Senior Frontend Software Engineer

at  eonnext

Bringing that feel-good energy.
We’re the newest face amongst the E.ON group of companies. E.ON Next is all about creating a sustainable future, now. We’re moving our energy in the right direction, one little big step at a time. Join us in our mission to bring feel-good energy.
We’re also here to make this whole energy thing way easier for our customers. Like, really easy. That means providing exceptional service and using state-of-the-art tech to do it.
At E.ON Next we’re looking for the most ambitious, talented and creative people out there to join our brand new, fresh, start-up business. This isn’t energy as you know it. This is new, exciting and waiting for stars like you to shape it. Do you love delivering for customers? Are you full of energy, ideas and passion?
We’re looking for enthusiastic and resourceful frontend software engineers who are passionate about building great products. If you’re creative and inspired to invent new ways to help build amazing products that customers love, please join us! We would really love to work with you!
We’re using NextJS and React with TypeScript on the frontend, along with GraphQL to get data from our APIs. We’re using GraphQL Modules and AWS lambda functions to keep things organised in our “Backend for Frontend”.
Everything is hosted in AWS and we’re lucky enough to have CI/CD fully enabled alongside GitLab as our complete DevOps platform. Terraform also means we deploy infrastructure as code.
We’re very proud of our current tech stack. We are at the leading edge of technology and with the help and guidance of all our software engineers, we want to keep it that way.
If this sounds like you, then we want to hear from you!

Here’s a taste of what you’ll be doing.

• Create application frontends using React / TypeScript
• Use a Server-less first approach to application design
• Work in an agile team with other backend engineers and product designers.
• Plan, build, test, and release new features and experiments.
• Mentor other team members through pair programming and code reviews.
• Help solve the challenges that come with large-scale systems and lots of data.

Are we the perfect match
We know what’s important to us at E.ON Next, we’re looking for the brightest and best to join our awesome Platform and Product Engineering team and create the right culture to be the best.

We understand that these lists can sometimes be a bit intimidating and we don’t mean it to be like that. If you get what we’re on about here, send us your CV. We would rather chat through your experience than put you off because you don’t tick every one of these boxes.

• 4+ years experience with modern web frameworks, preferably React
• Experience with Typescript
• Experience with developing applications hosted in AWS
• Experience with Serverless Computing such as Lambda and API Gateway
• Experience developing Apollo GraphQL
• Experience developing NextJS applications

Plus, experience in the following would be a bonus:

• AWS Engineering in general, managing resources etc.
• Terraform, Packer, Consul
• Django (or equiv. web framework)
• Domain modelling
• HTTP and REST APIs
• Writing robust and fault-tolerant software
• Celery and async processing
• Postgres
• Experience using Nx
• Experience with unit testing, preferably Jest and Playwright
• Excellent software design, problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with Gitlab CI/CD pipelines

Here’s what else you need to know

• Closing date – Wednesday 4th September (may close earlier due to high applications)
• We’ll have regular team socials and lively team chats
• Competitive salary
• Location – London - A vibrant office located a 2-minute walk from Farringdon Station, London with travel to our other sites when required.
• Working environment: Flexible hybrid working – a blend of in the office and home working.
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays each year – this includes a guaranteed day off for your birthday if you want it.
• Generous pension scheme (you contribute 5%, we contribute 6%, increasing to 10% after 2 years)
• Excellent parental leave allowance.
• The chance to choose from our award-winning Flexible Benefits package which includes the option to buy up to 10 days holiday a year.
• We’ve exciting opportunities for everyone to develop their talent at E.ON. Our open access, inclusive talent networks provide networking, learning and development for all, building your skills, qualifications, and capabilities throughout your career.
• For all successful candidates. Due to the nature of this role your employment will be subject to a basic DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check being carried out by ourselves via a 3rd party service provider

We’re committed to equal opportunities and actively promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and fairness for everyone.
We realise the best people bring their energy at different times, so we’re happy to talk flexible working. We offer a range of flexible working options, including full time, part time, job share, remote working and variable start and finishing times.
We will require flexibility for you to work both at home and on site, any equipment needed for you to complete your role will be provided and we will be here to support you throughout this

Here’s a taste of what you’ll be doing.

• Create application frontends using React / TypeScript
• Use a Server-less first approach to application design
• Work in an agile team with other backend engineers and product designers.
• Plan, build, test, and release new features and experiments.
• Mentor other team members through pair programming and code reviews.
• Help solve the challenges that come with large-scale systems and lots of data

We understand that these lists can sometimes be a bit intimidating and we don’t mean it to be like that. If you get what we’re on about here, send us your CV. We would rather chat through your experience than put you off because you don’t tick every one of these boxes.

• 4+ years experience with modern web frameworks, preferably React
• Experience with Typescript
• Experience with developing applications hosted in AWS
• Experience with Serverless Computing such as Lambda and API Gateway
• Experience developing Apollo GraphQL
• Experience developing NextJS application