Senior Front-End Engineer (£80k - £100k + Bonus)

Practi; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK healthcare sector is seeking a senior front-end engineer to join their team. This role involves leading engineering efforts and building solutions that enhance the healthcare experience for patients and clinicians. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge in TypeScript and JavaScript and be excited to work in a dynamic start-up environment, helping to shape the future of healthcare technology.

Benefits

Up to 10% in employer pension contribution

28 days holiday (excl. bank holidays - 36 total)

A health cash plan

4x Life Assurance

£600 Health & Wellbeing budget

Quarterly Team Away Days

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD.
• Experience in healthcare or finance domains.
• Experience in building back-end web applications using Node.js.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with and lead engineers in building and supporting solutions.
• Mentor engineers.
• Contribute to a productive work environment.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaboration

Leadership

TypeScript

JavaScript

Browser technologies

React ecosystem

UX patterns

Security best practices

Job description

Who we are

Practi is building the FinTech for UK Healthcare. At a time when the healthcare landscape in the UK is changing rapidly, we're building solutions for both healthcare professionals, and patients, that increase access to healthcare for everyone.

54% of patients who attend a private medical clinic for an assessment consultation, then decide not to move forward, and our research tells us this either due to patient anxiety and/or affordability of the treatment.

Practi has built a platform that allows clinicians to give their patients a premium experience with educational treatment content to ease anxiety about moving forwards, with an embedded finance solution that allows patients to apply for finance to eliminate affordability as a barrier to receiving healthcare.

Practi is a corporate venture, proudly part of the Simplyhealth group (a purpose-driven B Corp), which means we have all the financial stability and industry expertise or an established player, but with the agility and autonomy of a start-up.

We're passionate about solving these issues for everyone, and whilst we've started in the Dental sector, we have big plans to expand across multiple healthcare verticals. We've got a world-class leadership team onboard, led by a successful serial entrepreneur, and we're actively building out the team as we begin to scale - come join us!
Why are we hiring?

As a start-up we have launched our initial product offering and are gaining momentum. We are now looking at the second phase of our execution to iterate on our product and engineering solutions thereby accelerating our growth. To do this, we are looking to hire a senior front-end engineer to our Engineering team. These roles are critical to expanding our engineering capabilities to deliver valuable product functionalities that our customers want.
What would you do in this role?

• Collaborate with and lead engineers in building and supporting solutions
• Collaborate with functions including Product, Design, Operation and Growth in understanding and prioritising customer-facing and internal problems that deliver value to Practi
• Build and support easily extensible low-maintenance engineering solutions
• Mentor engineers
• Contribute to fostering a healthy and productive work environment, promoting a culture of innovation

Requirements
What core competencies are we looking for?

• Effective communication, collaboration and leadership skills
• Strong understanding of TypeScript and JavaScript
• Strong understanding of browser technologies
• Strong understanding of the React ecosystem
• Good understanding of UX and UI patterns and tooling
• Good understanding of security best practices and tooling

What else about you would excite us?

• Experience building and maintaining high-traffic web applications
• Experience with CI/CD
• Experience of working in a fast-paced product-focussed environment
• Experience with other programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, Ruby or Python
• Experience in healthcare or finance domains
• Experience in building back-end web applications using Node.js

Benefits
We offer:

• Exciting problems and a healthy, fun and productive working environment
• £80k - £100k + bonus
• Up to 10% in employer pension contribution
• 28 days holiday (excl. bank holidays - 36 total)
• A health cashplan
• 4x Life Assurance
• £600 Health & Wellbeing budget
• Quarterly Team Away Days
• Flexible Working
• Opportunity to grow with the business

Working Pattern

3 days a week in the office (WorkingFrom Hoxton, 32 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, SE1 8DP)

The importance we place on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Building a company to serve clinicians and patients in healthcare means we need to maximise our diversity of thought, so we can bring the best solutions to bear on such important problems. We also know that diversity of thought is a product of diverse talent, which manifests itself in many ways.

Gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, neurodiversity and socio-economic background are all areas that we spend time thinking about and we encourage applications from typically under-represented groups.

We have a 50/50 gender split across the company and 33% of our amazing colleagues are people of colour - whilst these only represent two dimensions of diversity, we are consistently looking for new ways to find, attract and retain incredible colleagues.

Our Values at Practi

Courage: Choosing bravery over comfort, we stand firm in our values and tackle difficult tasks head-on. We lean into challenges, knowing that progress require resilience and bold action.

Trust: We count on each other by fostering an environment of transparency, integrity, and accountability. With ownership of our actions, we create a foundation of reliability, allowing us to operate with autonomy while supporting each other when needed.

Ambition: Unapologetically bold, we push ourselves to achieve more, constantly striving for excellence. We drive progress with pace, always questioning the status quo and finding new ways to make a meaningful impact for both our team and our customers.

Play: We believe in taking our work, but not ourselves, seriously. By bringing, levity, and joy to our day-to-day, we create a positive atmosphere where we can do our best work, celebrate successes, and build meaningful relationships with each other.

Humanity: Empathy, compassion, and inclusion are at the heart of how we operate. We bring our whole selves to work, creating a supportive and safe environment where everyone feels valued. By practicing active listening and kindness, we strengthen our team and our culture.

Curiosity: We are committed to continuous learning, always seeking new knowledge and growth opportunities. With humility, we approach each day with a hunger to improve, knowing that small, consistent steps lead to transformative results over time.