Front End Engineer

Yapily; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Yapily is on a mission to enable innovative companies to create better and fairer financial services for everyone through the power of open banking...and we're looking for a Front End Engineer to join our team. Are you a self-starter? Can you see yourself thriving in an innovative, growing fintech scale up?

Join us on our journey, and help us build the future of finance.

Here's the Role

We are currently looking for a Front End Engineer to join our Platform Experience team, responsible for designing, building or styling our suite of web applications here at Yapily. Our prospects and customers are onboarding, adopting and consuming the Yapily API supported by a range of web apps, from enterprise applications managing Yapily API access and Open Banking certificates to our public website, API docs and demo tooling.

We are looking for a Front End Engineer who will take on a key role in delivering flawless, customer-centric journeys whilst tackling the challenges of delivering web apps for technical products, platforms, and ecosystems.

Requirements

1. Being an integral part of a multidisciplinary team; working side by side with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, Business Analysts and of course other Engineers to deliver applications that our customers love.
2. Ownership across a wide number of web properties and apps that serve varying user segments and use cases.
3. Support, maintain and build customer-facing applications.
4. Create reliable, testable and maintainable code.
5. Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables.
6. Building and maintaining company style guidelines.

What we're looking for:

1. Someone who aspires to deliver best-in-class interfaces with a keen eye for detail.
2. Proven experience translating designs and wireframes into high-touch, responsive applications.
3. Experience scoping projects, setting the design / architecture and best practices.
4. Experience in modern web application development, including:
1. Component-based architecture.
2. SPAs and PWAs.
3. CSR, SSR and SSG.
4. API-driven development.
5. Strong knowledge of languages and web development tools, including:
1. Comfortable with at least two FE JS Frameworks (e.g. React, Vue, Angular, Svelte) or willing to quickly upskill.
2. HTML, CSS, Javascript (ES6+), Typescript.
3. Test Frameworks (e.g. Jest, Jasmine, Cypress, Playwright, Vitest, Karma, Enzyme).
4. Experience with meta-frameworks (e.g. Next, Nuxt, Astro).
5. CMS, Behavioural and Google Analytics tool integration.
6. Good communication skills and fluent English.
7. A recent portfolio of projects you can share.
8. We're growing and we want you to grow with us! Pace and a growth mindset are key.

Nice to haves:

1. Experience in start-up environment.
2. Experience in Fintech or Open Banking / Finance would be an added advantage.

Who are Yapily and what do we do?

Yapily is an open banking platform that solves a fundamental problem that exists within financial services today: access. For years, card networks have monopolised the global movement of money, and banks have monopolised the ownership of, and access to, financial data. Yapily was founded to challenge these structures and create a global open economy that works for everyone.

Yapily securely connects companies to thousands of banks, enabling them to access data, initiate payments, and embed the power of open banking into their products and services. 100% focused on building infrastructure and tools instead of apps at the product layer, Yapily is a true technology enabler allowing its customers' products to take centre stage.

Yapily's customers range from disruptive fintechs to big banks and financial institutions across Europe, operating in a number of verticals including Payments, Lending, and Accounting and Bookkeeping.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays) in the UK, other applicants subject to country guidelines.
• We also offer an additional one days holiday after 1 years service up to the value of 5 days over 5 years.
• Hybrid Working - We value work-life balance and offer a flexible hybrid working model, allowing you to work from home up to three days per week if your commute is less than 1 hour and 30 minutes from the office.
• Nomad Working - Enjoy the freedom to work from any place within a 3 /4 hour time difference for up to 30 days per year.
• We offer enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave.
• Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance through BUPA.
• Comprehensive and tailored mental health support through an award winning provider.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Income Protection.
• Life Assurance.
• £200 annual Learning and Personal Development budget.
• Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Access to many discounts through the Yapily Benefits Hub.
• Employee Referral Scheme which offers £1000 per employee referral.
• Team Activities - we have a monthly social budget to support getting together over pizza.
• Daily snacks provided in the office.
• Dog Friendly Office.

OUR VALUES

We obsess about quality

• Our customers have entrusted us with a critical function in a regulated industry...and we take that responsibility seriously. We always assume ownership and hold ourselves accountable.

We are curious

• Our innovation is powered by our collective growth mindset. We're lifelong learners who challenge assumptions, experiment, and iterate.

We act with integrity

• We're guided by our mission and earn and maintain trust by doing what's right, even when it's not easy.

We are do-ers

• We reject indifference and agility is our strength.
• We're motivated by challenges, and biassed towards action.

We problem-solve together

• We're diverse people in diverse places, and know the best solutions are born out of collaboration. We win, lose, and learn...together.