Front-End Engineer

Oxford Knight
London
1 year ago
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Summary:

A bleeding-edge challenger bank, disrupting the b2b financial tech industry, is looking for a Front-End / Javascript Engineer to join a growing, agile team of engineers, designers and machine learning specialists in London. You’ll work directly with the product team to build beautiful and functional front-ends for cloud-based applications that millions of end users will fall in love with. The tech revolves around the latest React.js, with the back-end written in Python and deploying to AWS with Docker and Terraform.

Requirements:

BSc/MSc Computer Science or other STEM subject, or relevant commercial experience detailing fundamental knowledge of computer science principles Development experience with vanilla Javascript and modern frameworks (React.js / Angular / Vue), along with a keen eye for detail and UX/UI design Understanding and appreciation for the back-end is a must; you’ll be working closely with back-end and full stack engineers

Benefits:

Highly competitive salary and benefits package in central London Work closely with AI/ML engineers on bleeding-edge software products Meritocratic, agile environment

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