Mid Level Frontend Developer

Board Intelligence is a technology and advisory firm that supercharges boards with the science of board effectiveness. We build better businesses and benefit society.

Through a suite of AI-powered software tools, evaluation frameworks, and advisory services that distil twenty years of boardroom experience, we improve the efficiency of board processes and the effectiveness of boards.

We work with over 80,000 leaders and 3,000 organisations across the world, with clients across the Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and OMX 30. In 2024 we received substantial backing from K1 Investment Management - the leading B2B Enterprise SaaS investors. We are at the beginning of significant growth, and we're looking for superb talent to join us on this journey.

As we grow, we're fiercely protective of our culture and values. Many of us, including our founders, have families and other priorities, so we know the value of a supportive company.

The team is diverse and friendly. We value fun: most days you'll find a social event or learning opportunity to get involved with, including company socials, away days, and philanthropic activities.

Our Mission

We unleash the potential of organisations through the science of board effectiveness, building better businesses and benefiting society.

The Role

We are looking for a Mid Level Frontend Developer to join our growing engineering team and help shape the next generation of our web applications. This is a hands on role where you will build high quality, responsive and accessible user interfaces that directly support leaders around the world and elevate the experience of thousands of users.

You will work closely with designers, product managers and senior engineers to bring ideas to life. This is an opportunity to grow your skills, deepen your craft and contribute to meaningful product improvements in an environment that values clarity, collaboration and continuous learning.

Responsibilities Big things

• Build and evolve modern React applications that sit at the heart of how our customers interact with Board Intelligence.
• Contribute to the design and structure of our frontend architecture and component library.
• Play a key role in delivering new product features that support our long term strategy.
• Shape how we think about performance, scalability and frontend excellence.
• Work across teams to integrate new services and ensure a smooth and intuitive user experience.

And the smaller but still important things

• Write clean, maintainable code using React, Typescript, HTML and CSS.
• Implement responsive and accessible interfaces that work across devices.
• Write tests to ensure quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to a supportive and growth minded engineering culture.
• Stay current with frontend best practices and emerging technologies.

Required experience

• Three to five years of commercial experience with React.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, Typescript, HTML and CSS.
• Experience building responsive layouts and working with CSS frameworks.
• Familiarity with CSS in JS approaches and the trade-offs involved.
• Experience with testing tools such as Jest and React Testing Library.
• A good understanding of accessibility standards and how to apply them.
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and working with asynchronous code.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working collaboratively.
• Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows.

Nice to haves

• Experience contributing to design systems or component libraries.
• Knowledge of state management tools such as Zustand, Recoil or Redux
• An understanding of performance optimisation techniques.
• Familiarity with build tools and continuous integration or continuous delivery workflows.
• Some experience with backend development.
• Experience with Cypress for end-to-end testing.

Benefits

• Pension scheme
• Personal performance bonus
• 26 days holiday each calendar year
• Bupa health & dental cover
• Group life insurance
• EAP
• Cycle to work scheme
• Competitive parental policies
• Gym membership discounts