Job Description
About Allica Bank
Allica is the UK’s fastest growing company - and the fastest-growing financial technology (fintech) firm ever. Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in fintech. Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities - representing over a third of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers
Purpose of Role
As a Senior Frontend Developer, you will have a specialization in Web technology. You will be expected to support feature development and mentor junior developers using constructive feedback. You will be responsible for defining and implementing a centralized component library that will be used by all Allica’s web applications. Helping to drive quality documentation and component examples and improve contribution guides and delivery processes. Your enthusiasm for UX and Accessibility will be at the forefront of your conversations with colleagues, and you will encourage discussions from less experienced teammates.
Your remit will go beyond projects as the wider engineering community will look to you for coaching and advice. You will be a strong influence on others and your success will largely be based on that.
Principal Accountabilities
* Work closely with design and engineering peers to create and refine design system processes and governance.
* Ensure components and patterns are well-documented with clear guidelines and usage examples.
* Ensure that components adhere to accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG) to provide an inclusive user experience.
* Work with designers to refine components based on user feedback and usability testing.
* Participate in design reviews to provide technical insights and feasibility assessments.
* Manage updates and changes to the design system, ensuring backward compatibility and proper versioning.
* Plan and execute the release of new versions of the design system.
* Foster a culture of continuous improvement in your specialism and in your Community of Practice, leading by example.
* Help run your community of practice, encouraging broad participation.
Required Skills
* Expert in JavaScript, Typescript, React + Hooks, Redux, Node.js, HTML5 and SASS/CSS.
* Experience in working with and extending component libraries: MUI, Chakra, or similar
* Demonstrable knowledge of Chakra and its inner workings.
* Experienced with using Storybook for component documentation
* Knowledge of UX/UI design and accessibility.
* Detailed-orientated
* Working knowledge of Figma
* Experienced with Webpack, Babel, Jest, Cypress and React Testing Library.
* Experienced with CI/CD and modern DevOps tools. Exposure to Azure DevOps Pipelines will be beneficial.
Working at Allica Bank
At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.
Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind:
* Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
* Options for flexible working
* Regular social activities
* 25 days holiday – with the option to Buy/Sell
* Pension contributions
* Discretionary bonus scheme
* Private health cover (with the option to add family members)
* Life assurance
* Income Protection
* Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
* Season ticket loans
Don’t tick every box?
Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills or requirements listed on the job description. If you think you’ll be a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you!
Flexible working
We know the ‘9-to-5’ isn’t right for everyone. That’s why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Please let us know what is best for you and, if we can, we will do our best to accommodate.
Diversity
We’re a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.