Senior Front End Software Engineer

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Department: Product and Development
Reporting to: Head of Development
Core Hours: Monday-Friday 8.45am - 5.30pm
Location: Based at our Exeter HQ or remote with quarterly visits to Exeter

Situ is an established serviced accommodation agency headquartered in stunning Exeter, Devon. We connect people with choice corporate accommodation that feels like home, wherever in the world they might be. With a global supply chain spanning over 144 countries and an ever-growing team, we're on an exciting journey. Are you ready to join us?

About Us

Our success lies in our people-centric approach, it's what makes us stand out in the industry. Service with heart is how we ensure a 100% client retention rate. But it isn't just our clientele who get this top-quality treatment, it's our own people too.

Recognising and nurturing talent is a fundamental part of Situ culture, and we always reward hard work. 2023 alone saw 19 internal promotions within our company, and our dedication and investment in our teams is what makes us a renowned globally great employer. It's also how we earned a Best Place to Work award last year!

We're people people - diversity and inclusion is paramount to everything we do here at Situ. From collectively speaking 17 languages, to over half of our leadership roles being held by women, to our dedicated employee committees - we work hard to ensure everyone sees Situ as a safe space.

In a nutshell... We're on a mission to revolutionise corporate accommodation with our unique approach to the industry and are seeking top-notch people to help us achieve that goal.

But enough about us, it's you we're eager to learn more about. So get in touch today and slide into your next role at Situ (literally, we have an office slide)!

Job purpose

As our Senior Front End Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our cutting-edge software applications adhering to agile principles with Scrum as our chosen methodology. You will be passionate about technology, thrive in a collaborative and innovative environment, and have a strong proficiency in a wide range of technologies including React, Next JS, Chakra UI, Visual Studio Professional, Open API, Docker, and Azure App services.
Key responsibilities and duties

• • Lead the development of front-end features for our single-page application (SPA) and company website using Next.js, React, and Chakra UI.

• • Collaborate with backend developers to build seamless and scalable applications using .NET 8 and C#.

• • Design and implement responsive and accessible UIs that provide excellent user experiences.

• • Mentor junior developers in front-end development, sharing best practices and encouraging learning.

• • Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code in TypeScript,

• • Perform end-to-end testing with Playwright, Jest, and Cucumber to ensure product quality and reliability.

• • Lead code reviews and enforce front-end development standards.

• • Work with the front-end and back-end teams to ensure smooth integration of APIs and services.

• • Stay updated with emerging technologies, tools, and industry best practices. Apply innovative solutions to improve existing systems and processes.

• • Ensure that 10% of sprint time is spent on innovation activities aligned with Situ's strategy.

• • Contribute to the product strategy by providing technical insights, and identifying commercial opportunities and risks to be mitigated.

• • Work closely with product managers, colleagues, and other engineers to understand requirements and contribute to the overall product roadmap.

• • Support the product team through story refinement sessions to ensure we meet our definition of ready.

• • Support discussions on future product enhancements, features and improvements aligning our technical capabilities with client, partner and industry demands.

• • Create technical documentation and diagrams to assist in the understanding, maintenance, and future development of applications.

• • Evaluate and implement new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve development processes.

• • Translate strategic plans into actionable plans guiding the team on technical execution.

General responsibilities and skills

• • 5+ years of experience in front end development.

• • Expertise in React and Next.js and solid experience with modern front-end frameworks and libraries.

• • Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS3, HTML5, and component libraries like Chakra UI.

• • Good knowledge of back-end technologies, particularly C# and .NET.

• • Experience integrating front-end and back-end services, with a deep understanding of APIs.

• • Hands-on experience with testing frameworks such as Playwright, Jest, and Cucumber.

• • A proven ability to mentor and lead junior developers.

• • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to discuss both front-end and back-end concepts with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• • Experience with SEO optimisation for web applications and lead-generation websites.

• • Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerisation (e.g., Docker), and CI/CD pipelines.

• • Knowledge of design patterns and best practices for both front-end and back-end systems.

• • A good eye for design and user experience improvements.

• • Solid problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse complex technical issues and propose effective solutions.

• • Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• • Adherence to coding standards, best practices, and documentation in software development.

• • Highly motivated with a positive can-do attitude.

• • Commercially astute.

As a team we:

• • Are excellent to one another, putting our colleagues and the team ahead of ourselves.

• • Take pride in our work by building quality in and caring about how it works for our people.

• • Are always learning, sharing knowledge, and pushing ourselves to be better.

• • Seek different perspectives and fully commit when decisions are made.

• • Can say I don't know or ask for help without fear of judgement.

Benefits of working at Situ

• • 27 days of holiday per year (including two reset days) plus bank holidays and your birthday off.
  • Workplace pension - employer contribution increasing with length of service.
  • Training support and growth opportunities.
  • Quarterly awards for experience days.
  • Company events.
  • Long service awards.
  • The opportunity to travel.
  • Private health insurance.
  • Enhanced policies such as maternity and paternity.
  • Employee assistance programme, including 24-hour access to a GP.
  • Free eye test.
  • Salary sacrifice programmes for electric vehicles, cycle equipment and tech.
  • Subscription to online benefits and discount package.
  • The opportunity to join employee-led committees.
  • Access to mental health first aiders and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion champions.