Senior Front End Engineer I

Rightmove; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm seeks a Senior Front End Engineer I to join their dynamic team. This role involves delivering high-quality software solutions that enhance user experience for millions. You will work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement best coding practices and promote test automation. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will contribute to the development of cutting-edge technologies while mentoring fellow engineers. If you're passionate about user-centric design and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health benefits including dental and optical

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan

27 days holiday plus paid volunteering days

Hybrid working with 2 days in office

Travel loans

Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in user-facing product teams and promoting TDD.
• Strong interest in live application performance and user interactions.

Responsibilities

• Develop features using Typescript, React, and Node.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to solve complex problems.

Skills

Typescript

React

Express

Node

Kubernetes

Gitlab

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Jest

React Testing Library

Tools

Git

Job description

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Location: London Office (Soho Square) / Hybrid (3 days a week working from home)

Reporting to: Sam Smith - Engineering Manager

The role

As a Senior Software Engineer I, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality software and products, able to be deployed frequently and safely into production. Working with similarly minded people, you collaborate with your team to encourage best coding practices. You are an advocate of test automation and have a clear view of where to make the best use of it.

At Rightmove, we work as part of autonomous cross-functional teams in an agile environment. Each team owns a part of the Rightmove experience made up of design, product, and engineering. You will deliver quality solutions that satisfy millions of users, thousands of agents, and hundreds of passionate Rightmovers. You will contribute towards defining solutions to business and technical problems in a way that ensures maintainability, scalability, and high performance standards. We work collaboratively across a mix of product and centralized teams, working towards Rightmove’s strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing features and improvements to our applications, with the use of Typescript, React, Express, Node, Kubernetes, and Gitlab
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and the team to find solutions to complex problems
• Contributing to key decisions, including which features to include during team sprints
• Contributing to engineering forums and initiatives to improve engineering practices at Rightmove
• Sharing knowledge with the team to support growth for other engineers
• Estimating user stories
• Taking part in code reviews and offering technical support to others
• Investigating and promoting the latest, emergent technologies
• Working in an Agile environment

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience working within a user-facing product team
• Is enthusiastic about testing, promotes TDD, and has experience with react testing frameworks like Jest and React Testing Library
• Enjoys delivering high-quality code and debates the merits of different solutions
• Has a keen interest in the performance of live applications and user interactions
• Wants to use the latest technologies and has a continuous improvement mindset
• Has experience mentoring other engineers
• Likes asking questions and leveraging team experience
• Has a sense of ownership and responsibility for team deliverables

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, providing the best tools, expertise, trust, and support for our users.

We are home to the UK's largest property choice and are the go-to destination for millions planning their next move or browsing the market.

Despite growth, we remain a friendly, supportive workplace, guided by our core values: approachability, simplicity, teamwork, continuous improvement, and transparency.

We believe in career development through an open, inclusive environment, ongoing training, and charity support. With 88% of employees rating us a great place to work, we're proud of our culture.

What we offer

• Health benefits including dental, optical, physio treatments
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan
• 27 days holiday plus paid volunteering days and holiday buy schemes
• Hybrid working with 2 days in office
• Stakeholder pension, life assurance, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, travel loans, discounts, and more

Rightmove is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We value different perspectives and backgrounds, fostering a welcoming environment for all employees.

We prioritize qualities like intelligence, motivation, and passion over specific qualifications or buzzwords. If you're smart, self-motivated, and passionate about customer care, we want to hear from you.