Senior Front-End Engineer - Bexhill-On-Sea

Senior Front-End Engineer - Bexhill-On-Sea

• Job Type:                    Full Time/Permanent
• Salary:                         £45,000 to £55,000 per annum

Park Holidays UK is one of the largest and most successful holiday park operators in the UK and has a huge scope to continue the success story in the coming years. We are recruiting a Senior Front-End Engineer to join our growing in-house digital development team, working on a variety of projects but particularly the development of our main e-commerce website. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic senior front-end engineer to join a growing company to develop your skills, along with a great opportunity to grow within the company and have a long-term career. 

The role will require you to be self-motivated, take ownership of tasks and see them through, have a strong desire to constantly learn new skills, and be excited about the future and what is possible. 

If you are a fan of all things JavaScript, enjoy frequently shipping code to production and have a solid understanding of building clean, modular, front-end applications using modern front-end technologies, then please get in touch. 

What we need from you: 

Essential 

• Strong JavaScript fundamentals 
• Excellent understanding of modern React 
• Experience with state management 
• Experience with automated testing in a React-based environment 
• Strong understanding of Agile development principles
• Strong understanding of Git
• Strong understanding of CSS 
• Good understanding of A/B testing techniques 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Strong interest in usability testing and performance metrics 
• Experience with A/B testing 

Desirable 

• Experience consuming GraphQL 
• Experience working with Microservices 
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment 
• Experience with Design Systems 

The Role: 

• Develop new, and improve existing functionality, in our React codebase 
• Write well tested functional components that utilise modern patterns like React Hooks 
• Ensure responsive design and design system consistency across our website  
• Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions 
• Mentor and support other members of the front-end team 

The Tech: 

We are in the process of redeveloping our website focusing on the latest technology, using React for the front-end coupled with our home-grown Design System, built on top of a federated Apollo GraphQL backend using microservice architecture. We don't expect you to have experience in everything we use, but we do require strong JavaScript fundamentals and a background working with React. 

The successful applicant will enjoy working in our new, purpose-built office on the outskirts of Bexhill with easy road access, free on-site parking, and a subsidised staff dining room. 

Benefits

• 20% friends and family discount on holidays booked with Park Holidays, this is subject to availability at time of booking.
• Great staff referral scheme
• 28 days holiday leave per annum (inc. bank holidays)
• Progression Programme within the Company – Learning & development opportunities available with the potential to join the Company’s Skills Academy or Apprenticeship Development Programme.

The Company

With 43 caravan parks situated throughout the UK we are now one of the largest providers of Holiday parks covering both England and Scotland. We offer great value family holidays and short breaks, with a small selection of touring and camping too, along with a wide range of static caravan holiday homes and luxury lodges for sale.