Why this job matters
All available locations for this role are : Birmingham, Manchester, London, Leeds & Bristol (Hybrid Model)
Delivering quality digital solutions for our customers is at the heart of everything we do.
As a Front End Engineer you will be responsible for building brilliant customer experiences in one of our journey squads.
You’ll have a passion for hands-on front-end coding, working with the latest frameworks and making a difference working on one of the biggest digital estates in the UK.
What you’ll be doing
- Building Software solutions
- Hands on development of FE code in React, Next.JS and other frameworks
- Working with the Product Owner, Engineers, Designers and other stakeholders in your agile squad to deliver digital experiences across BT and EE brands
- Contributing to enhance the systems you are working on
- Provide post-release and incident support
- Peer reviews of other squad members work
- Working alongside the other technical members of your squad to ensure solutions are fit for purpose, performant, secure, accessible and conform to our architectural principles
- Collaborate with the Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager and Chapter leads in defining front end technical standards and approaches
- Living the company values: Personal, Simple & Brilliant
Skills and Experience
- JavaScript with React, Hooks, Redux, Next.JS
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Unit and Integration testing (i.e. Jest)
- JSON Manipulation, API integrations
- Performance optimisation
- Focus on quality, automation, and metrics
- Comfortable working within a design framework
- Good understanding of the wider FE framework and tooling landscape including other Javascript Frameworks
- Software configuration management (Github, Gitlab Bitbucket etc)
- Knowledge of FE architecture and patterns
- Experience of working in a fast-paced agile environment
- Problem solver and analytical thinker
- Good planning and time-management skills
- Relationship management of both internal and external customer
- Able to translate user story requirements into brilliant digital experience
- Ability to build strong relationships both within and outside of the team and department
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- 10% on target bonus
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme
- Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
- 50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
- Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
- BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
- 30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans
Our leadership standards
Looking in:
Leading inclusively
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.