In this pivotal role, the Principal Front End Engineer works closely with and leads team members in creating and customizing solutions to meet customer technology needs.  The Principal Front End Engineer is a pivotal role within Flooid allowing for the rapid advancement of new products as well as mentoring and coaching other members of the Front-End guild in their careers and driving best practices across Engineering. Flooid are embarking on an exciting stage in Product Development creating new products and developing the new strategy for existing products looking at application modernisation which will become the foundation of our products within the market for years to come.

The Person

We’ll be looking for you to demonstrate the following values/behaviours/competencies:

• Interacting with others
• Making decisions using strategic perspective
• Effective Communication
• Achieving results and accountability for actions
• Works with decisive decision making, Independence and Integrity

Your responsibilities:

• Lead by example with best practices for software development and setting the future Front-End strategy.
• Hands On experience working with teams to develop products and set foundational capabilities for teams to thrive.
• Mentor and recruit other Engineers in Flooid and help them to achieve their desired career goals and objectives. This includes peer review sessions to provide comments, suggestions, and guidance to team members.
• Perform technical root cause analysis and outline corrective action for complex problems/defects.
• Provide reliable solutions to complex problems using sound problem-solving techniques.
• Continuously improve software delivery processes and practices for Flooid products.
• Apply a sense of urgency, commitment and focus on the right priorities for developing Flooid solutions in a timely fashion.
• Enhance job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with other Flooid associates, both local and international, in cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
• Follow the identified company policies and practices as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.

We want our people to embrace opportunities and to grow with our business.  Although this is a general summary of the principal responsibilities of the role and the level of knowledge and skill typically required, you may get involved in other activities and you should therefore not consider this to be an exhaustive list.

Requirements

Technical Skills/Experience

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• At least five years of professional experience.
• Experience in professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle (Agile, SDLC), including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience in improving team's ways or working to eliminate waste and improve flow.
• Strong knowledge of with computer science fundamentals in object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• Experience in Angular, TypeScript, Node, Cypress (Unit testing and/or other testing frameworks) and Continuous Deployment
• Experience in Micro Front End architecture preferred.
• Experience in Cloud architectures and Containers (Docker, Kubernetes), GCP preferred.
• Experience supporting commercial applications/systems.

Soft Skills/Experience

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills – must demonstrate a methodical approach to troubleshooting problems with varying degrees of complexity.
• Heightened technical awareness and the ability to understand the reasoning and implications of technical decisions.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills – must be able to communicate and interact effectively with customers and coworkers.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and strong cross-functional relationships across the company to achieve common goals.
• Driven attitude with a superior ability to execute and sustain a high sense of urgency.
• Excellent memory, organizational ability, and the ability to set priorities, handle multiple responsibilities, and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced computer literacy, including all Microsoft Office programs.
• Other duties as assigned or required.

Benefits

• Flexible working – To help you manage your personal responsibilities and interests, we offer a range of flexi-working options, including hybrid working
• Holidays – In addition to the public holidays, we provide 25 days paid holiday per annum. We also offer the option to purchase up to five days of annual leave.
• A flexible pension – We help you prepare for the future with a salary sacrifice pension and annual personal pension reviews with our external partner
• Company sick pay – We offer piece of mind when you are ill with an enhanced Company Sick Pay policy
• Family benefits – We offer a range of support and benefits including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay, enhanced paternity leave and shared parental leave
• Financial, physical and wellbeing support – To help keep you at your best we provide our team with a health cash plan and if the worst should happen, we have a life assurance scheme
• Access to a discount platform – Treat yourself with discounts and rewards from hundreds of leading retailers, restaurants, and destinations
• Professional subscriptions – We offer reimbursement for professional subscriptions to a relevant institution if it’s required to perform your job role
• Charity giving – support a charity of your choice by gifting money directly from your payroll, saving the national insurance contributions you need to pay
• Electric Dreams salary sacrifice scheme in partnership with Octopus EV – An easy to manage and affordable way of leasing a zero-emission electric vehicle
• Cycle to work scheme – Make the most of this tax efficient scheme to improve your commute to work
• Rewarding long service – We provide gifts to our employees who achieve milestone years of service working as part of our team