Senior Frontend Engineer

The Resume Database; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Resume Database in Greater London is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer to shape user experiences. You'll engage in high-impact projects like AI features and data visualizations while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong React and TypeScript skills with a focus on building scalable UIs. Enjoy a collaborative environment and an opportunity to grow your career while delivering innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in building scalable UIs with React and TypeScript.
• A strong problem-solving attitude and willingness to grow.
• Experience working with design systems and handling large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain user interfaces for client-facing features.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to design and deliver new features.
• Contribute to and maintain the internal design system and optimize performance.

Skills

Strong experience as a software engineer

Expertise in React

Expertise in TypeScript

Collaboration with backend engineers

Problem-solving attitude

Fluent in English

Tools

Vitest

Cypress

Vite

Job description

Opportunity

Join our Product Community team as a Frontend Software Engineer and play a key role in shaping cutting‑edge user experiences.

You’ll work on high‑impact projects ranging from AI‑powered features to rich data visualizations while collaborating closely with backend engineers and product managers.

If you’re passionate about building elegant, scalable UIs and enjoy collaborating across teams, this is the perfect place to grow your career.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a software engineer working on production systems.
• Proven expertise in building scalable UIs with React and TypeScript.
• A track record of collaborating with backend engineers to shape API design and optimize data consumption.
• Experience working with design systems, performance optimization, and handling large datasets.
• Strong communication skills and a problem‑solving attitude.
• A good dose of humility and the willingness to grow.
• Fluent level in English (French is not required).

Your Responsibilities

• Build and maintain user interfaces for client‑facing features, ensuring high‑quality and performant UI delivery.
• Collaborate with backend engineers and product managers to design, develop, and deliver new features while offering technical input on API design and data handling.
• Implement and enhance AI‑driven capabilities that assist users with complex workflows (e.g., generating actionable insights).
• Develop advanced data visualizations (charts, maps, dashboards) that provide users with real‑time, interactive insights.
• Contribute to and maintain our internal design system, including custom caching mechanisms and advanced state management solutions.
• Continuously balance delivering new features with ongoing maintenance and performance optimization.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues while ensuring continuous delivery and improving technical processes.

Current Projects You’ll Work On

• AI Capabilities: Implement intelligent features that guide users and enhance their workflows.
• Data Visualizations: Build and optimize rich, interactive views to present complex datasets clearly and efficiently.
• Design System: Maintain and evolve our proprietary design system to improve development speed and UI consistency.
• Technology Migration: Evaluate and adopt new technologies to keep our platform modern and efficient.

Technical Challenges

• Balancing feature delivery with system maintenance and performance improvements.
• Implementing real‑time updates and managing large‑scale data visualizations.
• Collaborating across teams to influence API design and ensure seamless frontend‑backend integration.
• Languages & Frameworks: React (TypeScript)
• Testing Tools: Vitest (unit testing), Cypress (E2E testing)
• Build Tools: Vite (for local development and production bundling)
• Custom Solutions: Internal design system, advanced caching mechanisms, and proprietary state management built on top of open‑source technologies.

About the Team

• Mission: Deliver client‑facing features that enhance the user experience while providing technical leadership and guidance on UI decisions.
• Structure: Product Community is a collaborative group of teams (e.g., AI, Views) responsible for different areas of the product. Engineers are encouraged to share knowledge and can move across squads based on their interests.
• Size: Approximately 30 engineers across the Product division, working in small, focused squads with a mix of frontend and backend specialists.
• Collaboration: Regularly engage with backend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver robust, user‑centric solutions.