Senior Front End Developer

2022 is an exciting year for Hex and we’re looking for a Senior Front-End Developer experienced in native mobile and web app development, to join our growing team in the heart of Farringdon. We have some exciting new projects starting this year for brand new businesses with seed funding, and for established organisations. You will be involved at all stages of the project from concept ideation through to the technology architecture, build and deployment, including -

• Leading on all aspects of mobile app development including tech-stack definition and scalability, build, QA, deployment and continuous integration
• Advising on all design aspects from a technical perspective, UX feasibility, UI implementation, including discovery and requirements gathering
• Working closely with our design, engineering, projects and client services teams to successfully deliver client projects
• Working on an agile project management methodology
• Architecting and building solutions to client requirements and communicating these solutions to clients and the team
• Maintaining best practice standards of code and coding standards

We’d love to hear from you if you have a proven track record of building high quality mobile apps with millions of users.

How many projects will I be working on at a time?

We actively work with a range of clients, covering large multi-year long digital product builds, smaller project work and monthly retainers. This means your month could consist of getting stuck in to a new project, or split across a handful of interesting clients looking to develop new features.

What will my personal space be like?

Our Farringdon office is open plan, and you’ll have a spacious desk embedded within your high-performing team with storage for you to use. We also have several spaces for collaboration, such as meeting rooms and sofas. We work on a hybrid model and do not mandate a particular number of days for you to be in the office.

Job requirements

Role Overview:

• As Senior Front End Developer, you will play a key role within cross-functional client teams and collaborate with experts in UX, UI, animation and marketing to produce award winning apps
• Take responsibility for the functionality of these apps, and ensure your code is clean, tidy and well-documented
• Keep up to date with mobile device technologies across both Apple and Google powered hardware
• Have a sweet tooth for new technology frameworks and flexibility
• Maintain and improve apps across a range of retainer clients
• Work hard, be passionate about what you do and have fun while you're doing it

What we’d like to see in you:

Key Competencies

• Experienced with either React & React Native. Experience with Vue, Ionic, Capacitor or Cordova is a plus but not required
• Experience with web development, specifically working on web apps and websites
• A proven track record of playing a hands on app developer role within a fast paced organisation, either client side at a start-up or scale-up, or an agency
• Experience with native app development on iOS and Android
• Familiarity with API endpoints and using them to get and post data
• Able to work closely in planning and execution with designers and other engineers

Nice to haves:

• At least 3 years in a mobile app development role, ideally in an agency environment
• Experience with social media network APIs and other integrations
• Experience with Kotlin is a plus but not required
• Experience with Laravel or NodeJS is a plus but not required
• Skilled in technologies and languages used to build, deploy and deliver
• Familiar with testing technologies, methodologies and frameworks, or the passion and drive to learn them
• Happy to work across a range of products and switch between them while making progress

Benefits

• Open office with a fun and engaging culture, in the beating heart of Farringdon surrounded with markets, cafes and great places to eat
• Competitive salary including an annual bonus scheme
• Yearly training budget of £1,000 and access to ongoing off-site training/conferences
• Company MacBook Pro
• Unlimited drinks, snacks and fruit
• Monthly social events and away days
• Legendary summer and Christmas extravaganzas
• Hex lunches
• Bi-annual appraisals
• Flexible working hours when required
• 25 days holiday plus 1 extra for each anniversary with us, for when you need a break
• Join in with events outside of work, like 5-a-side football, yoga and more