We are looking for a Senior Front-end Engineer to work within our Products & Engineering team, initially focussing on development of Access’ central web component library. About Access Paysuite We have an exciting opportunity for a driven QA to join our payments team, ensuring we deliver high-quality software that powers seamless, secure, and reliable transactions across the UK and beyond. You'll be part of a team building innovative solutions that streamline payment processes, improve financial operations, and help businesses move money efficiently and with confidence. About Product & Engineering at Access Paysuite At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers. We pride ourselves on helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 40,000 organizations rely on Access software to help their organization thrive. We offer a blended approach to office working, expecting you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices on average three days per week. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career. Position Summary: This is a challenging role in an exciting fast-paced company with lots of opportunities to work on a variety of interesting projects. In this role you will work directly with our UX and internal engineering team to help implement a consistent, unified user experience across our extensive & diverse portfolio of SaaS solutions on the Access EVO platform. The ideal candidate will be working within a similar position currently and have sound, demonstrable commercial experience of working on SaaS products on mobile or desktop platforms or developing Style Guides and Design Systems. Key accountabilities and responsibilities: · Work in an Agile (Scrum) team, delivering high quality software focused on delivering team results through both your individual contribution and assisting other team members · Actively contribute to refinement, take responsibility for understanding scope, risk and complexity of changes from inception through to delivery · Contribute to the continuous development of processes and improvements · Identify and remove technical debt, providing good business justification for prioritization · Analyze, identify and fix root cause of defects throughout the various layers of a platform · Understand, identify and adhere to design patterns, coding standards and Definition of Done · Design and develop software solutions to agreed requirements using a range of languages and technologies including HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS and React · Creation of technical & functional documentation where required · Take ownership of key technical components or areas of code · Support testing of the team's output where required Key performance indicators: · High quality software delivery meeting sprint goals and deadlines · Pixel-perfect implementation of designs and user interface components · Successful maintenance and enhancement of the web component library · Effective collaboration with UX and engineering teams across geographies · Technical debt reduction and code quality improvements · Adherence to coding standards and best practices Skills, knowledge, experience & qualifications: Required: · Strong skills in building scalable React applications (React 18+), JS, TypeScript · Proficient in state management (Redux, Context API), hooks, and component lifecycle · Front-end build tools (Webpack, Babel, Vite) and package managers (npm, Yarn) · Deep understanding of REST APIs, JSON and integrating with backend services · Strong knowledge of SASS, CSS-in-JS or styled-components · Familiarity with UI/UX principles and design tools like Figma or Adobe XD · Git version control and experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines · Knowledge of browser performance optimization and cross-browser compatibility · Proficient in debugging frontend applications · Experience building or integrating AI-powered features into web applications (e.g., chatbots, recommendation engines, generative UI tools) · Familiarity with using LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic) within front-end workflows · Understanding of how to design intuitive UIs for AI-driven experiences (prompt interfaces, explainable outputs, real-time feedback loops) · Exposure to AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, CodeWhisperer) as part of daily workflow Desirable: · Exposure to .NET APIs · Agile methodologies · Experience with UI testing frameworks · Familiarity with modern architectural patterns · Familiarity with Azure Cloud Personal Attributes: · Accomplished front-end engineer who takes pride in their work · Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and good decision-making · Ability to prioritize work and help unblock others · Great eye for detail with ability to convert designs into pixel-perfect code · Strong proactive attitude · Passion for experimenting with AI/ML to enhance user experience or development productivity · Interest in prompt engineering and rapid prototyping using AI APIs · Collaborative mindset with ability to work in distributed teams What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company, and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously! We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday and healthcare you will get: • A Competitive Salary • Giving Back/Charity days • Quarterly Socials • 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service) • The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain Become part of our amazing Access family.