Web Engineer - Mansion House

Virgin Active; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

The Peoples Pension 3% contributions

Complimentary Virgin Active membership

Private dental and healthcare

Life Assurance 4x salary

Discounts across Virgin Active

Virgin Family discounts

20% off food and drink at KAUAI

Salary Finance access

6 free counselling sessions

Dexters corporate letting partnership

ePoints discounts

Job summary

Virgin Active is seeking a skilled frontend engineer to help build and maintain modern web applications using React, Next.js, and TypeScript. You will contribute to a scalable design system, collaborate with product managers and designers, and support API integrations across a multi-market platform.

You will work to champion engineering best practices, automated testing, and efficient CI/CD processes to enable frequent, safe deployments within a growing team.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience building modern web applications in production environments.
• Expertise in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Storybook.
• Experience designing scalable, maintainable architectures and component-driven applications.
• Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.
• Knowledge of web performance, accessibility, and SEO best practices.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining modern web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and related technologies.
• Developing reusable components and patterns that support a scalable design system.
• Contributing to the evolution of a multi-market web platform used across global territories.
• Collaborating with Product Managers and Designers to turn ideas into robust technical solutions.
• Supporting API integrations, orchestration layers, and shared platform services.
• Championing engineering best practices, automated testing, and code quality.
• Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and release processes that enable safe, frequent deployments.
• Helping shape engineering standards, patterns, and ways of working within a growing team.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Storybook

Education

Degree in CS or related (nice to have)

Tools

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Storybook

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining modern web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and related technologies.


• Developing reusable components and patterns that support a scalable design system.


• Contributing to the evolution of a multi-market web platform used across global territories.


• Collaborating with Product Managers and Designers to turn ideas into robust technical solutions.


• Supporting API integrations, orchestration layers, and shared platform services.


• Championing engineering best practices, automated testing, and code quality.


• Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and release processes that enable safe, frequent deployments.


• Helping shape engineering standards, patterns, and ways of working within a growing team.

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience building modern web applications in production environments.


• Expertise in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Storybook.


• Experience designing scalable, maintainable architectures and component-driven applications.


• Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, and modern software delivery practices.


• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.


• Knowledge of web performance, accessibility, and SEO best practices.


• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.


• A pragmatic approach to balancing quality, delivery speed, and long-term maintainability.


• Experience with headless CMS platforms (nice to have).


• Exposure to design systems and multi-market digital platforms (nice to have).


• Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline (nice to have).

Why Join Us

• The opportunity to be part of a brand redefining the future of wellness


• A premium environment with industry-leading facilities


• Development and progression opportunities aligned to your level


• Access to a vibrant, engaged member community


• The platform to build your career, reputation and impact

Our Perks

• 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day - and we want you take them


• Access to The Peoples Pension, with our contributions at 3%


• Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.


• Private Dental and Healthcare Insurance - your physical health is important, and we want you to have the access to healthcare should you require it.


• Life Assurance 4x your salary - which we hope you will not need.


• We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active - everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.


• You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)


• Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.


• Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.


• Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our Health Heroes employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 6 free counselling sessions.


• We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services - meaning no tenant charges.


• Access to ePoints, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.