Senior Front End Software Engineer

Who you are

• Is passionate about using technology to have a meaningful impact in Education and is excited about the opportunities AI creates
• Has a deep understanding of modern frontend engineering and enjoys building high-quality, scalable web applications
• Cares about user experience, visual quality, accessibility, performance and the details that make great products feel great
• Knows how to design and architect frontend applications that can evolve as a product grows
• Has strong experience building reusable components, patterns and frontend libraries that enable teams to move quickly without sacrificing quality
• Understands the value of design systems/component libraries and has experience contributing to or establishing them
• Enjoys working closely with product managers and designers to turn ambiguous ideas into simple, and effective user experiences
• Is comfortable working in a rapidly changing technology landscape and evaluating emerging technologies pragmatically
• Is comfortable getting involved at every stage of the product lifecycle — from high-level ideation and prototyping through to implementation, testing, release and iteration
• Enjoys mentoring other engineers and helping raise the technical bar across the team
• 6+ years of professional experience building web applications, with significant experience working on modern frontend applications
• Strong commercial experience with React and TypeScript
• Experience building accessible interfaces following WCAG principles
• Deep understanding of modern JavaScript/TypeScript, browser technologies and frontend engineering principles
• Strong experience designing and building reusable, composable React components
• Experience designing, implementing or evolving a design system across multiple products or teams
• Experience building or maintaining a shared component library used by multiple teams
• Experience working with component libraries, design systems or frontend design frameworks
• Experience with modern component libraries such as shadcn/ui, Radix UI or similar
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture, state management, data fetching and application structure
• Experience building responsive, accessible and performant web applications
• Strong understanding of frontend testing practices, including unit, integration and end-to-end testing
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a similar discipline
• Some experience with Python or another backend language
• Strong experience with modern CSS and utility-first approaches, ideally including Tailwind CSS
• Experience with Storybook-driven development, visual regression testing or component testing
• Experience with frontend performance optimisation, including Core Web Vitals and performance profiling
• Experience working with AI-powered user experiences, large language models or AI-assisted development tools
• Experience setting up or configuring CI/CD pipelines and frontend deployment workflows
• Experience working in a startup or startup-like environment, with a willingness to move quickly, experiment and learn

What the job involves

• We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Software Engineer to join our team and help bring our new Workforce product roadmap to life
• This is an opportunity to play a key role in defining the frontend architecture and engineering practices of a new product, working across the full product lifecycle from early ideas and prototypes through to production
• Design, implement, test and support frontend applications for Learnosity’s Workforce product
• Define and evolve frontend architecture, patterns and engineering standards
• Build high-quality, reusable React components and frontend primitives that can be shared across the product
• Contribute to and help evolve our design system and component library
• Work with designers to translate designs and interaction patterns into accessible, responsive and production-quality experiences
• Collaborate closely with backend engineers, product managers, designers and other stakeholders to deliver end-to-end product capabilities
• Lead technical discussions and contribute to architectural decisions
• Write high-quality, maintainable code with appropriate unit, integration and end-to-end test coverage
• Participate in code reviews and help establish best practices across the engineering team
• Identify and resolve complex frontend performance, usability and reliability issues

Benefits

• Working from home
• Flexible working hours
• Generous healthcare coverage
• Company 401k plan
• Paid vacation, personal and sick days
• Career support
• Subsidized gym membership, internet and cell phone plans