Hybrid Frontend Engineer

at Uphold Inc.

• Job title: Frontend Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, GraphQL, iOS, JavaScript, React, React Native
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Frontend Engineer developing and improving web and mobile applications at Uphold. Focusing on maintainability, performance, and security while ensuring seamless API integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the frontend for the Uphold digital wallet, ensuring it is user-friendly, secure, and accessible across multiple devices and platforms.
• Implement new features and optimize existing functionality on both web and mobile platforms, based on product requirements and user feedback.
• Collaborate closely with backend engineers to integrate APIs and backend services seamlessly into the frontend, ensuring efficient and reliable data exchange.
• Actively participate in the entire software development lifecycle, including planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance, working alongside cross-functional teams.
• Write clean, maintainable, scalable and high quality code that adheres to best practices and industry standards, with a focus on performance and security.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of frontend technologies and frameworks like React Native, React, XState, GraphQL, and RESTful web services.
• Strong knowledge of the mobile platform, including the React Native framework, native modules, mobile data storage, app lifecycle, network requests, performance optimization, and platform-specific considerations (iOS and Android).
• Good understanding of the web platform, including DOM, CORS, browser data storage, script loading, request/response headers and others.
• Knowledge of multiple ECMAScript standards and modern JavaScript best practices.
• Knowledge of revision control systems.
• Basic knowledge of standard development pipelines, including build and other automation tools.
• Good communication skills and a team player with the ability to work in cross-functional teams, and with a great attitude.
• Strong focus on project execution and delivery.
• Fluent written and oral English skills.

Benefits

• Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.
• Home office stipend for a productive setup.
• Annual leave, healthcare, and employee assistance programs.
• Engaging events and celebrations.
• Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture.