CAREER

Frontend Chapter Lead

HL Tech is a modern technology centre supporting software development and strategic digital transformation of the British financial market giant, Hargreaves Lansdown. Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK’s number one platform for private investors, looking after £132.3 billion of savings and investments on behalf of over 1.7 million clients.

HL Tech was founded in July 2017 in Warsaw and currently employs 80 of the best IT experts in their field, who focus on clean code, autonomy in projects, customer needs, best practices and good design. At HL Tech, we create a space for innovation and development based on the culture of knowledge sharing, constant learning, feedback and friendly atmosphere.

We are looking for a person with solid background in frontend development as well as great understanding of current and new trends in this area. Based on this knowledge you will be responsible for designing and revising existing standards, technologies, architecture and tools used on daily basis. The Chapter Lead is also expected to build and promote the company’s Front-end Community as well as take responsibility for cross-project solutions and technologies used in product teams. In addition you will be a mentor of front-end developers.

Majority of colleagues are working remotely, but there is possibility to work from office which is located in Warsaw Spire.

General information

Possible work locations:

remote/hybrid/office (Warsaw Spire)
Salary gross (CoE):

22 000 – 28 000 PLN
Salary net (B2B):

25 000 – 31 000 PLN
Employment type:

contract of employment/B2B
Company size:

80 people
Operating system:

Windows
Computer:

Notebook
Monitors:

24" x 2
Mobile phone:

Yes

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinating frontend development across multiple squads by defining enterprise architecture, technical standards and processes
Developing and maintaining cross-project libraries, pipelines and documentations
Leading an engaged community of frontend developers, encouraging knowledge sharing
Working together with leaders of dev teams and other chapters
Shaping recruitment & onboarding process
Mentoring & advising developers on their personal development
Representing company on external events

Requirements

Must have:

Min. 7 years of experience in frontend development
Experience in leading a team or Community of developers
Excellent knowledge of SPA frameworks (especially React) and Typescript
In-depth knowledge of frontend testing tools and methodologies
Experience in defining software pipeline in Jenkins / Gitlab CI / GH Action or similar
Proficiency with git, npm & node
Familiarity with networking and infrastructure
Experience in cloud based web applications development (aws preferred) and containerization (kubernetes, docker)
Great communication skills
Very good command of Polish & English

Nice to have:

Experience with Node based fullstack framework

Benefits

Copy rights (50% tax relief due to creative type of work)
PPE (4% employer contribution without any additional cost nor employee contributions required)
Annual bonus depending on performance
Conference & Training budget
English lessons with native speakers
Private health care & Life insurance
MyBenefit Cafeteria (benefits platform)
2 additional days for volunteering events
Team events
Buddy programme
Opportunity to grow according to your level of expertise
Working with new technologies and a multi-diverse team
Many opportunities to share knowledge and ideas
In-house Trainings