Software Engineer (Front-end)

Department: Experience

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Hybrid

What you'll be doing

• Building and evolving user-facing features using modern frontend technologies 
• Writing clean, reusable and scalable code that stands the test of time 
• Working closely with Product and other engineers to ensure designs are technically feasible and well-implemented 
• Optimising applications for performance, responsiveness and scalability 
• Contributing to documentation and shared knowledge, helping the whole team move faster 
• Taking part in Scrum ceremonies and collaborating openly within your team 
• Reviewing code, sharing feedback and supporting high engineering standards 
• Debugging and problem-solving across frontend applications 

What we are looking for

• Strong experience with HTML, CSS (including SASS) and JavaScript 
• Experience working with JavaScript frameworks, ideally React Native with TypeScript 
• Comfortable consuming RESTful APIs and working with JSON 
• Confident building responsive, iOS and Android applications 
• Experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude or similar) into the software development workflow to accelerate delivery, enhance code quality and improve productivity
• Experience with asset build tools and frontend tooling 
• Solid understanding of Git and version control workflows 
• A good grasp of accessibility, web standards and UX best practices 
• Experience reviewing code and sharing knowledge with others 
• A practical, problem-solving mindset and the ability to debug effectively 
• Happy working independently on tasks while also collaborating as part of a team 

What we can offer you

• A friendly, flexible and trust-based approach to working 
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and usually a generous Christmas break 
• Fully matched private pension scheme (up to 8%) 
• Bupa private healthcare from day one, including cash plan benefits, dental and optical cover (covers all pre-existing conditions) 
• Life assurance cover of 4x your annual salary 
• Employee Assistance Programme (via Bupa), providing confidential support and practical advice whenever you might need it 
• Access to Calm - the #1 app for meditation and sleep 
• Innovation and learning – space to develop skills, try new ideas and experiment, with an annual hackathon where some ideas make it into real work. 
• A work-owned mobile phone or tablet of your choice, with the monthly contract covered by us 
• A great office setup – free snacks and drinks every day, plus regular food vans from some of the best places in Newcastle 
• Bede Bucks – exclusive colleague discounts and access to a wellbeing platform 
• Lots of social events – both in and outside of working hours 
• Referral programme – help us grow the team and receive a referral bonus of up to £3,000 (pre-tax, subject to scheme terms) 
• Bede swag – including hoodies, t-shirts and our much-loved Bede socks 
• Bede Holidays – extra discretionary days off through the year as a thank-you for the great work our teams do