Frontend Engineer

Simply Business; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

You will be working as part of our Front End Tooling team here at Simply Business, contributing to the smooth running of our business and improving our insurance app through the development and deployment of reusable frontend components.

Our Frontend Tech stack is built with Typescript and React.

Our Backend Tech stack is built with Ruby on Rails, MongoDB and hosted on AWS.

As one of our Frontend Engineers you’ll:

• develop our products using best practices, appropriate tools and technologies
• work with cross functional collaborative teams, helping to clarify requirements at the onset of projects and suggesting different and relevant technical approaches
• champion Agile processes across the team
• highlight areas for continuous improvement and driving their prioritisation
• mentor junior members of the team where needed
• be proactive in suggesting new tools, technologies and ways of working

We’re looking for someone who has:

• expertise in HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript, e.g. ES2015+
• Strong programming skills with React and TypeScript
• Familiarity with libraries for state management, API fetching and UI components
• A strong desire to work collaboratively with business teams. We do not divide ‘business’ and ‘tech’ teams, we see both as one team as we are all working towards one shared goal
• Strong interpersonal skills to work well in our very open and friendly environment
• a proactive approach when suggesting new tools, processes and technologies – anything which will help us continually improve!
• the ability to communicate technical concepts to non technical members of the team
• the ability to own small sub projects from ideation to delivery into our customers hands.

(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

Ready to build the future of Simply Business with our Software Engineering team? Apply today.

About Simply Business

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.

We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.

What are the benefits of working at Simply Business?

We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid.

On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits.

Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want – with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver.

Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service.

And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses.

We also make sure you’re compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we’re in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance.

There’s access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling.

We’ll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that’s four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme.

Our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service).

And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership.

Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.