Senior Front End Developer

Salary: Up to £65,000 Location: Manchester

Senior Front End Developer

Salary up to £65,000

Location

Manchester

Reports to

Development Lead

Day-to-day responsibilities include but are not limited to the below:

• Software Development (70%): Dive deep into the creation of our SaaS products, working alongside a dynamic, cross-functional team, getting involved in every stage from brainstorming sessions to deployment, ensuring that our solutions not only meet but exceed our high standards. Your role extends beyond the code, youll be envisioning, planning, and executing projects that resonate with our customers.
• Process and Tooling (20%): Take part in refining our development processes and exploring new tools that enhance our efficiency and output. Your insights will be invaluable in keeping us at the forefront of technological advancements.
• Personal Development (10%): At BrightHR, growth is a constant. Allocate time to expand your knowledge, keeping abreast of the latest industry trends, tools, and techniques to push your capabilities and our solutions forward.
  
  

Essential

Required skills and experience

• Mastery of client-side Javascript/Typescript
• Expert in modern React Development (Hooks, Context, React Query)
• Extensive experience with unit & component testing using React Testing Library
• Advanced version control using Git
• Working with third party REST & GraphQL APIs
• CSS (We use Tailwind)
  
  

Desirable

• Component library design using Storybook.
• Experience using Cloudflare workers.
• Strong background in performance optimisation experience (code-splitting, caching, load testing)
• Well-versed in implementing good practice with regards to accessibility (Keyboard support, screen readers, form usability)
• Extensive knowledge of various front-end architectural patterns
• E2E Testing experience (Cypress/Playwright)
• Experience with Observability as a practice (logging, GA tagging, TrackJS, App Insights)
  
  

Key competencies and attributes

• A seasoned engineer with a deep love for technology and a strong belief in producing high-quality, resilient services with an aspiration to achieve engineering excellence.
• Nimble and adaptable, with the ability to quickly adjust to new challenges and guide others through them.
• A polyglot thinker who values diverse technical solutions and approaches and can articulate their merits to the team.
• A strong advocate for test-driven development and a mentor to others in this practise
• Proactive in seeking out and evaluating emerging technologies that can add value to the platform.
• Extensive experience in technical delivery and Agile methodologies.
• You love face-to-face collaboration, being part of a close-knit tech community, and fostering a positive team dynamic.
• Ambitious & passionate with a desire to develop your skills alongside your peers and help others grow.
• Youre comfortable explaining solutions to both technical & non-technical stakeholders
  
  

BrightHR Benefits

• Enhanced holidays 25 days increasing to 27 after 2 years service and 28 after 5 years service (22 Days for Field Sales)
• Private health care cover after 5 years service
• New business referral scheme
• Access to Health Shield
• Access to the EAP service
• Refer a friend scheme
• Paid birthday leave
• Pension scheme contribution increasing to 5% after 5 years service and again to 7% after 7 years service
• Group life insurance
• Eye care contribution
• Free fruit (office-based staff)
• Travel Season Ticket loan scheme
• Milestone recognition
• Discounted products Manchester City centre parking (AO Arena) / First Bus Travel Club Membership / Microsoft Home User programme / Anglian Home Improvements
• Pace health Club (situated in the park Inn) discounted gym membership and spa treatments
• Park Inn 20% food and drink discount
• New Century 20% food and drink discount
• Revolution De Cuba 20% food and drink discount
• Cycle 2 Work scheme* after probationary period
• On site Gym
• Bright Exchange perks
  
  

Values & Behaviours

• Living the company values of We care, We take action, we innovate, we inform, and we do the right thing
• We lead by example and recognise those living our values
• We drive the narrative by inspiring and engaging our team
• We collaborate with rigor and embrace diversity of thought
• We deliver with a united voice
• We take ownership by staying close to team performance by Super Coaching and Walking the Walk
• We keep our approach simple and stick to the playbook to deliver on promise
• We think critically and commercially, assess the situation before jumping to the solution
  
  

We are BrightHR; the only software powered by HR, health & safety, and legal experts. Everything you need to simply manage your staff, all in one place, PLUS free tools to set your business apart.

We are on a mission to transform people management for businesses. Weve been making life easier for employers since 2015 with our range of innovative software, are providing HR, H&S, and business support to over 95,000 businesses globally.

We are a people business. The market moves quickly and so do we. We put the customer first, working hard and always looking ahead, purposefully innovating to ensure peace of mind.

BrightHR is an Equal Opportunity and Disability Confident Employer, committed to diversity and inclusion without regard to protected characteristics.

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