Senior Frontend Developer (UK)

XE.com; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in currency services is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to join their team in Bracknell. You'll work in an agile environment, contributing to a robust web application and support the growth of junior developers. Candidates should be proficient in Vue, OOP, and UX/UI principles.

Benefits

Hybrid working

23 days holiday plus birthday day-off

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Healthcare Insurance Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Qualifications

• Senior frontend developer with at least four years of experience.
• Proficient in Vue and web application development.
• Solid understanding of OOD, OOP, and responsive design principles.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle of the Xe Corporate Web application.
• Mentor junior developers through pair programming and code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and UX designers for effective solutions.

Skills

Vue

OOP

HTML5

CSS

UX/UI design principles

PostCSS/SASS/SCSS

Testing frameworks

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17.06.2025

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01.08.2025

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Job Description:

At Xe, we live currencies. We provide a comprehensive range of currency services and products, including our Currency Converter, Market Analysis, Currency Data API and quick, easy, secure Money Transfers for individuals and businesses. We leverage technology to deliver these services through our website, mobile app and by phone. Last year, we helped over 300 million people access information about the currencies that matter to them and over 225,000 people used us to send money overseas.

We are proud to be part of Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT), a global leader in processing secure electronic financial transactions. Under their Money Transfer division, Xe and Ria Money Transfer have been brought together to help establish the third largest money transfer business in the world.

At XE, our IT Business Systems Team ensures the efficient delivery of critical applications to ensure every member of staff at XE can operate at 100% effectiveness.

Xe has made great progress along an exciting transition to Agile ways of working. Our teams have embraced the Scrum framework. We are driving software craftsmanship through chapters and guilds. Most of our repos are now aligned to faster container-based deployments with CI/CD pipelines. We are looking for passionate developers who would like to join us on this journey.

In this role, you will work in an agile fashion to deliver and own a web application built upon a robust and highly available shared, headless API back-end.

AMBITION- We dream big, try things out and always ask “why not?” and “what if?” We’re ambitious in our thinking and our delivery

RESPONSIBILITY- We get involved, bring our perspective and are always open to new ideas. We take personal responsibility

COMMUNITY- We value a sense of belonging, trusting each other and encouraging authenticity. We contribute to our community

What you’ll do:

• Connect & Achieve: You will contribute to the full software development lifecycle of the Xe Corporate Web application and supporting services. You will utilize your relevant experience and knowledge to drive technical design discussions and decisions. You will grab opportunities to inject your experience and knowledge to your teams decision making process. Collaborate with Product Owners, UX designers and architects to find the most appropriate solution or approach. And be part of a growing team which delights and excites millions of our customers.
• Team Player:You will be part of the team and mentor and support junior developers, including through pair-programming and code reviews. Actively participate in coding chapters and workshops. You will continually learn new skills and technology and work to a fortnightly cadence, with a focus on value delivery and continuous improvement.
• Passion for Learning: You are a passionate learner, who proactively develops and grows your understanding with a can-do attitude.

Requirements

We are looking for a senior front-end developer with a strong background in software architecture, who is proficient in and has a passion for creating engaging and user-friendly web applications.

Who you are;

• Proficiency in Vue or other similar frameworks and experience developing web applications.
• Solid knowledge of OOD & OOP.
• Good knowledge of software architecture and best practices.
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design principles.
• Experience with PostCSS/SASS/SCSS or similar CSS technologies for styling and optimizing UI components.
• Understanding of UX/UI design principles and the ability to collaborate closely with designers to create visually appealing and intuitive interfaces.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks or libraries.
• At least four years of relevant experience.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Experience using Vuex or Pinia for state management.
• Background in backend development with C#, Java, TypeScript or similar.
• Familiarity with writing unit tests using Vitest or Jest, and knowledge of e2e testing frameworks such as Playwright and Cypress.
• Experience with Storybook for component-driven development and UI documentation.
• Additional familiarity with UX/UI design principles and tools.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and effective collaboration with other developers and stakeholders.
• Competitive salary and bonus
• We support hybrid-working
• 23 days holiday (increasing with service 1 day per annum, capped at 28 days) plus birthday day-off
• Option to buy/sell additional 5 days
• Euronet Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Healthcare Insurance Scheme, Income Protection Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme
• Critical Illness Cover

We want Xe to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects.