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Front End Engineer (mid)
Remote with the option to use the Edinburgh office (UK-based only) - Permanent/Full Time
About BR-DGE
BR-DGE is an award winning FinTech founded in Edinburgh. Our platform enables e-commerce and technology businesses to have the freedom and flexibility to redefine the way they handle payments.
Since our inception in 2018 we have been leading the way in the future of payment orchestration. Our products enable enterprise businesses to optimise their payment infrastructure and create frictionless digital payment experiences for their end users. Now with a global reach, our customer base is made up of incredible brands and household names from across the travel, retail and gambling sectors and it’s growing fast! Our world class partners include Visa and Worldpay and we’re continuing to build a strong partner network with the biggest players in the payments industry. It’s an exciting time to be part of BR-DGE!
The journey so far has been incredible, but we’re just getting started and with ambitious growth plans, we’re now looking for more exceptional talent to join our team.
All BR-DGE Builders receive the following benefits:
Flexible and remote working
Remote working allowance
33 days holiday including public holidays
Your birthday as a day off
Family healthcare
Life insurance
Employee assistance programme
A culture that champions rapid career progression
Investment in your learning and development
Regular team events & socials
Become a BR-DGE Builder
About the Role:
We're seeking a talented JavaScript Engineer to join our dynamic front-end team. While our team primarily focuses on front-end products, we also maintain a Node.js back-end service, offering you valuable full-stack development experience.
As an Engineer at BR-DGE, you'll be an essential part of our development team, collaborating closely with experienced engineers to create clean, maintainable, and efficient code that continuously improves our product offerings. You'll have the opportunity to grow your skills across various technologies while contributing to meaningful projects.
The ideal candidate has experience in front-end development with JavaScript frameworks and brings enthusiasm for learning and growth. This position is perfect for someone early in their engineering career who wants to develop professionally in a supportive, fast-paced fintech environment.
What you'll be doing:
- Design, build and maintain accessible, performant user interfaces for the BR-DGE Portal, Hosted Payment Page and the WebSDK modules
- Write clear, maintainable TypeScript, HTML, and CSS, with strong unit and end-to-end test coverage
- Work with Node.js services, shape and consume APIs, review contracts, and debug edge cases
- Optimise Core Web Vitals, bundle size, and runtime performance, measuring and sharing improvements
- Contribute to architectural decisions and help evolve our design system and component libraries
- Contribute to our design system and component libraries, keep them consistent and well documented
- Review pull requests with context and kindness, mentor junior engineers, and uphold team standards
- Investigate production issues, use metrics to find root causes, and make improvements to prevent repeats
- Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to break down work, estimate accurately, and deliver outcomes
- Help evolve our CI and release process for faster, more reliable deployments
What you'll bring:
- Professional experience in front-end development with JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5 & CSS
- Strong experience in at least one modern framework, ideally React. Experience with Next.js or similar is useful
- Experience using testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha & Cypress and writing comprehensive tests
- Practical knowledge of responsive layout, accessibility and cross browser behaviour
- Experience with version control workflows including feature branching and code reviews
- Familiarity with Node.js back-end development and RESTful APIs.
- Comfortable owning a feature from ticket to release, including tracking success with metrics.
- Clear communication, written and spoken, and the ability to explain trade offs to non engineers.
- Experience working in an agile team, with iterative delivery and continuous improvement.
- A growth mindset of self-motivation and ability to manage priorities effectively
Nice to have
- Experience working in product development, with an understanding of how engineering decisions shape business outcomes
- An eye for UI and UX patterns that enhance usability and accessibility at scale
- Knowledge of performance optimisation techniques for web applications
- Experience with design systems and Storybook workflows for consistent interface delivery
- Understanding of CI and pipelines and DevOps principles
- Understanding of payment journeys or experience in the fintech sector
- Experience using JIRA and other Atlassian tools
What we offer:
- Competitive salary (expectations and range can be discussed during the initial interview)
- Remote working allowance
- 33 days holiday including public holidays
- Birthday off
- Flexible and remote working
- Family healthcare
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance programme
- A culture that champions rapid career progression
- Investment in your learning and development
- Regular team events & socials
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