Senior Frontend Engineer at AJ Bell

Manchester, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Agile Methodologies, Frontend Development, JavaScript, Version Control, UI Frameworks, Frontend Styling Paradigms, Frontend Tooling, Unit Testing, Asynchronous Tooling, End-to-End Testing, Web APIs, Cross-Browser Compatibility, CI/CD Practices, Communication Skills, E-commerce Experience, Financial Services Experience

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Job Description We're now recruiting a Senior Frontend Engineer to join our Investcentre team and help in enhancing our successful award-winning platform. You will be joining a team which has a philosophy of continuous improvement, and a strong focus on engineering excellence. What does the job involve? Agile methodologies and a passion for continuous improvement and working in a high-performance engineering team Work with the team to design and deliver high quality products At AJ Bell we pair, and you, in most cases will pair with other members of the team Competence, knowledge and skills Expertise in building modular and reusable components for Single Page Applications with one or more of the following frameworks: Angular, React, Vue, Svelte, etc. Good knowledge of JavaScript (ES5/6 and up) Experience with at least one version control tool: GitHub, BitBucket, GitLab, etc. Experience with at least one UI framework: Bootstrap, Tailwind, Material, etc, Experience of common Frontend styling paradigms: BEM, CSS modules, CSS in JS, etc. Knowledge of general Frontend tooling (particularly Node.js and npm) Knowledge of writing unit tests Knowledge and interest in asynchronous and event-based Frontend tooling: RxJS, Ngrx, Redux, etc. Knowledge and interest in writing end-to-end journey tests using tech such as Cypress, Nightwatch, Webdriverio, Protractor, etc. Knowledge and interest in Web APIs Practical experience of solving inconsistency across multiple platforms (IE11, Safari, Firefox, Chrome on Windows or Mac) Familiar with CI/CD practices Understands principles behind highly performing web pages Agile / Scrum / Kanban Strong communication skills, written and verbal Very motivated with high levels of drive and enthusiasm E-commerce and/or financial services experience About us: AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 644,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £103.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures. Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company. Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for six consecutive years and in 2024 named a Great Place to Work®. At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles. What we offer: Starting holiday entitlement of 25, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 6% Discretionary bonus scheme Annual free share awards scheme Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme Health Cash Plan – provided by Simply Health Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan Free onsite gym Employee Assistance Programme Bike loan scheme Sick pay+ pledge Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave Loans for travel season tickets Death in service scheme Paid time off for volunteer work Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops Ongoing technical training Professional qualification support Talent development programmes Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches Casual dress code Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals Hybrid working: At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the Manchester office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues. AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need. If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we'd love to speak to you.

Responsibilities

The Senior Frontend Engineer will work with the Investcentre team to design and deliver high-quality products while enhancing the award-winning platform. The role involves collaborating in a high-performance engineering team with a focus on continuous improvement.