Senior Front End Engineer

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Shape the Industry and Your Career. At Cytora, an Applied Systems company, we’re transforming how insurers and brokers connect, operate, and grow. Our AI‑powered platform drives smarter decisions, greater efficiency, and seamless collaboration across the global insurance ecosystem. As we accelerate digital transformation, we’re looking for curious, collaborative minds ready to help shape what’s next. If you’re energized by innovation and inspired by impact, your future starts here.

As a Senior Front End Engineer at Cytora, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our product. You will work closely with UX designers, front‑end and back‑end engineers, and product managers to build our main product offering in Insurtech. Your responsibilities include managing stakeholders like CX/BA, taking initiative where necessary, influencing product roadmaps, and collaborating with our UX design team to establish best practices.

• Collaborate within a growing team to develop and maintain full‑stack Type Script production‑grade web applications.
• Utilize your expertise in JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as React and Redux to deliver features on time and of high quality.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of agile fundamentals, contributing to an efficient and collaborative development process.
• Work with back‑end engineers, consulting on contract design to ensure the APIs are fit for purpose.
• Have an eye for detail and empathy for the end‑user, putting yourself in their shoes and working with UX to deliver impactful user experiences.

• Significant experience building and maintaining full‑stack JavaScript production‑grade web applications.
• Hands‑on commercial experience with JavaScript frameworks and libraries.
• Understanding of functional programming paradigms and real‑world usage, as well as other patterns such as the "singleton" pattern where appropriate.
• A team player who can work with various people across the business and is comfortable with autonomy.
• Understanding that success is a team effort and that team cohesion and maintaining a good culture is as important as technical proficiency.
• Experience working with APIs, services, and third‑party providers / SDKs.
• Able to operate with limited information, identify gaps, and close them with a focus on delivery while communicating any risks properly.

• Experience in UX/UI design to enhance user interactions and experiences.
• Start‑up experience:
  Proven ability to rapidly build and deliver working products.

We’re building the future of insurance and we’re doing it together. At Cytora, an applied systems company, we’re driven by a shared mission to transform the industry through AI‑powered solutions that deliver smarter decisions, stronger connections, and better outcomes. We foster a culture that values who you are, recognize that you’re more than your role, and celebrate the uniqueness each person brings to work every day.

We believe flexibility fuels performance. Whether remote, hybrid, or in‑office, we empower teams to work in ways that work best for them.

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working and remote options
• Professional development budget and conference access
• Annual company retreats
• A mission‑driven culture that puts people first

Cytora is a remote‑first company. For this role you can be based anywhere in the UK provided you have fluent spoken and written English and have the permanent right to work without requiring visa sponsorship.

Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don’t discriminate and we are committed to recruiting, developing, retaining, and promoting regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.