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Frontend Engineer


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  • Cambridge Spark
  • 6 days ago

  Department : Product and Technology Location : Home based, UK (with occasional travel to our London office) Reports to : Technology Team Lead Hours : 37.5  per week Salary : (Depending on experience) Role Overview We are experiencing rapid growth and are looking for a talented Frontend Engineer to join our team. Our engineering team is building EDUKATE.AI , a cutting-edge learning platform used by organisations and universities to empower learners. This platform is integral to our success and comprises three core components: Interactive Content Development : A hosted development environment enabling industry and academic experts to create interactive, state-of-the-art content. Learning Platform : Designed for learners to quickly acquire new skills through problem-solving in a simulated professional environment, complemented by instant, personalised feedback. Delivery Dashboard : Built for tutors, coaches, and admins to effectively support large cohorts of students. We’re always striving to improve all aspects of our system, making it easier for experts to develop advanced educational content and enhancing the learner experience with automated feedback, recommended readings, cloud-based development, and peer-learning features. To achieve this, our platform incorporates research from software engineering, source code analysis, education pedagogy, and AI. Key responsibilities: Collaborate with a small, fast-paced team to enhance an innovative Data & AI education platform. Develop and maintain frontend features and user interfaces using Vue.js , ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience. Work closely with designers and stakeholders to create responsive and accessible interfaces for learners, content creators, and administrators. Optimise the platform for performance, usability, and accessibility across different devices and browsers. Implement efficient and scalable front-end testing processes, ensuring the platform’s reliability. Diagnose and resolve UI/UX bugs, promptly responding to support tickets to maintain customer satisfaction. Contribute to project planning and requirements gathering for cross-functional business needs. Candidate Specifications: Essential Proficiency in HTML , CSS , and a JavaScript framework ( Vue.js , React , or equivalent). Experience building and optimising user interfaces for performance and accessibility. Familiarity with frontend testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Mocha, or equivalent). Knowledge of responsive design principles and creating mobile-first designs. Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and software development workflows. Desirable We don’t expect candidates to have all the skills below, but experience in any of these areas would be a great plus: Frontend and UX/UI: Experience with Cypress or similar integration testing frameworks. Advanced knowledge of UX/UI design principles and tools. Experience working on responsive and accessible UIs with a focus on web accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG). Backend and Infrastructure: Familiarity with API integration and backend interaction. Experience with Docker or containerised environments. Basic understanding of PostgreSQL or similar databases for troubleshooting data-driven UI features. Miscellaneous: Familiarity with education technology tools or Learning Management Systems (LMS) . Passion for education, pedagogy, or learning technologies. Why Join Us? Opportunity to work on a meaningful platform that transforms the way organisations and universities teach Data Science and AI. Collaborative and inclusive remote-first team culture. Fast-paced environment where your ideas directly impact learners worldwide. If you’re a passionate Frontend Engineer with a flair for crafting intuitive user experiences, we’d love to hear from you!   Interview process:  One way video interview (alternative options are available for candidates who require reasonable adjustments to the process - for example live video screening via Google Meets) Hiring manager interview (bring your own code or we can provide a take home task to complete) - 1 hour Ways of Working/Meet the Team - 45 minutes Company Benefits:  Remote first company providing flexibility to work from home Pension with up to 5% matched contributions 25 days holiday + Flexi bank holidays + 1 day off on your birthday A day for volunteering Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave  Health & Wellbeing allowance of up to £30 per month Annual Summer and Xmas events Company socials including everything from Cambridge College formals, pub nights to team building events CPD Allowance Private medical insurance and cash plan Holiday buy back scheme (up to 10 days p/a) EAP with 24 hour confidential support line Background to our Organisation We are an education technology company that enables corporate and government organisations to achieve their business goals by educating their workforce with critical digital transformation skills to succeed in the AI era. We deliver unique and innovative professional education that is accelerating the digital transformation of our clients, advancing the careers of their employees, helping people get into work and closing the digital skills gap. We are in a sector that is crucial to the economy and workforce, with a lot of opportunity for change and innovation. We are at the cutting edge of teaching applied data and digital skills, with our unique patented learning platform EDUKATE.AI offering our clients and learners a unique learning experience. EDUKATE.AI was developed with support from Innovate UK and provides all of our learners with 24/7 immediate feedback on their work, helping accelerate the learning process and providing a sandbox environment to experiment on real world datasets. Since 2016, we have supported more than 15,000 learners across four continents with nearly 550,000 pieces of code submitted for feedback on EDUKATE.AI. We are trusted by some of the most recognisable brands in the world to educate their workforce, including Microsoft, the NHS, GSK, easyJet, the BBC and John Lewis. Our focus on applied learning to create business impact sets us apart - individual learners have reported applying their skills at work to generate recorded value of up to £40m.  Our Values At the centre of the way we work together and inspire each other to achieve success are these core values: Entrepreneurial We take initiative and show entrepreneurial spirit which fuels innovation at Cambridge Spark. This includes identifying opportunities for improvement, taking ownership for implementing solutions effectively and driving improvement by using proof of concepts to demonstrate the feasibility and value of their work. Team Spirit Everyone is part of building an open and transparent culture, communicating effectively to raise issues, discuss improvements and share the evidence used to make decisions. Customer-focused Our customers are at the centre of everything we do, inspiring us to create great work. We strive to build friendly, professional and lasting relationships with them to better understand and anticipate their needs. Gold Standard We are experts in our field and are constantly developing our technology and offering. We set the benchmark in our industry: both in what we offer customers and in how we deliver it. ____________________________________________________________________________ Cambridge Spark is an Equal Opportunities Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.  Cambridge Spark is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunities for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Cambridge Spark are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour or ethnicity, ability or disability, gender or gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Cambridge Spark will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Cambridge Spark encourages applicants of all ages.   Powered by JazzHR

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