Senior Front End Engineer

Position: Senior Front End Engineer
Location: London, UK
WorkStyle: London based Hybrid
Simple Machines. Data Engineered to Life™

Simple Machines is a leading independent boutique technology firm with a global presence, including teams in London, Sydney, San Francisco, and New Zealand. We specialise in creating technology solutions at the intersection of data, AI, machine learning, data engineering, and software engineering. Our mission is to help enterprises, technology companies, and governments better connect with and understand their organisations, their people, their customers, and citizens. We are a team of creative engineers and technologists dedicated to unleashing the potential of data in new and impactful ways. We design and build bespoke data platforms and unique software products, create and deploy intelligent systems, and bring engineering expertise to life by transforming data into actionable insights and tangible outcomes.

About the role

Our Senior Front End Engineer will be working with high performance engineering teams to deliver user interfaces for products used by advanced analytics, machine learning and data science teams.

This really is a unique opportunity to work with a top tier team who have worked for global product, technology and consulting companies including Facebook, PayPal, Google, Atlassian,

• Design of sophisticated user interfaces for use by business stakeholders to manage a machine learning based marketing system
• Work directly with stakeholders to gather requirements and collaborate on design decisions
• Implement design as a web application using React
• Integrate with APIs provided by the backend development team
• Contribute to solution design workshops to advise on implementation approaches
• Ensure all work is performed to the highest quality by adhering to Simple Machines development, quality assurance, documentation, and governance standards
• Participate in internal company workshops, tech talks, and education activities.

Technical Experience

• Web application development with Typescript, React, CSS, and HTML
• Previously designed user interfaces that catered for complex business use cases
• Experience eliciting business requirements and translating them into technical and design requirements
• Familiarity with various git workflows and ability to tailor them to project needs
• Experience of unit and integration testing and test automation for React.

What We Offer in the UK:  

• Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package.  

• Pension: Up to 5% employer contribution, matching up to a 5% employee contribution, for a total of up to 10%.  

• Annual Leave: 4 weeks standard + 1 week additional annual leave over Christmas shut down period, plus public holidays.  

• Your Day - No Questions Asked: One additional day off per year, no explanation required!  

• Regular Lunches: Provided at team meet-ups and on workdays at Simple Machines' co-working space.  

• Health and Wellbeing Allowance: £1,250 allowance per year to be used for any food and non-alcoholic beverages during business hours, healthcare, gym memberships, sporting goods and accessories, and any wellness appointments.  

• Professional Development: £1,500 annual budget for training, courses, and conferences, with potential for additional funding.  

• Certifications: £2,500 annual budget for certifications and related courses.  

• Equipment Allowance: £1,500 for UK team members, plus Apple MacBook Pro laptops and necessary accessories.  

• Company Sick Leave: 10 days per annum, includes coverage for employee’s family.  

• Antenatal Support: Paid time off for antenatal appointments, including classes recommended by health professionals.  

• Terminal Illness Benefit: Three months' continuance of salary at full pay.