Front-End Engineer (React/TypeScript/MFE)

The Role

You will join an extension team of our client – Funding Circle.

At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow.

With more than a decade of expertise under our belt, we’ve built a game-changer of a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping the landscape of SME lending. Say goodbye to lengthy applications and hello to lightning-fast decisions! In just minutes, SMEs across the UK can get a decision, giving them access to competitive funding in a flash.

We know that good business is about good people. So, we pride ourselves on providing meaningful, human support as well as fast, hassle-free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.

We are seeking a proactive and skilled Front-End Engineer to join our Cards team, focusing on building and enhancing the Cashback Credit Card product. As a key member of our agile, sprint-based engineering team, you will help shape the customer journey and enable innovative, scalable solutions. You’ll work closely with a team of six professionals who have deep expertise in backend engineering and are looking to elevate the team’s front-end capabilities with your specialized knowledge.

What you'll do:

• Collaborating as part of an agile cross-functional team
• Take ownership of the front-end development lifecycle, using modern technologies and best practices to ensure robust, maintainable, and scalable solutions.
• Innovate and implement features using React, TypeScript, Micro Frontends (MFE), craco, chromatic, and storybook.
• Advocate for a design system and UI consistency, leveraging chromatic and storybook for component-driven development and visual testing.
• Mentor and support teammates, raising the bar for front-end excellence and code quality.
• Actively contribute to sprint planning, reviews, and daily stand-ups, supporting the agile development process.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate risks, issues, or weaknesses in the front-end domain.

What we're looking for:

• Strong experience building production applications using React and TypeScript
• Hands-on knowledge of Micro Frontends (MFE) architectures and as an advantage – experience working with craco for custom React configurations
• Interest or familiarity with chromatic and storybook for UI component development and visual regression testing
• Solid programming fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, software design patterns)
• Comfortable mentoring peers and championing front-end best practices, including testing practices, and high code quality
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a willingness to learn new front-end technologies and approaches
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern testing methodologies (BDD, TDD) as applied to front-end development

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