Front End Engineer in Fife

Bright Ascension is a fast growing, innovative company changing the way that software is developed in the space industry. With customers across the world, ranging from universities and space agencies, to commercial organisations and start-ups, our core technologies enable our customers to develop and operate space-based systems and services faster, more cost effectively and more reliably. Innovation is at the heart of what we do and it is our team which drives that innovation; this is reflected in our commitment to employee ownership, which gives all of us a voice, and a stake, in our current and future success. With offices in Dundee, Edinburgh and Bristol we now have more than 50 members of staff and plans to expand significantly over the next 12 months. We are at a very exciting time in our ambitious growth plans and have fantastic opportunities for talented individuals to join our team.We are looking for an experienced and motivated Frontend Engineer who possesses strong technical skills and a positive approach to their work. This role shares responsibility for building main user interfaces across our HELIX product suite. You will participate in the design process by engaging with our UX designers and backend teams to scope upcoming work. The role involves working alongside other Frontend Engineers to deliver these features and working with the Applications team to develop and release a portion of our products. The ideal candidate will be skilled in the use of React, with a focus on creating flexible and reusable frontend code, supported by robust testing. This role works with an internal component library through to large product-agnostic screens. The backend engineers on our team will be using Java, and so knowledge of this language is a bonus. Good time management, clear communication, and teamwork are pivotal for this role. The team works in an agile environment supporting a variety of projects, and so the ability to be resilient and flexible is very important. We see this role as being full time, although this is negotiable. Ideally, we would like this role to be based in Edinburgh – hybrid to allow for regular interaction with the wider business and colleagues in other departments What you will do As a member of the Engineering team your key responsibilities would be: Development and testing of our frontend software according to best practices Collaborating with our team’s backend engineers to deliver high quality features Implementing bug fixes Engaging with other members of Product Engineering and UX Design teams to contribute to the SDLC of our products Essential skills