Remote Senior Frontend Engineer

Description:

• Raft is a UK-based tech company redefining logistics technology for freight forwarders and customs brokers with an intelligent, automation-driven platform.
• The company is backed by top-tier investors, including Eight Roads, Bessemer Venture Partners, Episode 1, and Dynamo Ventures.
• The Senior Frontend Engineer will lead the development of the flagship, user-facing application and shape the visual and interactive components of the platform.
• The role involves balancing user experience with technical performance to create a beautiful and high-performing interface.
• The engineer will work cross-functionally with product, design, machine learning, and backend teams to ensure the frontend meets current needs and scales for future enhancements.
• Day-to-day responsibilities include driving development on the customer-facing application, collaborating on internal tooling, building complex application behaviors, and maintaining frontend infrastructure.

Requirements:

• The candidate must be an expert in JavaScript and TypeScript with deep knowledge of modern frameworks, particularly React, and possess the ability to build scalable and testable code.
• They should be able to architect and test high-quality, reusable components that integrate seamlessly into the evolving platform.
• Advanced experience in managing complex data flows and state management in the frontend is required, along with familiarity in syncing data via HTTP and WebSockets.
• The candidate must thrive in cross-functional collaboration, effectively working with teams across product, design, and engineering, including Machine Learning specialists.
• A minimum of 5 years of frontend development experience with commercial projects that demonstrate a clear, measurable impact on user experience and business goals is necessary.

Benefits:

• The position offers ownership of a high-impact frontend role with creative and technical freedom in a high-growth scale-up environment.
• The engineer will work with cutting-edge technologies and libraries, continuously honing their skills in a company that values staying at the forefront of the tech stack.
• The role provides an opportunity to be part of a diverse and emotionally intelligent team where collaboration, empathy, and growth are prioritized.
• The engineer will contribute to a mission-driven company where artificial intelligence and automation power a commercially viable, globally impactful logistics solution for freight-forwarding customers.