React Frontend Engineer in Glasgow

The position of Software Engineer (Web) sits within the Digital function of our Retail business of ScottishPower, reporting to the Digital Engineering Manager. As a Software Engineer (Web) within the Digital Team, you will design, build and maintain our Next.js microfrontends and shared libraries in a monorepo, and provide solutions to support a programme of ongoing work from design to deployment, along with supporting the business stakeholders to identify possible business changes that will further support the growth of the ScottishPower Digital business plan.

We are looking for passionate web developers who recognise the need to write clean, maintainable, scalable and well-tested code alongside like-minded engineers moving in a fast-paced environment. We have a mobile-first approach and use React with TypeScript, Next.js (App Router) and Node.js in a monorepo architecture, with a strong focus on testing using tools and frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library and Playwright/Cypress. Our web applications integrate with shared backend services via well-defined API and façade layers, so candidates who understand end-to-end delivery from UI through service integration would be beneficial.

What you’ll be doing

As a Software Engineer (Web) at ScottishPower, you will be working in a small cross functional product squad alongside other Software Engineers, Testers, Product Owners, Business Analysts and UX Designers, with objectives varying based on your squad, making this a highly agile environment with a clear vision and roadmap driven by our dedicated Product Owners.

What you’ll bring

We are seeking a collaborative and enthusiastic Web Developer who is willing to push boundaries to deliver innovative solutions utilising the latest technologies, whilst being open, sharing and not afraid to challenge the norm. As a minimum, you will have hands on experience in:

• React and TypeScript
• Next.js (App Router), including server and client component patterns
• Node.js and modern package/workspace workflows in a monorepo
• HTML, CSS, responsive/mobile-first implementation, and design-token based styling
• Building UI layers with clear separation from facade/service/API layers
• Integrating with RESTful APIs
• Experience with Git and Peer-Review
• Experience with testing strategies such as Unit Testing, Component Testing, Integration Testing and E2E testing
• Experience with test tools and frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library and Playwright/Cypress
• Comfortable working on large, shared codebases with other developers and teams

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate, as a minimum:

• Experience in building quality digital services
• Good knowledge of Agile and Scrum delivery processes
• Familiarity with CI/CD, e.g. Jenkins pipelines and automated testing
• Good interpersonal skills and desire to support teammates
• Desire to learn and improve
• Strong foundation in programming fundamentals and how to apply them
• Awareness of secure coding, including safe server-side patterns in Next.js
• Accessibility-first mindset with practical application of WCAG 2.2 AA

Preferred (nice to have):

• Experience delivering microfrontends at scale in a monorepo
• Experience implementing server actions / server functions in production
• Awareness of SEO and performance engineering practices
• Experience with structured logging and production observability tooling

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.

That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to us.