Senior Frontend Engineer Product Engineering Southampton

Who are Benifex?

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the UK. We believe no one comes to work to do a bad job or be actively disengaged, and that technology is instrumental in providing an exceptional employee experience. We are striving to create seamless but tangible interactions between employers and employees, making work a rewarding place for every single one of us. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that's where you come in.

Why should you apply?

• Impact: Build and modernise critical shared services like admin tooling, identity, and roles, shaping the foundation of the OneHub platform for thousands of users.
• Challenge: Solve complex frontend challenges with a modern tech stack, including React and TypeScript, while collaborating with a talented cross-functional team.
• Career Progression: Grow into a senior role by taking ownership of frontend components and contributing to the overall frontend strategy across the organisation.
• Top 10 Employer, Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards
• Work for a profitable, fast-growing market leader in the online reward and benefits space.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require people to be based in the UK or Ireland for this position.

Great benefits:
£60,000-80,000
Tech setup of your choice (MacBook Pro or equivalent, monitors, etc.)
£/€800 annual learning budget, plus two hours per week as 'Focus Fridays'.
Flexible work - choose a working setup that works for you; our only ask is to see you once a quarter in our UK HQ.
25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays.
Your birthday off.
Two half-day wellbeing days.
Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day-to-day healthcare.
Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support.
Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary).
Pension scheme.
Enhanced parental leave package - 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
£50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy; your very own Benifex card will be topped up at the start of each month!

Role Overview

We're looking for a Mid or Senior Frontend Engineer to join our Enablement squad and play a pivotal role in building a modern, user-centric frontend for shared services across OneHub. This squad focuses on core services such as admin tooling, imports, identity, roles, and other foundational elements critical to the OneHub ecosystem. You'll collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, and the Frontend Chapter to deliver high-quality, reusable frontend components while shaping the wider frontend strategy and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Managers and business stakeholders to understand priorities and translate them into frontend requirements.
• Collaborate with UX Designers to translate designs into seamless, accessible, and high-performing frontend components. Provide input during the design phase to improve usability and implementation.
• Design and build new frontend components using React, Hooks, Redux, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS, ensuring responsiveness and scalability.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of a shared component library to drive consistency across the Frontend Chapter.
• Work with the wider Frontend Chapter to ensure alignment in frontend architecture, design, and styling across products.
• Champion modern frontend technologies and drive the adoption of tools such as TypeScript.
• Ensure high-quality delivery by following best practices, including agile methodologies and thorough testing.

What are we looking for?

• React and TypeScript Development: Proven ability to build scalable, reusable frontend components using React, Hooks, and TypeScript.
• Responsive Design: Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and responsive web design principles to ensure seamless user experiences across devices.
• REST API Integration: Experience integrating frontend components with backend services through well-designed REST APIs.
• Collaboration: Ability to work closely with UX designers, product managers, and other engineers to deliver cohesive, user-centric solutions.
• Proactive Problem-Solving: A resourceful mindset to identify and solve technical challenges effectively with minimal supervision.
• Commitment to Quality: A passion for creating high-quality, maintainable code and contributing to shared frontend strategies for consistency and excellence.

Even if you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

Our interview process

Benifex understands the need to have a fast and efficient process; the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible, typically a 2-2.5 week timeframe.

• Initial informal call with the Talent team
• Interview with our Engineering Director 30-45 min
• Technical Task
• Technical Interview - 60 min
• Final interview with VP of Engineering - 30-45 min

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.