Senior Frontend Engineer

A Senior Frontend Engineer at Accurx will play a key role in collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive the development of innovative healthcare communication solutions. Responsibilities include tackling complex features, mentoring junior engineers, participating in user research, and promoting best practices within frontend development.

To be considered for the Senior Frontend Engineer role at Accurx, candidates should showcase proven success in a similar position, ideally with significant experience in React and solid skills in JavaScript. Familiarity with TypeScript is a plus, alongside a thorough understanding of product development fundamentals.

The culture at Accurx emphasizes collaboration, resourcefulness, and a collective push towards innovation. Senior Frontend Engineers are encouraged to be drivers of change, embrace challenges, and contribute actively to the team's success while reflecting the company's principles in their work.

Accurx provides a competitive salary ranging from £75,000 to £105,000 along with substantial share options and a flexible benefits budget. Additional perks include an allocated learning budget, enhanced parental leave, wellness programs, and free healthy meals provided by their in-house chef.

At Accurx, professional development is a priority. Senior Frontend Engineers are allocated an annual learning and development budget to pursue relevant growth opportunities. This includes resources for courses, workshops, and conferences, helping you expand your technical skills and career.

Highlight specific projects where you've successfully utilized React. Describe your understanding of component lifecycle methods, state management, and hooks, emphasizing your ability to build scalable applications.

Explain your systematic approach to debugging, such as using console logs, browser development tools, and following the stack trace. Share a challenging bug you encountered and how you resolved it.

Discuss your mentoring style, including the importance of code reviews, pair programming sessions, and providing constructive feedback. Share experiences where mentorship led to team growth or project success.

Showcase your commitment to continuous learning by mentioning blogs, podcasts, communities, or events that you follow. Highlight specific technologies you've recently learned and how you've applied them practically.

Articulate your understanding of user-centered design and how user research helps identify real needs and pain points. Share an example of how user feedback influenced your decisions in a past project.

Discuss methods you've implemented for optimizing performance, such as lazy loading, reducing bundle size, and optimizing rendering. Provide metrics or outcomes that demonstrate your impact.

Mention your approach to prioritization, including communication with stakeholders and assessing project timelines. Illustrate this with an example of a time you successfully managed multiple priorities.

Share examples from past roles where you've worked with Product Managers, Designers, and other engineers. Discuss how you facilitated communication and drove projects to completion.

Outline your practices for maintaining clean code, such as adhering to coding standards, writing documentation, and encouraging code reviews. Discuss how this contributes to facilitating future changes.

Express your enthusiasm for healthcare technology and how Accurx’s mission resonates with your values. Highlight the combination of innovation, collaboration, and impacting user experiences as key motivators.