Front-end engineer/developer
Do you enjoy working at pace, using your skills to innovate and solve problems whilst working with colleagues who are committed to reinventing fuel?
Founded by Paddy Lowe (former F1 multi world championship winning Technical Director) and Professor Nilay Shah (Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, London) we are growing a fantastic Technical team who are passionate about producing the best sustainable alternatives to fossil-based oil products. There is a strong team culture where everyone has something to contribute as we try to solve some big problems and innovate - no-one says "it can't be done". It's fair to say every day at Zero provides exciting new challenges!
Zero is looking for a Front-end Engineer who can bring a solution-focused mindset and contribute to architectural decisions and support the wider organisation in its technical challenges. The Front-end Engineer is a newly created role to support the Technical Department in contributing to the client-side of Zero’s proprietary web-based platform and front-end services.
About you
Success in this role will require the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team. Transparency of ideas, progress and support across the whole organisation with a commitment to achieving our goal will be essential. Understanding the commercial and competitive imperative will be key to driving collaborative working. You will be comfortable working at pace, be results focused and flexible in your approach when business priorities change. Zero is a fast-growing company and you are likely ambitious for professional progression and, motivated by helping solve the energy transition.
You will enjoy working in a close-knit multidisciplinary team of engineers, who are passionate for evolving the technical advances of Zero’s technology. Open-minded, creative, curious and committed to helping create a sustainable solution for the future with the ability to get involved by taking ownership of projects from concept to deployment. You will relish the challenges and opportunities that working in a start-up will present.
Role accountabilities
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of frontend applications, ensuring effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to create visually appealing and responsive web services to client requirements
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features, such as Content Management Systems
• Develop internal code/frameworks that can serve as a foundation for future projects.
• Generate wireframes and mockups of designs to agreed specifications
• Optimise web services for improved UX/performance
• Maintain and communicate up-to-date documentation for services produced
Skills and Experiences
Essential
• Demonstrable experience of working with any front-end framework (i.e. React/Svelte)
• Highly proficient with Javascript/Typescript, HTML and CSS
• Good appreciation of UX/UI
• Knowledge of REST API interactions for creating accessible and secure frontend applications
• Comfortable with CI/CD concepts within version-controlled platforms, such as Github Actions
• Excellent communication skills
• Can do attitude
• Results-focused
• Team player
Desirable
• Experience working with 3D models and visualisation libraries (d3.js, Three.js)
• Interest or experience with Python and Python-based web frameworks (Django/Flask/FastAPI) or willingness to learn
• Knowledge or familiarity with authentication mechanisms (OAuth, SAML, JWT)
• Any familiarity or experience working with any cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Any experience of CMS development
Zero benefits
Employee option scheme, private medical insurance, healthcare cash plan, life assurance, critical illness cover, 33 days (including bank holidays) annual leave
Perks - Free on-site parking; access to employee discounts schemes such as gym memberships, shopping vouchers etc; Friday Breakfasts; Company celebrations