Mission Statement & Summary
As a mid-level UI (React) Engineer at NewDay, you’ll build and improve React‑based applications that support our digital platforms and internal users, with a real focus on delivering value and quality. You’ll take ownership of features end‑to‑end, working in a modern Azure environment and contributing to continuous delivery as we move towards a full CI/CD model.
You’ll join a collaborative, high‑calibre engineering team where learning, quality, and impact matter. This is a great opportunity to grow your skills, work closely with senior engineers, and make a tangible difference.
How you’ll contribute
Design, develop and test high‑quality, scalable user interfaces using React
Translate product requirements and designs into clean, efficient, and reusable code
Build modular, testable components and front‑end architectures
Collaborate closely with Product Owners to deliver user‑focused solutions
We're looking for these essential skills
A minimum 2 years of experience in React
Experience with GraphQL
Experience in distributed version control systems (e.g. Git).
Experience in testing your own products
It’s a plus if you have these skills
Experience developing with Typescript
Experience writing automated tests using Cypress
Experience in FinTech
What's in it for you?
26 days holiday, rising to 30 with service
A holiday buy scheme (up to 5 extra days)
Double matched pension, with up to 14% from NewDay
Generous annual performance bonuses
Private medical insurance with Bupa, including mental health support and cancer care
26 weeks paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Free breakfast and lunch in the office every day, provided by our in-house chefs
…and more, which you can explore here!
At NewDay, we value all types of diversity. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our differences create a vibrant, authentic working culture. We want all our colleagues to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We don’t discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics or identities. We make sure that every job is crafted to be inclusive and that people with disabilities or caring responsibilities can take part in the application and interview process.
Tell us if you need accommodations: We’ll put reasonable adjustments in place to support you.
We work with Textio to make our job design and hiring inclusive.
PermanentSkills Required
- A minimum 2 years of experience in React
- Experience with GraphQL
- Experience in distributed version control systems (e.g. Git)
- Experience in testing your own products
What We Do
At NewDay, our business is focused on a single, clear and defining purpose: to help people move forward with credit. We provide nearly 4 million customers with responsible access to credit, underpinned by best-in-class customer service and exceptional user experience. Our in-house, highly scalable digital platform alongside our proprietary credit decisioning capability unlocks our competitive advantage. Our broad credit product offering enables instalment finance, BNPL, 0% finance and carded and digital revolving credit. We operate multiple direct-to-consumer products and a range of credit solutions with some of the UK’s most loved brands. Our underwriting capability and experience allow us to responsibly say yes to more UK customers making us a merchant partner of choice. We partner to harness the power of data to drive commerce across the UK, creating value at scale.
