Lead Frontend Engineer - Java & Source; Private & FS

Position: Lead Frontend Engineer - Java & Open Source (Private & FS)
Company Description Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, Out Systems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
3300+ strong, 350/300m revenue business
10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UKBest Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTWBest Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTWWe’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description As a Lead Front-End Developer, you'll collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Technical Architects, UX/UI Designers and other team members to understand business requirements and drive the solution design and development of our digital products.

Your role involves ensuring that the code aligns with these requirements and adheres to our architectural and front-end coding standards. Performance optimisation is key, and you'll employ best practices to enhance our applications. Additionally, you'll stay proactive by suggesting upgrades and updates to maintain modern security standards and adhere to evolving best practices in development. Your contributions extend beyond individual projects;

you'll help enrich our shared component libraries by crafting modular and reusable components. Furthermore, as a valued member of our team, you'll provide mentorship to junior members and actively share your expertise across the wider team.

Responsibilities Experience leading teams and managing key stakeholders across the engineering team, including Architects, Product Owners and UX designers understanding and demonstrating how written requirements translate into a technical solution.

Develop interfaces for web and mobile applications and develop high-quality, efficient, reusable code and libraries for future use.

Collaborate with other team members to formulate and articulate end-to-end architecture and (non-) functional design

Responsible to take ownership of the Frontend digital and software platform

Ensure the use of Version 1’s’s Agile process and framework

Instil champion best practices within the team, including TDD, code reviews and pair programming

Mentor and bring on junior members of the team.

Design flexible and configurable software components

Produce well designed, testable, maintainable, secure and efficient code

Qualifications

You will have an extensive background in front-end development with significant experience working with ReactJS and Java script (ES6+). Any further experience with Next.js/Angular/Vue.js is beneficial

Experience with mobile development frameworks like React Native is beneficial.

Experience in Unit Testing with Jest

Experience with technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, guiding them in architecture, code quality, and best practices to ensure high-performing and maintainable applications.

Experience with GraphQL with React for efficient data fetching and state management is preferred.

Continuous Integration experience (Docker)
Experience in developing and deploying solutions on AWS Cloud is beneficial. (AWS Certified Developer or Solutions Architect preferred)
A passion for coding and keeping up to date with new technologies frameworks and techniques

Extensive experience in an Agile environment

Exceptional communication skills to interact with clients and onsite and near-shore development teams

Additional Information Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

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