Location

This role is based out of our Snowhill, Birmingham office. We work to a hybrid model of 3 days together, 2 days wherever.

Why this job matters

As a Front-end Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in our team by contributing to the development and maintenance of a modern design system of resuable components. Your work will be essential in facilitating the expansion and integration of this design system across various customer-facing digital journeys, ensuring a seamless and cohesive user experience.

Working alongside dedicated developers who prioritize accessibility and inclusiveness, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the experience of our customers. Collaborating closely with application teams, you'll contribute to the development of a business-wide solution aimed at enhancing consistency, quality, and time-to-market for BT's web applications.

Your contributions will be instrumental in enabling the seamless rollout and integration of our system across all BT brand digital products. 

What you’ll be doing

• Collaborate with a team of engineers to assist in the development and upkeep of BT’s Component library.
• Contribute to the implementation of new features and improvements within the codebase to support efficient project delivery.
• Follow established development practices and quality standards to ensure code contributions meet company requirements.
• Work closely with senior engineers to understand and address technical challenges encountered during updates.
• Promote best practices within the engineering community and participate in knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Assist in defining technical requirements and evaluating technology options in alignment with BT's architectural principles.
• Support the team in maintaining high standards of engineering excellence through regular assessments and process improvements.
• Participate in communication channels for sharing engineering updates and gather feedback from engineering teams.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and tools to suggest potential enhancements for team productivity.
• Assist in coordinating the release process for updates under the guidance of senior team members.

Your Skills and Experiences

Required

• Proficiency in foundational technologies such as HTML and CSS, JavaScript.
• Good grasp of web performance and accessibility issues.

Desired

• Solid understanding of web development technologies, including modern frameworks like React, and familiarity with TypeScript. 
• Ability to recognize and address technical risks and overcome potential obstacles proactively.
• Awareness of industry trends, emerging technologies, and software engineering best practices to support team learning and encourage innovation.
• Basic knowledge of structuring front-end code with sustainable practices for scalability and maintainability.
• Basic understanding of modern development tools and automation techniques.
• Familiarity with automated testing methods.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
- Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
- Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
- Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
- Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
- Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
- Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• 10% on target bonus
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme
• Direct share scheme
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• BT TV with TNT Sports and NOW Entertainment
• 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM Only plans & airtime element off a Flex Pay plan

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. 

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.  

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.