Frontend Developer

Sage • Remote (Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, GB) • 4m ago

Job Description

As a Frontend Software Engineer you will be responsible for building and extending of our accounting products in the Cloud, ensuring that the platform is fluid and scalable as we adopt more SaaS approach. You will work within a collaborative team (including PMs, developers, and QA analysts) to ensure that UI/UX features in our roadmap are delivered to agreed requirements.

This is a hybrid role – three days per week in our Newcastle office.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious professional to make a significant, long-lasting contribution to Sage’s products, at a key point in the company’s development. The successful candidate will be a key member of an existing agile team.

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will:
Write code using standard Web technologies JavaScript/React/Typescript.
Build features within the product using front-end technologies and frameworks.
Consume APIs offered within the platform to build required features.
Working with stakeholders to enhance the UX of the product.
Reviewing and providing feedback of peer-written code and documenting processes and best practices.
Participate in all phases of the project lifecycle.

Essential Skills / Experience:
React
Typescript
React Tanstack Query
Unit testing web applications e.g, Jest and React Testing Library
Storybook and Chromatic
Playwright testing
Object-oriented programming, enough to write and review code documentation.

Desirable:
Accessibility AXE or WCAG knowledge
Experience creating responsive designs for any screen size
Knowledge and experience of working with a continuous integration / continuous delivery workflows.
Knowledge of Agile (SCRUM).
A product-based focus understanding how changes and updates affect our consumers.
Experience gathering product requirements, assisting in defining scope, writing functional specifications, and estimating complexity.
A great team player, communicator and contributor.