FORT
Principal Front-End Engineer
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The Opportunity
An opportunity to work in one of the most forward-thinking financial institutions in Great Britain, synonymous with being at the technical forefront of the Banking world.
This role will operate within the organisation's digital division, focusing on creating groundbreaking customer experiences, fluidity in their customer journey, and engineering excellence behind the scenes.
The Why? (TOP 3 as we could put far more in there!)
- Work for a business that has global impact and purpose - here your work touches on various aspects of the global economy, providing opportunities for yourself to work on projects with international significance.
- Career development & growth is critical, with the organisation boasting one of the best workplaces and evidence of progressing engineers into senior leadership roles within the bank.
- Our client is recognized as a trailblazer when it comes to technical innovations within the banking world, being one of the first to transform customer experience.
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The What...
Principal Engineers at this level ensure front-end platforms treat performance and developer experience as first-class citizens.
- Core Libraries: TypeScript and React (including Redux for state management).
- Enterprise UI Componentry: Angular and Node.js are used alongside AG Grid or WebSockets to handle real-time, low-latency rendering for data-heavy dashboards and trading interfaces.
- Cloud Providers: AWS (specifically EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, Glue), alongside growing infrastructure footprints in Azure and GCP.
- CI/CD & Code Quality: GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins, backed by code quality automation and automated mutation testing.
- AI Acceleration: Embedding AI-augmented tools (like modern AI IDEs and code copilots) directly into product workflows.
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Hybrid Working...
The expectation will be 2 days a week in Cheshire.
And Finally... Who are we?
FORT - Future of Recruiting Technologists is a technical & IT search consultancy that specialises in placing experienced professionals & teams with leading technology companies in the North of England.
We strive to provide our candidates with the most transformative opportunities available. For our clients, we understand that technical expertise alone does not make for the best employee. We take time to ensure a strong cultural and technical fit through a deep understanding of our client's business and project needs. Ultimately, we pair technologists with businesses based on more than just skills.
Our values and standards are the bedrock of every interaction: Continual Development, Compassion and Consistency.
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