Front-End Developer (React/Typescript)

Description

*This role will be based from Norwich [UK], city centre offices*

Artlist is a leading Creative Technology company - its where the creative arts meet technology. If there’s one thing we all have in common, it’s a love of music and film, which is why we build innovative products to help content creators make amazing videos. 

We do this by giving them the best music, footage, sound effects, and editing software around. We also revolutionised the industry with a radical new music licensing model that has since become the global standard, offering a subscription-based licence that covers every video project.

Artlist is now the go-to platform for over 16M content creators across more than 160 countries. Our users range from beginner social creators to superbrands like Apple, Google, Nike, Coca-Cola, and Netflix.

Requirements

We're looking for a Front-End Developer to join our amazing UK R&D Team. This is a permanent position based at our Norwich city centre offices.

The stack that you'll be working with is across React/Typescript using the Next.Js framework and you'll support the team developing the core Artlist web application.

As a Front-End Developer at Artlist, you'll further harness your knowledge of software development to help build next generation web applications and take our products to the next level. You’ll be part of a talented team based here in Norwich that is part of a wider team globally. 

Wake up for this

• Work alongside and learn from passionate, industry leading developers that are keen to continually develop their skills. 
• Write highly performant code, supported by well documented specs and industry leading designs.
• Continue to innovate and implement the latest patterns in the codebase.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement new features for artists that host their content on Artlist. 
• Take full ownership and accountability of projects.
• Develop a range of genuinely exciting products in a creative industry. 

Required skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent work experience/qualification).
• Demonstrable experience with front-end technologies, including React and TypeScript.
• An understanding of how the architecture of the codebase can affect rendering performance. 
• Interested in working as part of a vibrant and sociable team.
• A fast learner, able to quickly master concepts, disciplines and methods.
• The ability to articulate their thoughts and challenges with their peers.
• Able to collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and objectives to create user-focused experiences.
• Proven experience of breaking down product requirements to technical tasks, providing solutions and estimations.
• Develop code that is clean, maintainable, scalable and secure.

Desirable skills

• Frameworks such as Next.js
• Experience with TDD, BDD and testing frameworks such as Jest/Playwright.
• An understanding of how to create reusable components following a well defined design pattern.