Senior Frontend Engineer

Senior Frontend Engineer

We’re looking for a talented Senior Frontend Engineer to join a close-knit, cross-functional agile squad within our Universal Mission.
Universal powers the ClearScore Group ecosystem internally, externally and across markets. Our purpose is to make ClearScore Group, its tools, APIs and identity systems universally accessible, consistent and self-serve, for internal teams and external partners.

What you’ll work on

Depending on where you land, you’ll contribute to one (or more) of these areas:
Accounts (Identity Surfaces)
Owns the user-facing identity experiences across ClearScore and connected brands: registration, login/authentication, My Account, bank connections, and document handling.
Toolsmiths (Internal Tools & Admin Surfaces)
Builds and runs internal tools and admin surfaces that enable Customer Ops, Partners and internal teams to self-serve.
Connect (Universal API & Developer Experience)
Owns and evolves the Universal API, API management tooling, external partner connectivity, and developer documentation/portals to support integration and interoperability across the platform.

Why this role matters

Your work will unlock safer, smoother access to ClearScore experiences across markets and brands, and it will reduce friction for the teams and partners building on top of our platform. That might mean improving conversion through the user registration flow, rebuilding core account management surfaces, enabling internal operational tooling, or shipping a developer-facing documentation experience that scales.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in your team, helping juniors grow and  peers deepen their technical expertise. You'll bring fresh ideas and perspectives to our engineering culture, helping us refine how we deliver world-class products. We value collaboration, attention to detail and continuous improvement. If you love solving complex problems and delivering elegant solutions in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you

For more information on our tech stack check out our 2025 Tech Radar , how we work is summarized in our Engineering Principles and we have many other Tech Blogs on Medium.

What you will be doing:

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack solutions using Node.js and TypeScript, delivering data-driven user interfaces and backend services.
• Build intuitive client UX utilising design systems and server-driven UI frameworks.
• Optimise and scale databases for large-scale applications, leveraging SQL, PostgreSQL, and indexing strategies to ensure performance and maintainability.
• Work closely with expert colleagues who will implement, monitor, and optimise real-time data pipelines with Kafka, ensuring robust message handling and distributed system performance to power your features.
• Take ownership of end-to-end performance optimisation, both client- and server-side.
• Lead the deployment and maintenance of production-grade code and databases across multiple global markets.
• Monitor post-release performance, leveraging tools for reliability and system health.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment, mentoring team members and those of other specialisms and fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the growth of our technology by driving improvements in standards, tools, and processes.

Skills we'd love you to have:

• Proven experience building scalable full-stack solutions in Node.js, TypeScript, and React.
• Strong foundation in SQL, PostgreSQL, and query optimisation.
• Familiarity with server driven UI patterns and the use of design systems
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, Docker, and AWS.
• Understanding of performance optimisation techniques for web applications.
• Skilled in unit and functional testing strategies for Node.js services
• Familiarity with deploying global infrastructure and managing multiple environments.
• Experience with Contentful or similar CMS tools is a plus

Leadership and Collaboration

• A collaborative mindset with a passion for mentoring and supporting team members.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum environments
• Proactive in proposing new technologies, processes and standards to elevate our technical practices.

Why ClearScore?

ClearScore is currently the biggest marketplace for credit products in the UK and in South Africa with over 15 million users. We are the first company to facilitate access to credit products using Open Banking data, making credit accessible to users with no credit files or low credit scores. In the UK alone, we have established relationships with over 50 of the main lenders and have been a trusted tool for customers to manage their credit and make better financial decisions.

We were the first business to offer free credit reports. We did so because we are user-centric at our core and believe in leveraging on technology to enable positive financial choices. We are design-led and data driven and we embed these behaviours in everything we do.

Our company culture is a fundamental part of all we have achieved. We believe in hiring smart, driven, passionate and diverse people who are keen on having a real impact in our organisation. We trust you to manage your own time, so we offer flexible work and no fixed desk hours. We don't micromanage and believe in measuring outcomes rather than effort. We have an inclusive culture where all, regardless of seniority, are encouraged to contribute with their ideas, look after their wellbeing and actively seek opportunities for career growth.

If you feel like this could be the place for you, apply and our Talent team will be happy to share more.

Benefits:

• Holidays – 20 paid holidays (plus public holidays) and a “duvet day” on your birthday
• Pension Fund contribution over and above salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Eye Tests
• Medial Aid Benefit - over and above salary
• Continued investment into learning and development 
• Flexible work hours and the ability to work from home
• Flexible, generous, and personalised maternity and paternity plans
• Monthly team events and office days out that we get to choose, and company events at the end of each quarter and retro
• Employee Assistance Program
• ClearScore Support Hub
• Perkbox

Equal Opportunities

ClearScore is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. As an equal opportunity employer, we are able to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate individuals with disabilities during the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation, please inform us in advance, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

• Levels 1-5: Minimum 2 days per week in-office
• Level 6 and above: Minimum 3 days per week in-office

• Flexibility to manage your work and life
• Dedicated in-office days for team building and collaborative projects
•  Office facilities (with plants!) designed for productive interactions
• Clear expectations and support for maintaining our hybrid schedule