Front End Engineer, Developer Experience (DevEx)
See yourself being part of a large, transformational change? This could be the role for you!
At Iress, we make things happen
We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 2,000 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, France, New Zealand and Asia.
Build your career at Iress!
As a Frontend Enablement Engineer, you will be an integral part of our dynamic and innovative platform engineering team. Your primary responsibility will be to contribute to and maintain an enterprise design system that enables other product teams to create effective user experiences efficiently and effectively . In addition to your extensive knowledge with the core web technologies, your attention to detail, ability to manage stakeholders including engineers, designers and product teams and experience with data-driven methodologies such as usability testing, as well as a passion for front-end engineering using React and front-end performance will help us remove any blockers teams are having in developing usable interfaces.
Some of the awesome things you’ll be involved with
Design Systems: Leverage your expertise and passion in design systems to promote consistency and maintainability in UI components across various products. Work closely with UI designers and product teams to ensure seamless integration and adherence to established design guidelines.
Streamline Frontend Development: Utilise data-driven metrics and insights to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and pain points product teams experience when creating applications and features. Propose and implement solutions to enhance development efficiency, enhance user experiences, and improve overall product quality.
Testing and Quality Assurance: Develop and implement comprehensive testing strategies, including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing, to ensure the reliability and stability of frontend applications.
Accessibility Compliance: Advocate for and implement accessibility best practices, ensuring our frontend products are inclusive and usable by all users, regardless of their abilities or devices.
Innovation and Continuous Learning: Stay up-to-date with the latest frontend development trends, tools, and technologies. Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the frontend development team.
Observability & Performance: Establish robust observability practices to monitor frontend application performance, detect anomalies, and optimise for speed and efficiency.
Security and Stability: Contribute to building secure and stable frontend applications, following industry best practices to prevent common vulnerabilities and potential security threats.
What you will bring
Advanced knowledge of React and its progressive features, as well as a proven track record of mentoring and facilitating the adoption of industry-leading practices.
Proven experience in creating component-driven user interfaces end-to-end, from breaking down requirements to documenting components for use by other engineers.
Advanced experience in testing methodologies and tools for frontend applications, including test automation.
Proven ability to analyse data and make data-driven decisions to optimise frontend development processes and user experiences.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams.
Proficiency in continuous delivery techniques to move software into production environments.
Understanding of observability practices, logging, monitoring, and error tracking for frontend applications.
Why work with us?
8 additional paid days per year to extend your weekends
Hybrid working
Generous cash bonus for every successful referral
Annual Profit Share when Iress meets its annual profit targets
Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your children with the transition to school
Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carers (up to 4 weeks for secondary carers), and the ability to work part-time when returning to work
3 days’ paid leave per year to participate in charity initiatives
Discounted health insurance premiums
Access to learning and development programs through Udemy
Iress is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We strongly believe that diversity is what makes our teams and our products succeed. Our people have different experiences, skills, perspectives and beliefs and everyone’s uniqueness is valued and celebrated.
Our hiring decisions are never based on sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, disability, citizenship, marital or family status and age. Even if you feel you don’t meet all of the requirements of the role, we would still like to hear from you!
We’re also proud to be globally recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer that promotes and supports all women in the workplace.
For more information about what we do, our people and values, please visit our website - https://www.iress.com/join-us/careers/
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