Frontend Software Engineer

We exist to be the go-to companion, empowering everyone to transform their free time into experiences. At Smartbox Group, we believe that real-life experiences help us thrive, connect, and become the best versions of ourselves.

With nearly 15,000 different products across leisure themes — Stays, Wellness, Adventure, Gastronomy — we allow people to enrich their lives with moments of sharing, emotions, and unforgettable memories.

Present in 11 countries, Smartbox Group employs over 700 people across Europe and works with more than 40,000 trusted partners, including hotels, restaurants, wellness centres, and outdoor activity providers.

Living more than owning, sharing more than having — this is more than ever a fundamental trend in our society, and it’s exactly what Smartbox offers.

Our Culture:

At Smartbox, we’re on a mission to unbox our world and unbox the potential of our People. We’re not just building a workplace — we’re cultivating a movement where bold ideas, authentic connections, and real-world experiences redefine what work can be.

As our teams’ trusted companion on this journey, we empower our people to take ownership, break boundaries, and dive headfirst into challenges that spark growth and impact. Together, we’re creating a culture of daring curiosity, relentless ambition, and transformative purpose — where every team member is driven to experience life,

experience potential, experience growth, shape their future, and leave a lasting mark on the world around us.

The Role:

We’re looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to join our Dublin-based technology team and help build and improve the digital experiences used by our customers across Europe.

While the Smartbox brand may be less visible in Ireland, our Dublin team plays a central role in developing and scaling the platforms that power customer journeys across 11 international markets. From discovery to post-purchase engagement, our products support millions of customer interactions each year.

In this role, you’ll work as part of a small, cross-functional squad focused on improving how customers engage with their experiences after purchase. You’ll contribute to meaningful product improvements, collaborate closely with experienced engineers, and continue to grow your frontend expertise in a modern technical environment. This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer who wants to deepen their frontend skills while gaining exposure to product development, experimentation, and large-scale systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to customer-facing features that drive engagement and retention
• Build and enhance product experiences that improve how customers discover, redeem, and interact with their purchases across multiple markets.
• Collaborate to deliver high-quality product increments
• Work closely with product managers, backend engineers, and QA to design, build, and release well-scoped features.
• Support experimentation and continuous improvement
• Assist in implementing and iterating on enhancements and experiments, helping to improve user experience and inform product decisions.
• Build and maintain reliable frontend applications
• Ensure applications remain performant, stable, and well-tested, applying frontend best practices and contributing to shared code quality.
• Develop your technical expertise
• Grow your skills in a modern frontend stack (Vue 3, TypeScript, testing frameworks), supported by experienced engineers within your team.
• Contribute ideas within your domain
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve usability, performance, or code quality, and suggest practical enhancements.

About You:

• You’re a motivated software engineer who enjoys building user-facing products and is eager to continue learning in a collaborative environment. You’re comfortable contributing to team delivery and take pride in writing clean, maintainable code.
• You’ll likely bring:
• Experience building frontend applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue, React, or similar)
• Working knowledge of TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
• An understanding of frontend best practices (performance, testing, maintainability)
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn from others
• The ability to contribute to well-defined projects and improve your area over time

Skills & Experience:

Excellent working knowledge of the following:

• Vue 3
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• AI-augmented Tooling (Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, MCP)
• Git

Experience in the following is also advantageous:

• Frameworks, Languages & Build: Nuxt, JavaScript, Vite
• Testing: Vitest, Cypress (E2E)
• Tooling: ESLint, Prettier, Docker
• HTTP Client: Axios
• UI Libraries: Google Maps JavaScript API, Swiper, GSAP
• Backend Touchpoints: Symfony 5.4, PHP 8.2, payment integrations (Worldline)

Why join us?

• Work on products used across multiple international markets
• Be part of a collaborative, supportive engineering team
• Gain exposure to product thinking and experimentation
• Develop your skills in a modern frontend ecosystem
• Contribute to meaningful improvements that impact real users

What we offer:

• 🏡 Hybrid work: 2–3 remote days + 20 days abroad per year
• ✅ Essentials: health cover, pension, taxsaver benefit, extra leave
• 🎁 Flexible benefits: personalize with health, wellbeing & learning options
• 🌈 D&I commitment: parental leave, Inclusive Day, gender equity in rewards
• L&D Support: Study Assistance and Study Leave
• 🎉 Unbox Your World: Take 1 day leave per year as short notice (YOLO!) + paid sabbatical after 5 years
• 🌍 Transparency: clear, fair salary bands and career levels