React Software Engineer in Skipton

Were looking for a curious?React.js Developers?to join our cross-functional engineering team at Skipton Building Society. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful front-end projects that power customerfacing and internal platforms across one of the UKs top building societies.

Youll be hands-on in building responsive, accessible, and elegant user interfaces using?React.js?and?TypeScript, collaborating with engineers, designers, and product owners throughout the full software development lifecycle.

About Skipton Building Society

At Skipton Building Society, we\’re a mutual organisation owned by our members and driven by putting people at the heart of everything we do. We believe success comes from great people and treating everyone as individuals. Our values; Trust, Ownership, and One Team guide how we work together and deliver exceptional service to our customers.

We love to experiment and play around with the tools, techniques, and technologies we have available to us to improve how we deliver solutions. As a software engineer, you can expect to be involved in:

• Engineering Software solutions working with prototypes and proof of concepts.
• Producing accessible, responsive, rich front-end UI using Typescript in the ReactJS andNextJS framework.
• Integrating with cloud services and back-end systems (ie, APIs, IDAM).
• Working in multidisciplinary engineering teams across the whole software development life cycle.

We look for people who are passionate around solving problems through innovation and engineering practices. You\’ll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner with stakeholders to stay focused on common goals.

Our Ideal Candidate

Will have:

• 3+ years\’experience with?ReactJS/NextJS in a production environment.
• Strong front-end skills with?TypeScript?(JavaScript knowledge also valued)
• Familiarity with?REST APIs
• Solid understanding version controlsuch as Git.
• Experience with testing React applications using JEST or vitest
• Team-oriented mindset with strong communication skills
• Self-motivated and proactive in your approach to learning and delivery

Would be great, but not essential if you also had:

• Experience working with?Storybook?and?Atomic Design?principles.
• Exposure to?Azure?services (AWS or other cloud backgrounds also welcomed)
• Awareness of?TDD/BDD?practices
• Familiarity with?Agile?methodologies like Scrum or SAFe
• Familiarity with playwright end to end testing

Will be:

• Curious about technology and adaptable to new technologies.
• Agile-minded, optimistic, passionate, and pragmatic about delivering valuable software to customers.
• Someone who puts quality first and has a passion for good design and clean code.
• Willing to support colleagues, leveraging their experience & knowledge.

Whats In It For You?

Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.

We have a range of other benefits available to you including;

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days.
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum).
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply).
• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car.
• A commitment to training and development.
• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues.
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum.
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups.
• We care about your health and wellbeing we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership.