🔵 About the role:
◽ As Lead Front end engineer at Vaarst you will provide both technical and leadership to build and improve the front-ends across a range of new and existing Vaarst products. Initially, you will focus on our data platform (Atlas, Atlas 3D, and Atlas AI) products, working primarily in Typescript and React, employing high-quality software engineering practices to mature and implement new features. You will help guide and build a consistent design across all Vaarst products, including SubSLAM.
🔵 You should apply if you have:
◽ Expert in front-end development.
◽ Write and maintain production-level code.
◽ Develop and test solutions to complex problems in Typescript and ReactJS.
◽ Use end-to-end testing frameworks like Cypress, Selenium, and Playwright.
◽ Leverage APIs and data sources to build interactive and engaging applications.
◽ Experience with Git & GitHub, CI/CD tool chains, and containers.
◽ An eye for detail.
🔵 Responsibilities:
◽ Take ownership and lead the development of high-quality front-ends for our products, putting the user experience at the forefront, and providing vision and direction for the team.
◽ Communicate and collaborate with designers, the product team, and other stakeholders on both technical and design discussions
◽ Modify and test changes to previously developed products
◽ Break down and managing requirements, building appropriate solutions
◽ Contribute to and uphold agile development practices, prioritizing multiple tasks and projects effectively.
◽ Learn new technologies, and stay up to date with the latest frontend and design tools, incorporating a tech-first approach.
◽ Maintain a high-quality front end, in both appearance and the code behind it, with a high level of attention to detail.
🔵 Grow together with Vaarst where you will learn and use the following:
◽ Expertise in design and UX.
◽ Design systems and tools, such as Figma.
◽ Redux and web bundlers, such as Webpack.
◽ Python, using Django or Flask.
◽ Working with 3D datasets and rendering.
◽ Machine learning and artificial intelligence.
🔵 Benefits:
◽ Flexible, hybrid working and a 35-hour work week so you can work when is best for you.
◽ 25 days annual leave to increase to 35 days after six years + bank holidays.
◽ Sabbaticals at 4 and 6 years and a £ 500 holiday voucher at two years.
◽ Private medical insurance, including Dental & optical.
◽ Career and learning development through paid courses, conferences, and events.
◽ Curiosity fund – up to £500 to spend on learning, which is not role related.
◽ Up to 10% company bonus.
◽ Pension up to 6% company contribution.
◽ Volunteering day to give back to your local community.
◽ Enhanced maternity and adoption leave.
◽ Cycle to work scheme.
◽ Recognition & rewards for doing great work and living our values and behaviors.
◽ Flexible working options include reduced hours, part-time work, job share, phased return to work, term time working, and compressed hours.
◽ We’re a friendly, tight-knit team with monthly socials.
◽ Hybrid working: Most teams work in our offices 2+ days a week to collaborate and be hands-on with our technology. When you do visit, our Bristol office is a 10-minute walk from the train station, with its balcony and Fresh fruit & snacks and drinks in the office.