Lead Frontend Engineer

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Better home buying for everyone involved

Acre is rebuilding the UK's £1.4 trillion mortgage market from the ground up with a completely new, end-to-end management system for mortgages.

Our platform cuts out the unnecessary admin, pain and friction from buying a home. We cover the entire journey, from figuring out what you can borrow to getting your keys. We’re guided by real home buyers and close relationships with brokers, lenders and insurers.

Over the past year, mortgage submissions through our platform have grown by 200%, showing that we help mortgage businesses scale faster and smarter.

As we continue to grow, we’re looking for ambitious people to join us in transforming the industry and shaping the future of home buying.

Lead front-end developer tasked with delivering a smooth, seamless user experience for Acre while building a great front-end engineering team. Work closely with other front-end developers and the broader engineering org to design, implement, test, and maintain the user interface that empowers consumers, brokers and operational functions.

Design, implement, and test the user interface that empowers consumers, brokers and operational functions to efficiently manage the mortgage research and application process.

Write reusable, testable, and efficient code that provides a seamless and beautiful user experience.

Work with the business to convert business requirements into development tasks and mentor other team members.

Promote software engineering best practice and a culture of quality across the front-end team and the code base. Opportunity to progress to people management if desired.

• Passionate about software engineering and delivering quality products.
• Enjoy creating beautiful and enjoyable user interfaces that delight users.
• Have an excellent understanding and experience with client-side JavaScript (Type Script), React, and of course CSS and HTML.
• Committed to using automated testing platforms and unit tests to deliver readable, maintainable code.
• Proficient with issue management, code versioning, continuous integration, and deployment tools.

• A chance to make an impact within a high-growth fintech start-up
• Monthly team social events, from trips to Brighton to picnics in the park
• One week of free accommodation for those relocating
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to earn equity through our EMI option scheme
• Company laptop and supporting tech
• Private healthcare and a cash plan
• Pension contribution matched by Acre up to 4%
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Breakfast, snacks and drinks in our vibrant Shoreditch office

• Seniority level – Mid-senior level
• Employment type
  
  – Full-time
• Job function – Software development

We’re looking for people that will get stuck in and make a difference. We have a great collaborative, entrepreneurial team that is passionate about what they do. If you want to join a team that is tackling a big problem space, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re eager to receive applications from all backgrounds, including from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.