Software engineer, frontend (UK)

About this roleAt Writer, you'll be working closely with the founders and the engineering team to build, manage, and scale a user experience that tens of thousands of people rely on every day.As a frontend engineer, you’ll build key feature sets for the Writer product, manage our in-house design system, and optimize our frontend code for performance and responsiveness. We’re looking for someone with great UX and UI sensibilities who can make thoughtful, beautiful decisions on things usually decided by PMs and designers. You’ll need solid knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. We’re also looking for strength in with Mobx, React and ​​Redux. You’ll be our resident expert on frontend best practices and be a player/coach with the rest of the frontend team. ‍♀️ Your responsibilitiesBuild modular, reusable components and features for Writer’s web appExtend our product design system and empower other engineers to build well-designed features efficientlyIntegrate in-house and third party systems via APIsMake sure every part of the web app is staggeringly fastWork closely with our product team to design and develop new featuresContribute to an early, special team and help us build on our strong engineering culture⭐️ Is this you?Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.7+ years professional Software engineering experience working on modern web ecosystems5+ years professional experience with Mobx, React, Typescript, Javascript, HTML, RESTful API, CSS, and other front-end technologiesProactive communication skills, both sync and asyncSets the highest possible UX and UI bar for what you ship: it’s consumer-grade or bustA love for writing➕ Preferred skillsExperience as a technical lead; making architectural design decisionsATOMIC approach, StorybooksNX, Github actions, PNPM, Conducting Jest/Vite tests and leveraging ESBuildExperience with Vue.js Benefits & perks (UK full-time employees):Generous PTO, plus company holidaysComprehensive medical and dental insurancePaid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)Fertility and family planning supportEarly-detection cancer testing through GalleriCompetitive pension scheme and company contributionAnnual work-life stipends for:Home office setup, cell phone, internetWellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.Learning and development stipendCompany-wide off-sites and team off-sitesCompetitive compensation and company stock options#LI-Hybrid

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