Senior Frontend Engineer
causaLens
2021-12-03 07:40:58
Barkingside, Greater London, United Kingdom
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: I.T. & Communications
Job description
SummarycausaLens are the pioneers of Causal AI - a giant leap in machine intelligence.We build Causal AI-powered products that are trusted by leading organizations across a wide range of industries. Our No-Code Causal AI Platform empowers all types of users to make superior decisions through an intuitive user interface. We are creating a world in which humans can trust machines with the greatest challenges in the economy, society, and healthcare.We are looking for a motivated and high-achieving Senior Frontend Engineer based in London to join our Product team in building a platform to optimise every business on the planet. This is a full-time placement with significant opportunities for personal development.We offer an intellectually stimulating environment, work within an interdisciplinary team and an inclusive culture. We are a high-calibre, mission-driven team building a technology that improves our world.Roles and ResponsibilitiesWe are looking for exceptional and ambitious individuals to develop our Causal AI platform for time series. As a Senior Frontend Engineer you will be involved with the product at all stages of development, from initial conception of a new idea all the way to seeing it deployed to our customers. You should have strong technical and communication skills and enjoy mentoring junior members of staff. You should want to take ownership of what you are building and be willing to push your own ideas forwards for development.You will be expected to refine and implement our development standards & best practices. Experience with collaboration tools and general programming tools is desirable. On the frontend, we use React (with hooks), Typescript and styled components to build the majority of the application. We're always open to trying new things if there is a good reason though. The rest of the application stack includes Python, Numpy, Torch, Django, Postgres, Redis, Ansible, AWS, GCP and other technologies.The CompanyCurrent machine learning approaches have severe limitations when applied to real-world business problems and fail to unlock the true potential of AI for the enterprise. causaLens is pioneering Causal AI, a new category of intelligent machines that understand cause and effect - a major step towards true artificial intelligence. Our enterprise platform goes beyond predictions and provides causal insights and suggested actions that directly improve business outcomes for leading businesses in asset management, banking, insurance, logistics, retail, utilities, energy, telecommunications and many others.We are committed to addressing the diversity problem in the tech industry, and that starts with making sure we have a team where everyone feels at home and can contribute as a peer.causaLens in the NewsBest Deeptech Company 2019 - Artificial Intelligence Awards'Meet causaLens, a Predictive AI For Hedge Funds, Banks, Tech Companies' - Yahoo Finance'The U.K.'s Most Exciting AI Startups Race To Scale' - Forbes'AllianzGI Taps Virtual Data Scientists amid War for Talent' - Financial Times'Machine Learning Companies to watch in Europe' - Forbes'Best Investment in Deeptech' award - UK Business Angels Association awards'100 Most Disruptive UK Companies' - Hotwire'causaLens Appoints Hedge Fund Veteran and Data Leaders to Advisory Board' - NewswireBenefitsThe opportunity to join a fast-growing, agile, and international team passionate about innovation and making a differenceCompetitive remunerationShare option schemePension scheme32 days paid holiday allowance (incl. bank holidays)Equipment you need to get the job done (MacBook Pro etc.)Good work-life balanceOpportunities for continued learning and self-development, including courses, conferences and book budgetFlexible work-from-home and remote daysCycle to work schemeWeekly journal club and knowledge sharing presentationsRegular team outings, pizza Thursdays and annual company retreatsFruits, snacks and soft drinks in the officeAmazing, smart, fun and inspiring colleagues, always there to support your ideas, growth and enthusiasmLogisticsOur interview process consists of a coding test, 2 screening interviews and a "Day 0" which is spent with the team. Normally the Day 0 takes place on-site but for the time being they will take place online.We will do our best to transparently communicate the process with the successful candidates.This role is open for candidates with at least 4+ years experienceProficient in JavaScript/TypeScript, HMTL/CSS, Node.js, JS Build toolingExperience with React or similar frameworks (VueJS, AngularJS)Experience in developing front-end solutions on top of high-performance and distributed backend systems.Experience in leading the technical architecture of a frontend projectExperience mentoring junior developers.Smart, capable and can write clean code effectivelyUnderstanding of the full stack is preferable (REST backends and SPA frontends)Strong Knowledge of the software development lifecycle (version control, tooling, testing, etc.)Ideally you should be able to work in London or be able to commute. Candidates outside of London who are interested in relocating will be considered.Useful Extras:Interest in UI/UX, creating a consistent design and responsive user experiences across multiple devices.Interest in scientific data visualization is a plus and any experience with visualisation libs, such as d3, would be very valuable.Interest in machine learning/big data (prior experience is a plus)