Job Title: React Engineer

Location: Remote with 1 day per week office-based working

Reporting to: Lead Engineer

Contract type: Permanent

Working pattern: 37.5 hours p/w

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum + pension + benefits

About TalentMapper

TalentMapper is an AI-powered talent intelligence platform helping mid-to-large enterprises solve their biggest workforce challenges: skills gaps, internal mobility, and retention. We replace static spreadsheets with a dynamic, "skills-first" engine that uses machine learning to map career paths and match employees to opportunities.

It’s personal for us – most of our team have faced and overcome barriers (such as social mobility) in organisations, based on our backgrounds and we are determined to create change, helping those in our reach to achieve their potential. We provide an end-to-end solution for managing talent. We are specialists in all things talent management and we know that talent technology in the workplace is the key to creating highly successful organisations.

Our Mission

TalentMapper was founded with a mission to improve talent management, removing traditional barriers to career growth and development and unleash the potential of all people in the workplace, so they can achieve extraordinary results.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Frontend Engineer who cares deeply about User Experience and code quality. You will own the client-side of TalentMapper, building responsive, accessible, and performant interfaces using React and TypeScript. You will work closely with our Designer to turn complex talent data into intuitive visualisations.

Values Profile

All team members must have a personal commitment to unleashing potential in our society by aligning their behaviours to our values:

• Be innovative – seek and welcome new approaches to everyday tasks and behaviours.
• Be inclusive – understand, respect, and respond to the intersectional needs of our team and our clients.
• Challenge the status quo – question and evaluate existing structures and processes.
• Remove barriers – focus on efficiency and performance by eradicating bias and exclusive processes.

Here's what you'll do:

• Frontend Ownership: Own the architecture and development of new user-facing features using React (Ant Design) and TypeScript.
• Component Strategy: Build and expand our reusable component library to ensure consistency and speed of development.
• Design to Code: Work closely with our Designer to translate high-fidelity Figma designs into pixel-perfect, accessible code.
• Data Visualisation: Implement complex data visualisations (using D3.js or similar) that render efficiently and provide clear insights to our users.
• Maintain Performance: Ensure the application remains highly performant and fully responsive across all devices.
• Technical Excellence: Write robust unit and integration tests (Jest/Cypress) and apply SOLID principles to frontend component design.

Experience Required:

• React Ecosystem: Strong proficiency in React (Hooks, Context) and TypeScript.
• Frontend Architecture: Proven experience treating the frontend as a complex application, applying strict typing and scalable structures.
• Testing: Solid experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.
• Modern Styling: Proficiency with modern CSS workflows (Modules, Styled Components, or Tailwind).
• Tooling: Comfortable working with Docker (for local dev environments) and advanced Git workflows.

Skills Required:

• Bridge Builder: Ability to bridge the gap between complex backend data and elegant frontend implementation.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to architect a scalable codebase that can grow with the company.
• Communication: Collaborative spirit, especially when working with Product Designers and Backend Engineers.

Beneficial Skills (Nice to have)

• Data Visualisation: Experience with libraries like Apache ECharts, ApexCharts, D3.js, or Recharts.
• DevOps: Experience setting up frontend CI/CD pipelines (e.g., automated deployments to GCS/Firebase).
• Cloud Knowledge: Basic familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) concepts.