Senior Frontend Engineer (Typescript) in Exeter

In a world of immense uncertainty, digiLab is a pioneering AI company that empowers governments and organisations in safety-critical or highly regulated industries to solve critical, complex, and high-stakes challenges using machine learning and uncertainty quantification. From forging a path to clean energy to life-saving medical diagnostics and beyond, making critical decisions with unwavering confidence is difficult, especially when data is complex, sparse, or incomplete. This is where digiLab’s expertise shines through. Our trustworthy and explainable AI platform, The Uncertainty Engine, supported by our team of machine learning specialists and data scientists, enables decision-makers to accelerate innovation, reduce the risk of failure, turn insight into action, and deliver greater value through more informed and confident decisions.

Summary

The Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) role is a full-time position (Monday to Thursday) focused on the development of digiLab's frontend Engine Designer product. This role involves using React and Typescript to deliver user-centric interfaces within a fast-paced environment. The position includes a broad range of software engineering and frontend development, working closely with cross-functional teams. We are looking for a Senior Engineer (Frontend) with strong experience in React and Typescript, capable of leading the frontend development of our product. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering, a passion for creating user-centric interfaces, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

The Role

As a Software Engineer (Frontend) at digiLab, you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop, and maintain high-quality frontend software solutions.
• Contributing to the architectural design, development, testing, and deployment of frontend applications.
• Developing applications with React and Typescript, ensuring a high-quality, scalable, and secure codebase.
• Applying security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Mentoring and guiding junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented environment.
• Demonstrating a deep understanding of React and Typescript, and ability to communicate technical expertise.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and ensuring efficient deployment processes for frontend code.
• Championing “Scrum” and making strong contributions to team-process improvements.
• Collaborating with product management to understand and translate business requirements into technical frontend solutions.
• Providing technical support to internal customer facing engineers and leading diagnosis and mitigation in incident management investigations.

Duties may evolve, and you may be asked to take on other reasonable responsibilities within your competence to support our growth.

Required Skills

• Degree-level qualification in computer science or related field.
• Sufficient industry experience in software development.
• Expertise in React, and React’s functional component paradigm, hooks, and custom hook patterns.
• Strong proficiency with TypeScript.
• Expertise in CSS, and experience with a variety of modern CSS approaches.
• Ability to write logical, self-explanatory, and consistent code.
• Experience with user-account management and secure frontend development.
• Professional experience with RESTful API design and best practices.
• Strong understanding of frontend software design patterns, SOLID, DRY principles, and architectural patterns.
• Experience with Git/GitHub and best practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of the software testing pyramid and automated testing (smoke, component, unit, performance, load, end-to-end).
• Understanding of UI/UX design principles and a keen eye for detail.
• Proven ability to collaborate in a fast-paced “agile” team, preferably using “scrum.”
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor junior engineers.

Nice to haves

• A Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience with AWS: IAM, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, API Gateway, ECR, EC2, Cognito.
• Experience with canvas/diagram libraries (like Reactflow, FlowChart.js, etc.).
• Experience with popular state management libraries, for client and server state.
• Knowledge of deployment-reliability engineering and reliability best practices.
• Experience with security best practices and frontend security concerns.

Location

This role is based on-site in either our Exeter or Bristol office. As an ambitious, rapidly-growing start-up, we’re looking for proactive, adaptable people who thrive in a fast-paced environment. Our standard working hours are 9.00–5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, though some flexibility outside these hours may be required to meet business needs.

Our Culture and Values

At digiLab, we prioritise work-life balance with a 4-day workweek (Monday to Thursday), offering a full-time salary and three-day weekends every week! Our team is built on strong connections, with regular socials like game nights, bouldering, and paddleboarding. We foster a culture of innovation, trust, and collaboration. Our values include:

• Creativity & Agility: Encouraging innovation and flexibility in goal achievement.
• Trust & Responsibility: Supporting each other in taking calculated risks for bold innovation.
• Open & Honest Collaboration: Ensuring transparent communication and alignment.
• High-Performance Standards: Continuously challenging ourselves to excel in delivery.
• Value-Driven Work: Regularly assessing our contributions toward company goals.

Benefits

• 4-day working week
• Competitive Salary
• BUPA private health care (via salary sacrifice)
• Company Cashplan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Referral Program
• Company Events
• Discretionary EMI scheme (eligible to be considered after one year with the company; participation is not guaranteed and is entirely at the company's discretion.)

Equal Opportunities

digiLab is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fair, inclusive, and legally compliant. We take equality, dignity, and non-discrimination seriously.

Final Note

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