Frontend Engineer

Why Faculty?

We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here.

We don’t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle – and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence.

Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we’re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology.

AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you’ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen.

About the team

Our Government and Public Services business unit is committed to leveraging AI for the benefit of individual citizens and the public good.

From our work informing strategic government decisions, to optimising our NHS, through to protecting children from harmful online content – we know that AI offers opportunities to drive improvements at every level of Government and we are proud to lead on some of the most impactful work happening in the sector.

Because of the nature of the work we do with our Government clients, you may need to be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC) and willing to work on site with these customers from time to time.

About the role

As a Frontend Engineer, you’ll be instrumental in visualising insights generated by our data scientists for our clients. Working closely with cross-functional delivery teams, especially within the Government & Public Services Business Unit, you will help solve unique challenges using AI and Machine Learning.

We’re looking for an entrepreneurial technologist to drive industry best practices and standards within our evolving frontend guild and bring Faculty’s machine learning work to life.

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborating closely with data scientists, data engineers, and design specialists to build client-facing products * Prioritisation, planning, coordination, and communication of frontend features to internal and external stakeholders

• Setting up and maintaining the development and deployment infrastructure for your dedicated frontend team

• Maintaining and enforcing the technical best practices and standards across Faculty’s entire frontend capacity

• Creating and maintaining reusable component libraries for use in projects company-wide

• Providing training, mentoring, and onboarding support for new frontend engineers

• Acting as the go-to authority for frontend software engineering within your team

Who we’re looking for:

• You have demonstrated experience in building scalable, maintainable, and well-tested web applications using React

• You are highly proficient in foundational web technologies, including ES6 JavaScript, HTML, and CSS3

• You have hands-on experience writing TypeScript or other typed languages, contributing to robust codebases

• You are experienced in data visualisation techniques and implementations, such as d3, to bring data to life

• You have exposure to deployment into the Cloud with platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure

• You possess a strong focus on technical excellence, eager to set standards and mentor others to build a collaborative, high-performing culture

Our Interview Process

1. Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)

2. Pair Programming Interview (90 minutes)

3. System Design (90 minutes)

4. Commercial Interview (60 minutes)

Our Recruitment Ethos

We aim to grow the best team – not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We’re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.

Some of our standout benefits:

• Unlimited Annual Leave Policy

• Private healthcare and dental

• Enhanced parental leave

• Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working

• Sanctus Coaching

• Hybrid Working

If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don’t hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.