Front End Developer (React)
LuxDeco.com, United Kingdom
Job Description
LuxDeco is a luxury online marketplace, and we are transforming how people around the world shop for luxury furniture and homeware. Following a significant recent funding round, we are expanding our team and are looking for an experienced front end developer to join our engineering team to solve the technical challenges that come with building the World’s no.1 marketplace.
Background
Luxury interiors is a challenging industry. Customers rightly have high expectations. Operationally we interact with a global network of artisan suppliers and delivery partners - meaning we face challenges above and beyond those associated with typical commerce.
To solve these problems we’re building a bespoke platform that will eventually manage all areas of the business, from warehousing and logistics through to custom-built, AI-driven storefronts.
Our goal is to have the largest luxury product database in the World, backed by the slickest, most accurate delivery experience, completely personalised for each individual user.
Requirements
As a front-end React developer you’ll be working on a variety of projects. Our core platform will power the business, and through it’s APIs will support an ecosystem of apps including our redesigned online marketplace, and Tastemakers - our content curation tool aimed at influencers within the interiors sector.
As a trusted member of the team you’ll also have the opportunity to impact the business directly with your own creative ideas, as we offer 10% time where you can spend half a day a week working on an idea of your own.
Skills / Requirements
- 3+ Years of Javascript development experience
- Solid knowledge of React and Redux
- Experience with Jest testing framework
- Good understanding of HTML amp; CSS3.
- Proficient understanding of Git
- Experience with Agile and sprint-based development
- A love for writing clean and reusable code
Good to have / Bonus Points
- Knowledge of React Hooks
- Basic knowledge of Typescript
- Experience with BaseWeb (web-ui)
- Experience with Jira or similar.
Benefits
We are a people-first company. Your well being is of utmost importance to us and we’re here to support you every step of the way. To this end, we offer flexible working (remote applications are welcomed), a company health plan, subsidised gym memberships and a very generous pension contribution.
Once we exit from lockdown, we’ll reinstate regular team get-togethers and our culture club socials, in addition to our monthly company all-hands meetings.
Lastly, we’re proud to say we maintain a diversity and inclusion group at LuxDeco, and as such we encourage applicants from all backgrounds.