Recruiter for this role:

Andre Braz

Purpose of the job

At Collinson Group, we are on a dynamic journey to create globally focused, customer-centric solutions while embracing regional diversities. In the pivotal role of Senior Web Engineer, you will play a crucial part in shaping and enhancing our web technologies and offerings.

You will collaborate with a skilled team of web engineers to develop and improve our broad range of web applications. Your hands-on involvement will be critical in crafting advanced tooling and a robust web platform, supporting our regional and client development teams in innovating and expanding our core web capabilities with precision and creativity.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently design and develop sophisticated web solutions using React, ensuring high code and architectural quality.
• Utilise TypeScript and JavaScript to create scalable, maintainable, and robust code.
• Apply modern styling techniques to create visually appealing and accessible designs adhering to WCAG standards.
• Create and maintain detailed code documentation that aligns with company standards.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the product and technology team.
• Champion agile best practices and Continuous Delivery to efficiently address the product backlog.
• Mentor and coach peers, fostering a culture of excellence within the engineering community.
• Stay technically aware, identify skills or training needs, and familiarise yourself with emerging web technologies.
• Contribute to planning efforts, providing task estimations and identifying technical or resource dependencies and risks.
• Participate in agile planning and design sessions, contributing to software analysis, design, and specification tasks.
• Deliver competent and proactive technical support to customers and clients as needed.
• Initiate and support agile process improvements to enhance team productivity and effectiveness.
• Actively participate in the Code Peer Review community to elevate software development quality.
• Attend regular Project Team meetings, communicating key decisions, risks, and issues.

Knowledge, skills, and experience required

• Demonstrable expertise in React, with a profound understanding of front-end technologies including TypeScript, JavaScript, and familiarity with state management libraries such as Redux and Context hooks. [React, Next.js, Express, Node, GraphQL]
• Advanced proficiency in modern styling practices using CSS, SCSS, or Less, with a strong commitment to creating accessible web content adhering to WCAG standards.
• Experience in developing and executing data-driven solutions that prioritize customer satisfaction and user experience.
• Proven track record in the development of large-scale, enterprise-level web solutions with a global impact.
• Adept at simplifying complex issues into streamlined, user-centric solutions.
• Solid experience with web analytics platforms, using data to inform design and development decisions.
• Understanding in Web 3.0 technologies, with a keen understanding of front-end interactivity, including AR/VR, and familiarity with the basics of blockchain, IoT, decentralised networks, and AI.
• Comprehensive knowledge and application of SOLID principles, design patterns, and the ability to apply these concepts in practical development scenarios.
• Capacity to mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering a learning environment.
• Knowledgeable in deploying cloud-based solutions using AWS and infrastructure as code with Terraform.
• Desirable experience with PCI DSS compliant products and understanding the nuances of secure software products.
• Skilled in managing multilingual websites on a global scale and experienced with the migration from legacy CMS to modern Headless CMS platforms such as Contentful, Prismic, Sanity, and dotCMS.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced and evolving environment, demonstrating a pragmatic and delivery-focused attitude.
• Independent and proactive, with the capacity to take initiative and work autonomously.
• Outcome-oriented with meticulous attention to detail and thorough in all aspects of work.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Creative thinker who can generate innovative ideas and facilitate ideation among team members.
• Comfortable in bridging the gap between technical and business-focused groups and working with people at all organisational levels.
• Openness to assume various roles and responsibilities as needed and a commitment to continuous learning and staying abreast of industry trends.

About us: Our story

Collinson Group is a global leader in driving loyalty and engagement for many of the world’s largest companies. Predominantly through the provision of travel related benefits within a market leading digital travel ecosystem. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading experience in delivering products and services across four core capabilities: Loyalty, Lifestyle Benefits and Insurance.

The group provides unrivalled insight and expertise around affluent consumers and frequent travellers, creating and delivering products and services now accessible to over 400m end consumers.

We have more than 25 years’ experience, with 28 global locations, servicing over 800 clients in 170 countries, employing 1,800 people.

We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception – from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programme, Priority Pass to being the first to sell direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct and creating the first loyalty agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.

Key clients include: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, LATAM, Flying Blue, Accor, EasyJet, HSBC, Chase, HDFC.

Our mission is focused on doing good beyond profit, which for us means we seek out opportunities for our people to share in our success and that we give back to the communities and people within which we work.

Never short of ambition, the success of our business is delivered through the diverse and talented team of over 1,800 colleagues globally.

Equal Opportunities: Our commitment to inclusion

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on-going success.

We are focused on continually evolving our purpose driven, high performing culture, providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Act smarter, Do the right thing, One team and Be insight led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.

If you need any extra support throughout the interview process, then please email us at [email protected]

Reward & Benefits: What's in it for me?

You can look forward to a competitive salary and benefit plan including but not limited to:

• Medical & Dental Care

• Priority Pass Membership

• Childcare allowance (for children up to 6 years old)

• Birthday day off

• Work From Anywhere 8 weeks per year