Front end Software Engineer

Company Description

We’re Checkout.com – you might not know our name, but companies like eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony do. That moment when you check out online? We make it happen.

Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why.

With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech.

As a Frontend Software Engineer embedded within a multifunctional team, you will collaborate with Product and Design counterparts in ideating, building and supporting the UI for Checkout.com products and services, ensuring our merchants enjoy an optimal experience across all our frontend touchpoints.

We seek engineers who are versatile and enthusiastic about tackling new challenges across the full stack as we push technology forward. With your technical expertise, you will help define project priorities, manage deadlines, and ensure high-quality deliverables. You will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions.

Qualifications

• Proficient in React and TypeScript: Able to implement and maintain features with limited guidance, following best practices.
• Modern software development practices, designing and architecting with security in mind
• Good practical knowledge of OOP concepts and SOLID principles
• Solid understanding of HTTP and RESTful design
• Working knowledge of Continuous Integration and Deployment workflows
• Great communication skills and ability to interact effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Strong customer focus with care for accessibility and User Experience
• Experience building reliable, accessible and well-tested systems.
  
  

Desirable

• Some experience with C# is nice to have
• Understanding of common security vulnerabilities and performance issues in web applications and knowing how to debug them
• Experience with asynchronous, event-driven architecture
• Database experience with NoSQL, ElasticSearch or similar tool
  
  

Additional Information

Bring all of you to work

We create the conditions for high performers to thrive, through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one.

Here, you’ll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It’s a place where ambition gets met with opportunity, and where your growth is in your hands.

We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you’re ready to grow and make a difference, you’ll be right at home here.

It’s important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable.

Life at Checkout.com

We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.

Curious about what it’s like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us.

For a closer look at daily life at Checkout.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram