Associate Front End Engineer - Vitality

Job Specifications

Team - Member Active Engagement - IT

Working Pattern - Hybrid - 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

Eye for detail
Enthusiastic team player
Excellent communication skills

What this role is all about:

As an Associate Front End Engineer, you will undertake training and develop skills on the job. In this role, you will spend a substantial portion of time shadowing others and working with other engineers to write code and tests. You will write code that follows web standards, build your understanding of accessibility, and continuously expand your knowledge. Additionally, you will develop software that meets user needs, understand and implement the three fundamental front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript), and work with modern front-end frameworks such as React and Astro. You will also research alternative technologies to support user journeys and help define new processes.

Key Actions

Accessibility: Understand and address different accessibility needs under guidance.
Communicating information: Interpret stakeholder needs and participate in multidisciplinary discussions.
Community collaboration: Appreciate team dynamics, collaboration, and feedback.
Leadership and guidance: Follow best practices and understand the importance of team dynamics and feedback.
Estimating: Estimate effort for tasks and communicate effectively.
Modern standards approach: Advocate for modern standards.
Programming and build: Design, code, test, and document user interfaces under supervision.
Prototyping: Explain and utilise prototyping in a collaborative environment.
Systems design: Design system components to meet business needs and solve technical problems.

What do you need to thrive?

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Proficiency in these fundamental front-end technologies.
Communication: Clearly convey ideas and understand stakeholder needs. Participate effectively in multidisciplinary discussions.
Collaboration: Work well within a team, appreciate team dynamics, and be open to feedback.
Adaptability: Be willing to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes.
Problem-solving: Approach technical problems with creativity and critical thinking.
Attention to Detail: Ensure code quality and follow best practices.
Time Management: Estimate effort for tasks and manage time effectively.
Empathy: Understand and address different accessibility needs.
Proactivity: Take initiative in learning and researching alternative technologies.

So, what’s in it for you

?Bonus Schemes - A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performanc
eA pension of up to 12%- We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salar
yOur award-winning Vitality health insurance - With its own set of rewards and benefit
sLife Assurance - Four times annual salar

yThese are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities

!If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will

:Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
Be there for you when you need us.
Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About the Company

We’re here to help you live a longer, healthier and more financially secure life. Our positively different health and life insurance reward you for being healthy. By incentivising you to take a more active role in managing your own wellness, you can develop positive long-term lifestyle and financial habits that are good for you, good for us and good for society. That’s why more than a million Vitality members (as at June 2018) are now enjoying better health, better protection and better financial security, living the life... Know more