Senior Frontend Engineer

About Allica Bank

Recently named by The Times newspaper as one of the UK’s Top 20 financial technology (Fintech) companies, Allica is a new bank for established small & medium sized enterprise (SME) customers. We have just closed a £100m Series C fundraise led by leading global investor TCV.

Established SMEs are one of the last underserved opportunities in UK fintech. They are the backbone of local communities - representing over a quarter of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers. We’re here to change that. We’ve already established a clear competitive advantage, and that should only increase as we scale.

Finally, we really care about attracting the best people. It’s amazing what a small team of committed and talented people can do, if not weighed down by poor culture, leadership and processes. We’re building something important and impactful at Allica and we’re always looking for exceptional people to join the mission. Could that be you?!

Purpose of Role

As a Senior Frontend Developer, you will have a specialisation in Web technology. You will be expected to support feature development and mentor junior developers using constructive feedback. You will help define how we use frontend applications to drive our banking products. You will share your passion and experience with others and encourage a sharing and caring culture as well as supporting less experienced teammates to grow and develop.

Your remit will go beyond projects as the wider engineering community will look to you for coaching and advice. You will be a strong influence on others and your success will largely be based on that.

Principal Accountabilities

• Design, develop and deploy frontend applications.
• Collaboration with product owners, backend engineers and other stakeholders to facilitate the development of new features and applications.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement in your specialism and in your Community of Practice, leading by example.
• Help run your community of practice, encouraging broad participation.
• Mentor and support more junior colleagues e.g., through pair programming, Code reviews etc.
• Help more junior colleagues plan their careers and progress at Allica.

Required Skills

• Expert in JavaScript, Typescript, React + Hooks, Redux, Node.js, HTML5 and SASS/CSS.
• Experienced with Webpack, Babel, Jest, Cypress and React Testing Library. Knowledge of MobX and Nx will be beneficial.
• Knowledge of UX/UI design.
• Experienced with Docker and Kubernetes. AKS will be beneficial.
• Experienced with CI/CD and modern DevOps tools. Exposure to Azure DevOps Pipelines will be beneficial.
• Interested in scaling the applications using methodologies like Micro Frontends, Blue/Green Deployments.
• Prior experience using OpenID Connect Protocol.
• Extreme Programming Practices.

Working at Allica India Technology Services Private Limited

At Allica we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and

environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind:

• Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
• Options for flexible working
• Regular social activities
• Private Medical Insurance - fully comprehensive cover for the employee and dependants
• 22 days paid leave/ annual leave per year, excluding National & Festival holidays
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Life assurance (30 Laks)
• Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave