Intermediate Software Engineer II (TypeScript)

Methodfi; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented Product Engineer to enhance the renting experience in the UK. This exciting role involves collaborating with diverse teams to solve user problems and deliver impactful solutions. With a focus on TypeScript and React, you will have the opportunity to mentor junior developers and continuously improve code quality. The company values personal development, offering a generous annual fund for your growth, and promotes well-being through coaching and ample holiday time. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to transforming the rental process for everyone involved.

Benefits

£1000 annual development fund

Bi-weekly coaching for mental health

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

3 months fully-paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience building web applications using TypeScript and React.
• Excellent understanding of state management and reusable components.

Responsibilities

• Work with product managers and engineers to understand end-user problems.
• Propose end-to-end solutions and assist in delivering features.

Skills

TypeScript

React

State Management

Automated Testing (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress)

Web Application Security

Job description

Please note before applying: this is a high level Intermediate level role within our team, tipping towards Senior and so we are really keen to see Product Engineers with solid commercial experience working with TypeScript and React. If this is you then we would love to hear from you!

Location: London (E1)

Hybrid working as standard: 2 days a week in the office, the other 3 days remote (or office if you prefer)

Our mission:

• Two in five people in the UK rent their homes. Goodlord's mission? To provide them with the best renting experience in the world

• We started Goodlord because we wanted to make renting simple and transparent for everyone involved: the agent, the landlord, and the tenant. We knew Generation Rent would lead to more tenants, with higher digital expectations and we were confident we could provide a solution

• Like all scale-ups it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster journey, but we’re now stronger than ever, with around 3,000 letting agents using the platform, exciting and varied products and 350+ Goodlordians across the group supporting the mission!

The Opportunity:

• Work with product managers, designers, business colleagues and other engineers to understand end-user problems

• Propose end-to-end solutions to solve these problems

• Assist your squad by delivering features and with them

• Use your knowledge on React and Typescript to continuously identify areas of improvement and propose fixes

• Review the code of your colleagues

• Offer mentoring to less experienced developers

What we need from you:

• Significant commercial experience building web based applications using Typescript and React.

• Propose end-to-end solutions to solve these problems

• An excellent understanding of state management and creating components and pages that are reusable and testable, and an understanding of architectural patterns like DDD and microservices.

• Proficient at writing automated tests using frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library or Cypress.

• Strong knowledge of web application security and how to guard against common vulnerabilities.

What's in it for you:

• Grow with Goodlord: your development is important to us, that’s why we are Great Place to Work - certified. Have a goal in mind? Share it with us and you can use your £1000 annual development fund to support it. We guarantee you’ll learn loads and develop both personally and professionally at Goodlord too!

• Your well-being matters: bi-weekly coaching with Sanctus to provide Goodlordians with a safe place to talk and support your mental health

• 25 days holiday (plus UK Bank holidays) plus 1 day per full holiday year up to 32 days:We believe regular breaks are essential for well-being and we encourage (some may say expect!) all Goodlordians to take full advantage of their annual leave entitlement.

• Supporting your family: we offer Goodlordians of all genders a generous 3 months of fully-paid time off to look after their new arrivals

What’s next?

If you’re ready to help us provide the best renting experience in the world, then click apply (2-3 minutes)!

A full job spec is available on request

Goodlord wants applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. In fact one of our core values is Bring our whole selves to work which is really important to us. If there is anything you need to participate fully in the interview process we'd like to hear about that too, please just include it in your application. Come and join us!

** Please note, as we are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all Goodlordians are required to pass a thorough referencing check via Experian before joining the team. We will only ask for references at the point of making an offer.

Regrettably we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.

No agencies please - we have tried and trusted partners we would turn to should we require support.