Senior Software Engineer; Front End

Rocket Lawyer ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Job Description

About Rocket Lawyer We believe everyone deserves access to simple and affordable legal services. Founded in 2008, Rocket Lawyer is the largest and most widely used online legal service platform in the world. With offices in North America and Europe, Rocket Lawyer has helped over 20 million people create over 3 million legal documents, and answer over 30,000 legal questions. We are in a unique position to enhance and expand the Rocket Lawyer platform to a scale never seen before in the company's history, to capture audiences worldwide. We are expanding our team to take on this challenge! Are you interested in building products used by millions of people? Do you like shipping code at a rapid pace? Rocket Lawyer is seeking an experienced Front End Engineer that is passionate about building mobile and desktop web applications. This position is permanent, full-time and is based in our Shoreditch office. About The Role * Work with Product Designers to implement the next generation of Rocket Lawyer products * Build efficient and reusable front-end abstractions and systems * Identify and address performance bottlenecks * Participate in design and code reviews * Interact with other team members to incorporate their innovations and vice versa * Identify and communicate best practices for front-end engineering The Person * Expert knowledge of modern JavaScript technologies such as Angular, React, and Typescript. * Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS/LESS/SASS. * Ability to write high-performance, reusable code for UI components * Experience integrating with back-end web services via REST-based APIs. * Experience developing responsive interfaces for web and mobile. * Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking * BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field Highly Desired * Knowledge of web architecture and the HTTP protocol. * Experience with MVC development. * Knowledge of caching strategies. * Knowledge of cloud development.