Frontend Engineer

What you will be doing: 

We are looking for a driven, talented Software Engineer with knowledge of modern frontend web technologies to help us build our SaaS-based anti-money laundering solutions, which empower organizations to fight Financial Crime! We are building cutting-edge solutions that help create a safer world and stop money from ending up in the hands of criminals.

This role sits within the team responsible for the Frontend Platform: the core features, delivery mechanisms, UI components and engineering tools that are used by teams across Comply Advantage to deliver customer-facing solutions.

As a Frontend Software Engineer, you will:

• Own User Interface parts that enable compliance officers in financial organisations onboarding, viewing and editing their customers’ information.
• Work closely with Backend SWE to guarantee smooth and reliable feature delivery.
• Participate in the design of our frontend applications, ensuring they are performant, maintainable, and high-quality.
• Engage in team ceremonies, contributing to conversations and decision making, advocating for good engineering practice and real impact.

About you:

As a Frontend Software Engineer, you should have:

• Proven experience in Frontend Development with proficiency in Typescript and React.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen eye for detail.
• Experience with popular testing frameworks such as Vitest. 
• Strong prompt & context engineering skills for AI-assisted development (e.g., Claude Code, Gemini Code Assist) to enhance productivity and code quality.
• Experience working in an agile environment and using tools like Jira to manage workflows.
• Ability to engage actively in team discussions, bringing valuable insights and contributing constructively.
• Willingness to share knowledge, and foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Ability to take on diverse responsibilities and contribute to various aspects of project development.
• Experience of supporting business-critical web applications in production where observability and reliability are key.

Nice to haves:

• Familiarity with...
• React Query for data fetching and state management
• Use of frontend build tools (Vite) and CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab)
• Claude Code tooling & customisation
• Observability platforms such as Grafana and Sentry
• UI design tools such as Figma
• Experience writing e2e tests with frameworks such as Cypress.

What’s in it for you?

• Equity as we want you to have a part of what we are building. 
• Unlimited Time Off Policy. A work-life balance and focus on our well-being are critical to keeping us performing at our best. 
• We embrace a hybrid approach that requires employees to be in the office for two days a week. We strongly believe that this approach fosters collaboration and enables the building of meaningful relationships.
• ​​Comprehensive Medical Insurance. Your health is our priority; we’ve got you covered.
• You will also get a new starter budget to kit out your home office. 
• Opportunity to work on innovative projects with smart-minded people keen to share their knowledge and continuously improve. 
• Annual learning budget (prorated based on start date) to drive your performance and career development. 
• We provide everyone with the latest modern laptops and tech stacks to ensure you’re never slowed down by your tools.