies and tools, with a bonus for experience in leading E2E testing initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience as a front-end engineer, with a focus on fintech applications.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, React, and Tailwind CSS.
• Strong understanding of responsive design and mobile-first development.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end testing and related technologies.
• Experience working in an agile development environment and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team.

Why join us?

• Opportunity to work at a high-growth company backed by world-class investors.
• Competitive salary + equity.
• Benefits: private medical insurance, gym membership, learning budget.