Frontend Engineer

Santander Auto Software is looking for a Front End Engineer

Santander Auto Software is a fully remote business that was established in late 2021 within the Leasing Domain of Santander. We started as a small team of software engineers working like a startup. Since then, we have scaled to 150+ team members whilst building from scratch, a state-of-the-art global software platform and product suite that is being rolled out across Europe. The business is 100% enabled by modern software technology and the organisation is comprised of skilled software builders distributed across Europe.   

The leadership team and staff are made up of experienced individuals with accomplished backgrounds working with tech & product companies at early stages. We have been building out our fast-paced culture with ownership, autonomy and collaboration at its heart. We have a bias for action, a curious mindset and all of this means we deliver high quality software with a large impact that every staff member gets to be a part of.

 Join us if you are looking for an opportunity to work with a Tech company mindset and support software development in Product Lines. Building impactful technology solutions that serve thousands of international customers. This role is likely to be a good fit if you are curious, passionate and enjoy a respectful and empowering culture where software teams' partner with experienced product managers, technical program managers and software leadership.  

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

We are looking for frontend engineers with experience working in developing and implementing user interface components using React.js concepts and workflows such as Redux and Hooks, who have experience working in a software on demand production environment. You will build Cloud-native, AWS-based, greenfield software and will have time and support to invent solutions to a wide variety of user, business, and technical challenges.  

Experience: 

• Sustained professional experience in Frontend development, working with React.js. 
• Experience with Redux, Webpack, Hooks. 
• Strong knowledge of Javascript, CSS, HTML, and Frontend languages. 
• Production deployment experience working with AWS. 
• Experienced in true Agile and its engineering practices with a true DevOps mindset. 

Responsibilities: 

• Developing, implementing and evolve our frontend architecture. 
• Monitoring and improving frontend performance. 
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs. 
• Design and deliver functional and quality software, with the focus on developing code from scratch through live running code. 
• Design functional software (objects & modules) 
• Design and implement performant software using documented algorithms and methods of software optimisation on team's functional platform tech stack. 
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define, design, test and deliver new features and to articulate technical concepts to the business and technical community. 
• Developing code, performing test, trials and quality checks to ensure strong functionality and optimisation. 
• Maintaining and improving systems and software codes to support and improve product. 
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance. 
• Keeping details records of development processes. 
• Continuously discover, evaluate and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency. 
• Gather and evaluate user feedback. 

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field. Or equivalent work experience.

LOCATIONS

• The vacancies will be fully remote based out of either Spain, Portugal or the Netherlands.