Senior Software Engineer (Front-end)

Company Description

StepStone: Founded in 1996, part of the Axel Springer SE group, is one of the most successful international digital recruiting businesses. We operate over 54 job boards with over 67 million visits per month and employ over 3,500 people in more than 20 countries. We deliver the best experience to our candidates and the recruiters we work with from small local players to big global brands across the job industry.

We at Stepstone are disrupting the global job market. Our products are digitalising the marketplace, setting new digital recruiting standards. How? By leveraging Artificial Intelligence to transform finding jobs and finding talent into a gratifying experience. Simple. Human. Intuitive. This is StepStone. 

Our 1000 people-strong, global Product, Technology and Marketing teams are empowered to work on complex challenges that will make a significant difference across the world. We're a positive force for good with our mission being to get the right people into the right jobs. We do this by making sure people are at the heart of our strategy as well as making sure people are at the heart of the companies we work with. 

When we talk about people, we mean that we celebrate the differences, the diversity and the diverse perspectives that make communities both successful and wonderful. We strive towards creating an inclusive culture, a truly diverse organisation and an environment that is reflective of a flexible way of working for everyone. 

We are keen to spread the net far and wide to reach out to candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you’re an unconventional candidate or you feel like you’re under-represented within the industry then we’d love to hear from you.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer who has experience in frontend development to join our team at The Stepstone Group and enhance the job search experience for our candidates!

Our Team is responsible for displaying job advertisements that are both attractive and valuable to our job seekers. We aim to be fast, resilient, and stable while ensuring that our mobile users have the best possible experience worldwide. The Stepstone Group currently operates on more than 13 different brands, helping individuals find their dream job.

The ideal candidate should have a strong proficiency in frontend architectures and technologies such as React, TypeScript, and Node.js. Additionally, they should have a proven track record of leading large initiatives to successful completion. As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the team, leading technical initiatives and supporting cross-team initiatives.

What you'll be focused on day to day:

• Technical Leadership: Help the team implement architectural solutions, providing expert guidance and fostering a culture of technical excellence. Look further ahead on the roadmap & backlog to identify upcoming technical challenges. Proactively take end-to-end responsibility for managing several activities and projects
• Best Practices and Adoption: Lead the implementation of high-quality coding standards, design patterns, and architectural principles, while supporting and guiding the team through the integration of new technologies and frameworks.
• Upskilling and Mentoring: Actively contribute to the professional development of delivery team engineers, enabling them to excel in target technologies
• Product Influence: Exercise your influence to shape product direction and outcomes.
• Cross-Team Collaboration and Influence: Leading participates in communities and cross-team initiatives.
• International Collaboration: Cooperate with distributed teams across Europe, fostering a global collaboration mindset.

Qualifications

• Expert in frontend architectures and technologies: React, TypeScript, Node.js.
• Long experience in working with Next.js including v14
• Working knowledge of AWS Cloud Services is highly desirable.
• Proven technical leadership in complex environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication on a technical level with an understanding of business requirements if needed.
• Have deep knowledge of best practices in micro-frontend, microservices, event-driven architectures and responsive web design.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Datadog, Elasticsearch & Kibana and Cloudwatch.
• Highly skilled in performance-oriented programming
• Highly skilled in modern software engineering toolchain technologies
• Highly skilled in mentorship & problem-solving

Additional Information

What we offer:  

• Medical and stomatological care

• Life insurance

• Multibenefit platform

• Workshops, international conferences

• Hackathons, Knowledge Sharing Hours

• In-house projects

• Events and integration parties

• English lessons

• Game room and chillout zone

Join our team and contribute your expertise to make a significant impact on our company's success while advancing your IT career. We look forward to receiving your application!