Senior Frontend Engineer (React) - Benefex - £60-75k - Remote

Why should you be excited about working for Benefex?

• Forward thinking product culture where you can have an immediate and visible impact on the product
• Working on a product that has 100,000’s of users and is used by global companies
• Working with the latest tech and solving tough problems
• Remote/flexible working
• Working on products that could not be more relevant in today’s world (Covid-19 and the ability to look after your employees).

Who are Benefex

Benefex are leading the way for Employee Wellbeing. They believe no one comes to work to do a bad job or be actively disengaged, and that technology is instrumental in providing an excellent employee experience. They’ve built an all-in-one platform called OneHub that brings together employee benefits software, reward and recognition tech, and workplace communications, so your employees have everything they need for work in one place.

Benefex believe that everyone deserves an exceptional experience at work, every day. Their workplace technology makes this happen.

Tech Stack:

• Frontend: React.js, Redux, ES6, HTML, CSS.
• Backend: REST API’s, Go, Java 8, Spring Boot, Tomcat, MongoDB.
• Platform: Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Circle CI.

Why is the role needed?

You’ll join the OneHub Recognition squad as their Senior Frontend Engineer. You’ll be taking the lead on frontend decisions and oversee/mentor the Frontend Engineer (mid level) in the team.

Home is in v.1 stage and the focus now is on building new services that allow users to configure their own worfkflows, content and layout of the portal to help their team feel engaged. Some of the early services were built in Java/Spring but all new services will be built in Go.

What will you be tasked with?

• Work closely with the UX Designer to translate designs seamlessly into frontend components thinking about accessibility, usability and implementation. We’d like someone that is comfortable having input during the design phase and enjoys collaborating with the UX Designer.
• Designing and building new frontend components using React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
• Working with the wider Frontend Chapter to ensure the frontend architecture, design and styling stays consistent across products
• Overseeing and mentoring the Frontend Engineer within the squad

What experience/skills Benefex would like to see:

• Designing and building new frontend features in React, Redux ES6, HTML, CSS with responsive web design principles
• Experience working on software built on REST API’s
• Working closely with product and design to build slick, user-centric features
• Having input during the UX/design phase, the designers use XD and Figma
• Feeling comfortable taking frontend features from requirements to production
• Experience working within an Agile methodology

A huge plus would be:

• Mobile experience –iOS or Android

Benefits:

• Salary: £55,000-75,000
• Fully remote working (need to be based in UK)
• Benefits including 25 days holiday (plus your birthday off!)
• If want to work in the office it’s in the centre of Southampton, a 5 minute walk from the train station and a car park just opposite
• Pension, up to 3% contribution match
• Healthcare, income protection, life assurance and access to our own award-winning online benefits scheme