As a Senior Frontend Engineer at HF Group, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining scalable frontend applications and reusable UI components. This role involves leading the evolution of digital channels, ensuring seamless integration with internal and external partner ecosystems, and providing technical leadership within Agile squads. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to architect efficient data fetching strategies and champion engineering best practices such as DevSecOps and CI/CD.
Principle Accountabilities
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.
Key Competencies and Skills
- 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.
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
- 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.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply through the HF Group career portal by following the link: Apply for Senior Frontend Engineer. You can also visit the official company website at www.hfgroup.co.ke.
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