Senior Frontend Engineer

Valiant is an innovative, award-winning platform connecting Australian business owners with the finance they need to kick goals
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With pioneering tech, a diverse lending panel, and a talented team, we've revolutionised the business lending game. We bring the human touch to finance, making it accessible to Aussie SMEs and streamlining the (traditionally tedious) application process.

Our global Enterprise technology arm provides embedded finance experience and orchestration infrastructure to enterprise clients. We pride ourselves on building and delivering category-leading tech products across the US, Australia and the UK for top-tier global businesses. We have a strong growth agenda and are always looking for top talent to join the pursuit of our vision to "unleash the economic potential of every idea"

We're a fast-growing company, and we're looking for an experienced
Senior Frontend Engineer
to join our team on a full-time basis.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you'll be instrumental in shaping the user-facing future of our platform. Your responsibilities will include:

• Build and maintain a next-generation web application with a strong focus on user experience
• Take full ownership of the Valiant's end-to-end testing frameworks to ensure quality and reliability
• Optimise code for performance and cross-device, cross-browser compatibility
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver high quality features
• Participate in design and code reviews to maintain high engineering standards
• Integrate with backend systems via API endpoints
• Mentoring and collaborating

What we're looking for

We're looking for a passionate frontend engineer who combines a love for elegant, maintainable code with a keen eye for exceptional user experience.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of professional experience in frontend web development, particularly VueJS. React/Angular experience is also acceptable
• Expertise in JavaScript ES6, CSS3, and HTML5
• Proven experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Solid experience with various testing frameworks, including unit, integration, and E2E testing (e.g., Mocha, Jest, Cypress)
• Experience with build tools like Webpack or Vite
• Experience using agile development tools such as Jira or Linear
• A portfolio that demonstrates a passion for creating engaging and high-quality user experiences
• Familiarity with design systems and component libraries
• Excellent communication skills

Bonus Points:

• Experience with security best practices (e.g., OWASP, STRIDE)
• Interest in automating repetitive tasks using AI tools and techniques
• Performance optimisation experience, including familiarity with Core Web Vitals, code-splitting, or server-side rendering (SSR)
• Knowledge of the financial services industry (lending or corporate finance)
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and experience building inclusive web applications
• A Computer Science degree
• Experience navigating GDPR and/or SOC2
• A strong understanding of backend concepts or experience with full-stack development

Benefits & Culture

We're a remote-friendly team, but if you prefer an office environment, our Surry Hills space is open, dog-friendly, and empowering. We foster a culture where innovation is recognised and rewarded.

• Embrace your need for work-life balance with our hybrid working model
• Opportunity to shape the future of AI in Australian fintech
• Access to latest AI tools and technologies for productivity
• Celebrate the joy of starting a family with 8 weeks of paid parental leave
• Bring your furry friend to hang out in our brand new, dog-friendly office
• Company-wide events designed to honour and celebrate all the outstanding achievements of our amazing team

Please apply via the link below or submit your resume to .finance