Senior Frontend Engineer

Who are we looking for?

• Purpose-Driven: You understand how your work impacts end-users and business goals. You’re result-oriented and always curious to learn more.
• Complex Problem Solver: You thrive on managing complexity and are adept at designing user-centric solutions that balance technical and business needs.
• Passionate & Committed: You take pride in your work and view it as more than just a job. You are motivated to contribute to our mission: to democratise the development of online marketplaces like Amazon, Airbnb and Uber.
• Effective Communicator & Team Player: You have strong communication skills, give and receive feedback well, and collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Experienced Remote Worker: You value work-life balance, are disciplined in managing your time, and are comfortable working within a structured remote environment.

Why CobbleWeb?

• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility of remote work without the stress of commutes and unnecessary meetings. We offer fixed working hours (+- 40 hours per week) divided into core and flexible daily time-slots to suit your schedule.
• Professional Growth: Growth at CobbleWeb is non-negotiable. Work on diverse and challenging ecommerce projects that will push your skills to new heights. Be part of a rapidly-growing team that values your input and encourages continuous learning.
• Purpose-Driven Process: Our structured approach to product development is rooted in Agile principles and Lean methodology. Every project phase is well-planned, starting with an in-depth discovery process, which ensures clarity and productivity.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a diverse, multicultural team where every opinion is valued. Collaborate across disciplines to deliver exceptional solutions.

Is this you?

• A strong frontend engineer with experience in React and building design systems.
• A proponent of user-centric development with an eye for design and user experience.
• Someone who is able to put themselves in the user’s shoes and contribute to discussions around product development. In other words, your coding abilities are complemented by a solid understanding of business models, business goals, user journeys, value propositions, and the ability to discuss product features in detail.
• Someone with outstanding communication skills.
• A software engineer with solid debugging and testing skills.
• Strong work ethic and pride in the quality of your code.
• Enjoy working closely with others in a cross-functional team.

Why should you apply?

• An independent and profitable business that is doubling in size.
• More than 12 years experience in designing, building, and optimizing high-growth online marketplaces.
• Technically complex projects that often present unique business challenges that need solving.
• A distributed company, headquartered in London, UK, with a strong documentation and iteration culture that supports remote team members based in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caucasus region.
• We take full ownership of marketplace projects in close collaboration with our clients. We’re a close-knit in-house team who love working together. We don’t outsource core functions.

If you are looking for a fast-growing company that ticks all these boxes and more, working at CobbleWeb may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

Job requirements

• Strong fundamentals in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS.
• Expert-level knowledge of and proven experience working with JS libraries such as React, Redux for state management, React Query, etc.
• Expert-level knowledge of and proven experience working with component-based architecture (React components, Storybook, Design system, Lerna, NPM/Yarn).
• Experience building design systems - creating reusable components used by other developers.
• Proficient with modern testing frameworks (e.g. Cypress).
• Strong debugging and testing skills.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Experience in backend development with Node.js (Express or Nestjs) would be a great bonus.
• Experience in designing UX/UI journeys would be a great bonus.

Our tech stack:

• ReactJS and React Native.
• NextJs.
• Bootstrap.
• NestJS.
• MongoDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch.
• AWS.
• Figma.
• Storybook.
• Lerna / Bit.dev.
• Strapi Headless CMS.

Read more about our tech stack https://www.cobbleweb.co.uk/marketplace-technology-stack/