Senior Frontend Engineer

Key AccountabilitiesQualifications

Technical Development & Full Stack Versatility

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable frontend applications and reusable UI components.
  
• Write clean, efficient, and secure code for various web components and services using React and Next.js.
  
• Lead the evolution of existing digital channels and ensure seamless integration with internal and external partner ecosystems.
  
• Double up as a Full Stack Engineer when needed, providing support for backend feature integration and end-to-end service prototyping.
  
• Architect and implement efficient data fetching strategies using both REST and GraphQL to ensure optimal application performance.
  

DevSecOps & Engineering Excellence

• Champion engineering best practices, including DevSecOps and CI/CD, to ensure secure and frequent delivery.
  
• Work closely with the DevOps team to automate deployment pipelines, optimize frontend build processes, and improve system reliability.
  
• Participate in code inspection, testing, and continuous refactoring efforts to maintain enterprise-grade quality.
  
• Ensure application performance, accessibility (WCAG), and fault tolerance for all customer-facing solutions.
  

Agile Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Drive Agile delivery across squads, ensuring timely and high-quality releases aligned to business outcomes.
  
• Provide clear technical direction, architectural guidance, and prioritization across multiple concurrent initiatives.
  
• Lead collaboration across business, technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders to ensure seamless execution from ideation to go-live.
  
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and provide mentorship to develop strong technical and commercial capabilities within the team.
  

Commercialization & Product Innovation

• Own the technical success of channel products, ensuring they are built for adoption, usage, and revenue generation.
  
• Work closely with Product Owners and Commercial Leads to leverage data and analytics for optimizing conversion funnels and customer journeys.
  
• Ensure solutions address real customer pain points through human-centered design and Lean Startup principles.
  

Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
  
• Professional training or certification in Agile, Product Development, or relevant backend technologies would be an added advantage.
  
• 10+ years’ experience in banking, fintech, or digital financial services.
  

• Frontend Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in React and Next.js for building highly scalable web applications.
  
• Core Web Technologies: Mastery of HTML5, CSS3, and TypeScript.
  
• Integrations: Deep proficiency in both REST and GraphQL APIs.
  
• Server-side: Proficiency in Node.js.
  
• Version Control: Proficient understanding of version control using Git.
  
• Browser Expertise: Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
  
• Framework Versatility: Understanding of Vue and Angular is a distinct plus.
  
• DevOps & Quality: Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and automated testing tools.
  

Key AccountabilitiesQualifications

Technical Development & Full Stack Versatility

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable frontend applications and reusable UI components.
  
• Write clean, efficient, and secure code for various web components and services using React and Next.js.
  
• Lead the evolution of existing digital channels and ensure seamless integration with internal and external partner ecosystems.
  
• Double up as a Full Stack Engineer when needed, providing support for backend feature integration and end-to-end service prototyping.
  
• Architect and implement efficient data fetching strategies using both REST and GraphQL to ensure optimal application performance.
  

DevSecOps & Engineering Excellence

• Champion engineering best practices, including DevSecOps and CI/CD, to ensure secure and frequent delivery.
  
• Work closely with the DevOps team to automate deployment pipelines, optimize frontend build processes, and improve system reliability.
  
• Participate in code inspection, testing, and continuous refactoring efforts to maintain enterprise-grade quality.
  
• Ensure application performance, accessibility (WCAG), and fault tolerance for all customer-facing solutions.
  

Agile Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Drive Agile delivery across squads, ensuring timely and high-quality releases aligned to business outcomes.
  
• Provide clear technical direction, architectural guidance, and prioritization across multiple concurrent initiatives.
  
• Lead collaboration across business, technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders to ensure seamless execution from ideation to go-live.
  
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and provide mentorship to develop strong technical and commercial capabilities within the team.
  

Commercialization & Product Innovation

• Own the technical success of channel products, ensuring they are built for adoption, usage, and revenue generation.
  
• Work closely with Product Owners and Commercial Leads to leverage data and analytics for optimizing conversion funnels and customer journeys.
  
• Ensure solutions address real customer pain points through human-centered design and Lean Startup principles.
  

Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
  
• Professional training or certification in Agile, Product Development, or relevant backend technologies would be an added advantage.
  
• 10+ years’ experience in banking, fintech, or digital financial services.
  

• Frontend Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in React and Next.js for building highly scalable web applications.
  
• Core Web Technologies: Mastery of HTML5, CSS3, and TypeScript.
  
• Integrations: Deep proficiency in both REST and GraphQL APIs.
  
• Server-side: Proficiency in Node.js.
  
• Version Control: Proficient understanding of version control using Git.
  
• Browser Expertise: Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
  
• Framework Versatility: Understanding of Vue and Angular is a distinct plus.
  
• DevOps & Quality: Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and automated testing tools.