Lead React Engineer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Described as “the ChatGPT of Due Diligence”, Xapien is transforming how organisations understand who they’re doing business with.

Founded in 2018 by technology experts with decades of experience in intelligence and financial crime, Xapien uses cutting edge artificial intelligence and natural language processing technologies to emulate the complex process of human-led research.

Our technology delivers an executive-level report on any person or organisation, anywhere in the world in minutes.

Xapien has just closed a major funding round which will accelerate our product roadmap, deepen our proprietary application of Large Language Models, enhance our Identity Resolution Engine and turbo-charge our growth in sectors where we are experiencing strong demand, including legal, fintech, insurance, private equity, and philanthropy.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Xapien. We are a growing team of 30 people, doubling to 60 this year, and we are excited to hire a Lead React Engineer to help us build the next generation of search.

Job Description

Your role in the company will lead and empower a small front end team to deliver new features, which will enhance the Xapien platform.

Reporting to our CTO, you will also manage and maintain the core technologies that power our application's front end, and constantly look to improve and evolve the day to day operations of the team.

Our front end is built using React and relies on a range of technologies and tooling, such as CSS-in-JS, Jest, Webpack, automated screenshot testing and storybook.

Qualifications

Along with a passion for creating exceptional user experiences, we would like you to have experience of working with the following:

  • HTML, CSS and vanilla JavaScript
  • React including hooks
  • State management libraries
  • Automated interaction testing
  • Interaction with RESTful APIs
  • A desire to lead
  • Git or other source control tools
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience working in an agile environment

If you have experience with any of the following, it would be highly advantageous:

  • Experience using CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience using Storybook to isolate components
  • Automated visual tests and/or end-to-end tests, such as Cypress
  • Knowledge of design systems
  • Experience working with web sockets

Additional Information

For a typical candidate with strong React experience plus some experience leading small teams, we would pay up to £90,000 + options. We also provide a generous and rewarding working environment, including:

  • Shares/Equity in the business – you will own a meaningful part of the business
  • Private health insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Unlimited holidays (yes, it’s really uncapped)
  • We invest in your development with a £1k professional development budget per year, and we will always work with you to help you to realise your fullest potential
  • We equip each new team member a high-spec laptop when they start, with a choice between Windows or MacBook.

Perks

  • All the tools and software you need to be effective and make your working life easier
  • Regular team lunches and drinks (as well as monthly and quarterly activities)
  • Flexible working hours meaning you can plan your workday around your own schedule
  • Fun and inclusive monthly social events, from go-karting to mini golf to karaoke to virtual pub quiz
  • A super strong and proactive focus on mental and physical wellbeing

We operate a hybrid working model where our team spends 2 days a week working from our dedicated office base in WeWork Moorgate. Other days can be spent working from home or in the office - it's up to you!

As this position requires some on-site presence in our London office, applicants must be eligible to live & work in the UK. We are not in a position to provide visa sponsorship.