Senior Frontend Developer (UK)

Job title:

Senior Frontend Developer (UK)

Company

XE

Job description

At Xe, we live currencies. We provide a comprehensive range of currency services and products, including our Currency Converter, Market Analysis, Currency Data API and quick, easy, secure Money Transfers for individuals and businesses. We leverage technology to deliver these services through our website, mobile app and by phone. Last year, we helped over 300 million people access information about the currencies that matter to them and over 225,000 people used us to send money overseas.We are proud to be part of Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT), a global leader in processing secure electronic financial transactions. Under their Money Transfer division, Xe and Ria Money Transfer have been brought together to help establish the third largest money transfer business in the world.At XE, our IT Business Systems Team ensures the efficient delivery of critical applications to ensure every member of staff at XE can operate at 100% effectiveness.Xe has made great progress along an exciting transition to Agile ways of working. Our teams have embraced the Scrum framework. We are driving software craftsmanship through chapters and guilds. Most of our repos are now aligned to faster container-based deployments with CI/CD pipelines. We are looking for passionate developers who would like to join us on this journey.In this role, you will work in an agile fashion to deliver and own a new mobile and web application built upon a robust and highly available shared, headless API back-end.Our principlesAMBITION – We dream big, try things out and always ask “why not?” and “what if?” We’re ambitious in our thinking and our deliveryRESPONSIBILITY – We get involved, bring our perspective and are always open to new ideas. We take personal responsibilityCOMMUNITY – We value a sense of belonging, trusting each other and encouraging authenticity. We contribute to our communityWhat you’ll do:

• Connect & Achieve: You will contribute to the full software development lifecycle of the Xe Consumer App, Web application and supporting services. You will utilize your relevant experience and knowledge to drive technical design discussions and decisions. You will grab opportunities to inject your experience and knowledge to your teams decision making process. Collaborate with Product Owners, UX designers and architects to find the most appropriate solution or approach. And be part of a growing team which delights and excites millions of our customers resulting in increased revenue through App or Web of 20%.
• Team Player: You will be part of the team and mentor and support junior developers, including through pair-programming and code reviews. Actively participate in coding chapters and workshops. You will continually learn new skills and technology and work to a fortnightly cadence, with a focus on value delivery and continuous improvement.
• Passion for Learning: You are a passionate learner, who proactively develops and grows your understanding with a can-do attitude.

RequirementsWe are looking for a mid-level / senior front-end developer who is proficient in Vue.js and has a passion for creating engaging and user-friendly web applications.Who you are;

• Proficiency in Vue or other similar frameworks and experience developing web applications.
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design principles.
• Experience with PostCSS/SASS/SCSS or similar CSS technologies for styling and optimizing UI components.
• Knowledge of main JavaScript build tools and module bundlers.
• Understanding of UX/UI design principles and the ability to collaborate closely with designers to create visually appealing and intuitive interfaces.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks or libraries.
• At least four years of relevant experience.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Experience using Vuex or Pinia for state management.
• Knowledge of TypeScript and the Composition API for writing clean and maintainable code.
• Familiarity with writing unit tests using Vitest or Jest, and knowledge of e2e testing frameworks such as Playwright and Cypress.
• Understanding of JavaScript build tools and module bundlers like Vite/Rollup/Webpack.
• Experience with Storybook for component-driven development and UI documentation.
• Additional familiarity with UX/UI design principles and tools.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and effective collaboration with other developers and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus
• We support hybrid-working
• 23 days holiday (increasing with service 1 day per annum, capped at 28 days) plus birthday day-off
• Option to buy/sell additional 5 days
• Group pension plan 4% employer contribution
• Euronet Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Healthcare Insurance Scheme, Income Protection Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme
• Critical Illness Cover

We want Xe to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects.At Xe we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on recruitment@xe.com

Expected salary

£60000 per year

Location

Bracknell, Berkshire

Job date

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 22:45:32 GMT

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