Hybrid Junior Front-end Engineer

at Validus Risk Management

• Job title: Junior Front-end Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: GraphQL, React, Redux, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Junior Front-end Engineer joining Validus's development team to assist in developing and improving web applications using React. Collaborating with engineers on feature integrations and maintaining design consistency.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing new features and fixing bugs for Validus applications, including the order management system and the risk management system.
• Collaborate with other engineers and teams to integrate features and learn how different parts of the stack work together.
• Participate in code reviews and learn from feedback from more experienced engineers to improve your technical skills.
• Contribute to UI/UX improvements across the Horizon platform to improve ease-of-use, and uphold consistency in our design principles.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, estimation, and retrospectives.
• Learn about our technology stack and contribute ideas for improvements as you gain experience.
• Support development and maintenance of features that use real-time data communication (e.g. via WebSockets).
• Work within our Nx-based frontend monorepo to implement new functionality and maintain existing components.
• Utilise Zustand and TanStack Query for state and data management, and React Router for routing.
• Support development of data visualisation components (e.g. charts using HighCharts) to display real-time information.
• Use HandsOnTable to display large amounts of data, whilst improving performance to give the user an “excel” like feel within the browser.

Requirements

• TypeScript knowledge
• Understanding of React with some practical/commercial experience
• Exposure to state management libraries, such as Zustand or Redux.
• Exposure to testing frameworks like Vitest and Playwright.
• Basic understanding of APIs (REST or GraphQL) and how to use them in web applications.
• Familiarity with CSS and a willingness to learn styling techniques and best practices.
• Good communication skills working in a cross-discipline environment

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package (salary + bonus)
• Pension contributions
• Regular social events
• Train ticket loans
• Financial support towards professional qualifications