Frontend Engineer, Raylo
+ Stock options for all employees
3 days a week in office
Category-defining tech subscription infrastructure for businesses & consumers
Open for applications
Category-defining tech subscription infrastructure for businesses & consumers
21-100 employees
Open for applications
+ Stock options for all employees
3 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
Raylo's mission is to accelerate the move to a circular economy.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of frontend or full-stack engineering experience in a product-focused, agile, and fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES7+), with strong familiarity across the JavaScript ecosystem
- Hands-on experience with React and/or React Native for mobile app development
- Understanding of testing frontend code and ensuring quality through CI/CD pipelines
- Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas and decisions with non-technical stakeholders
- Bonus points for experience with server-side rendering (Next.js), GraphQL, or end-to-end mobile development
- A collaborative, curious, and user-focused mindset, aligned with Raylo’s values of walking in the customer’s shoes and being gritty and deeply curious
- Enthusiasm for sustainability and a desire to contribute to a product that reduces waste and improves accessibility
- We’re not looking for you to meet every point on this job description, please still get in touch if you think you could add value and do your best work here at Raylo. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit
What the job involves
- As part of Raylo’s Engineering team, you’ll play a central role in delivering a seamless customer experience across both our web and mobile platforms
- You’ll be joining a fast-moving, mission-driven company at the forefront of the circular economy
- Working in a cross-functional squad alongside product, design, and backend engineers, you’ll contribute to the development of new features, iterate on existing ones, and run A/B tests that directly impact user growth and business outcomes
- You’ll get stuck into exciting greenfield development as well as continual improvements to core parts of our web and mobile apps
- Over your first 12 months, you’ll go from shipping small but meaningful changes to having a significant contribution to frontend delivery on key initiatives that contribute to our growth goals
- Along the way, you’ll develop strong relationships across disciplines and grow your technical depth in modern frontend frameworks and tooling
- Design, develop and maintain high-quality, scalable frontend experiences across Raylo’s web and mobile applications using React and React Native
- Collaborate closely with backend engineers to define approaches to new features, solve technical challenges, and maintain system integrity
- Partner with product managers, designers, and marketing teams to iterate on growth initiatives, such as A/B tests and new feature launches that improve the user journey
- Work in an agile environment, taking ownership of your work from concept through to release and ongoing refinement
- Help maintain a high-quality codebase through testing, code reviews, refactoring, and documentation
- Support continuous improvement by contributing ideas for system and process enhancements, particularly in how we optimise for performance and scale
- Stay current with industry trends and bring fresh perspectives into the team, advocating for modern best practices and scalable solutions
Application process
- Once you submit your application, our Talent Team will contact you if you have been shortlisted for the role
- We set an exceptionally high bar at Raylo, and in return, we will aim to give you the best candidate experience possible
- Stage 1: Talent Screening
- Stage 2: Online Hiring Manager Interview
- Stage 3: On-site Pair Programming Session
- Stage 4: Values-based Interview & Co-founder Final
- As an FCA-regulated business, we conduct background checks (DBS and AML) on all successful candidates who are offered a position at Raylo during the onboarding process
Salary benchmarks
Our take
As a society, a disposable tech culture has developed, which is both expensive and harmful to the environment. Raylo is offering a more sustainable alternative. Through its subscription platform, consumers and Small to medium-sized businesses can subscribe to new and refurbished devices like phones, tablets and laptops, paying a monthly fee for the length of the contract.
Raylo sets itself apart through affordable device subscriptions, with the option of flexible upgrades. The environmental and economic benefits of device lifecycle extensions are significant, as, despite consumers’ increasing reliance on electronic devices, research from Ofcom indicated that many consumers struggle with the affordability of mobile phones. Raylo's circularity is also an essential part of the move towards more sustainable production practices and the reduction of tech waste.
In 2022, Raylo cemented its status as an actor for good with its recognition as a B-Corporation. The company has also netted considerable funds, which will enable it to expand operations, with plans to grow its direct-to-consumer channel, as well as an expansion of its embedded subscription integrations with some of the world's leading device brands.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2023
$7.1m
EARLY VC
Jan 2023
$74.3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $118m
Company benefits
- 33 days holiday per year (25 days, + an extra 8 days to choose the days that mean most to you)
- Share in Raylo's Success - Stock options for all employees
- Hybrid working environment
- Family-first policies - Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Workplace nursery scheme
- Perkbox membership - hundreds of perks and discounts to support physical, financial and mental wellbeing
- Get the latest tech - Exclusive Raylo device lease for all Employees
- Invest in your growth - L&D budget to support the skills you value
- Free sustainable breakfast and snacks, every day you’re in the office
- Fun (yet optional) Raylo quarterly socials, plus summer and Christmas parties
Company values
- Walk in your Customer’s Shoes - To build the best products, we deeply understand our customers' needs by walking a few miles in their shoes.
- Focus and Execute - We have a big vision, but we believe in nailing the most important problems first. We work hard, stay lean and deliver. We take smart risks, and when we stumble, we openly acknowledge our mistakes and learn from them.
- Be Deeply Curious - We thrive on innovation through diverse approaches, views and people. We’re always looking for answers even when others aren’t asking questions.
- Be Gritty - Only gritty teams succeed. Our individual ownership, passion and perseverance mean we’re a team through thick and thin. We foster a culture of respectful challenge, whilst acknowledging that great team players are willing to ‘disagree and commit’.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Jinden Badesha
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously worked for 4 years at Funding Circle UK, holding various positions such as Product Manager, Head of Product and Investor Experience.
Karl Gilbert
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Portfolio Manager at Gelber Group LLC for 1 year and a VP of Capital Markets at Funding Circle UK for 1 year.
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