At Flooid we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a Front End focus to join our team. The Senior Front End Engineer at Flooid is a key and integral part of the Front End team. In this role you will be at the forefront of our product development, delivering the next generation of retail systems software to our customers
As our Senior Front End Software Engineer, you are responsible for building our customer facing applications. You should be able to translate our company and user needs into functional and appealing interactive applications that meet high development standards.
Our global Software Engineering team work on Product or Project based development, for either a domain area of our product or on client specific solutions. You will be responsible for the development and delivery of existing and new retail solutions to address mobility, high volume systems and big data challenges.
You will work with some of the largest retailers in the world.
At Flooid you will find:
- A remote-first culture with the option for hybrid working arrangements. The ability to travel to Birmingham is essential.
- Access to learning opportunities, including a Udemy Business account, to support your professional growth.
- A diverse and supportive team that values integrity, adaptability, and customer-centricity.
The Responsibilities
You will use your technical expertise to support product development, you will play an influential part in the Front End strategy and you will support other members of the Front End guild in their careers.
- Use JavaScript, Angular and related tools for application development.
- Work within Agile methods/frameworks such as Scrum & Kanban.
- Take an active role in daily stand up, planning, and retrospective meetings.
- Collaborate to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
- Support development of new solutions, third-party integrations, and legacy system enhancements, following industry best practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve system issues using problem-solving skills.
- Research and assess technical solutions to business challenges.
- Use KPIs and metrics to validate software quality.
- Support estimation and conduct code reviews.
- Supporting team upskilling and mentoring others.
Our technology stack includes:
- Java (JUnit, Mockito, Selenium)
- JavaScript
- Spring core/web/remoting/boot
- Angular
- SQL / MongoDB
- GCP
Requirements:
- You have a passion for writing great software with a high quality bar
- You have a strong understanding of JavaScript fundamentals and modern tooling
- You are familiar with Angular, NX, NPM
- You understand Micro Front End (MFE) architecture
- You have experience performance tuning Front End applications and solving complicated Front End issues.
- You have extensive experience with front end design and client-side applications
- You have expertise in the full software development lifecycle, Agile, and SDLC practices.
- You possess a track record of launching great products
Exposure to retail or hospitality environments and development is beneficial but not essential.
- Experience in Cloud architectures and Containers (Docker, Kubernetes), GCP preferred.
- Experience supporting commercial applications/systems desirable.
- Understanding Chromium and Webkit desirable.
Having great skills and experience is important to us but we also want the right person to be part of the Flooid Engineering team.
You should be a hands-on person with a positive “can-do” attitude who wants to work collaboratively to deliver an excellent service to our customers.
We are looking for you to demonstrate the following competencies:
- Excellent technical skill and the ability to understand the reasoning and implications of technical decisions
- Programming skills across a range of platforms
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Very good communication skills
- Ability to take accountability for delivering results
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team of mixed disciplines, keen to build business awareness.
If you believe you have the skills and experience to carry out this role, although feel you do not meet 100% of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway! Research suggests that certain groups of the population will apply for a role if they meet 60% of a roles requirements, while others will only apply if they hit 100% - we encourage applications from anyone with the skills, experience and attributes that will make you a great addition to both the role they are applying and the company overall.
- Salary: £65,000 - £85,000 depending on skills and experiences
- Flexible working – To help you manage your personal responsibilities and interests, we offer a range of flexi-working options, including hybrid working, as well as balancing your work responsibilities with other priorities, like picking up your children, caring for an aging parent or attending important events.
- Holidays – We operate a flexible holiday allowance scheme, we recommend employees take around 25-30 days holiday plus public bank holidays per year.
- A flexible pension – We help you prepare for the future with a salary sacrifice pension and annual personal pension reviews with our external partner
- Company sick pay – We offer piece of mind when you are ill with an enhanced Company Sick Pay policy
- Family benefits – We offer a range of support and benefits including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay, enhanced paternity leave and shared parental leave
- Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme – An easy to manage and affordable way of leasing a zero-emission electric vehicle
- Online learning platform –We offer full access to Udemy for all employees, which offers a variety of technical, business and personal development e-learning courses.
- Financial, physical and wellbeing support – To help keep you at your best we provide our team with a health cash plan and if the worst should happen, we have a life assurance scheme
- Access to a discount platform – Treat yourself with discounts and rewards from hundreds of leading retailers, restaurants, and destinations
- Professional subscriptions – We offer reimbursement for professional subscriptions to a relevant institution if it’s required to perform your job role
- Charity giving – support a charity of your choice by gifting money directly from your payroll, saving the national insurance contributions you need to pay
- Cycle to work scheme – Make the most of this tax efficient scheme to improve your commute to work
- Rewarding long service – We provide gifts to our employees who achieve milestone years of service working as part of our team
A relocation package/relocation support is not available for this role.
Flooid Ltd. is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are dedicated to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive.
