Principal Frontend Engineer*in (m/f/x)

Principal Frontend Engineer (m/ f / x)

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

Description

Plan A has set itself the ambitious goal to support businesses around the globe to decarbonise and deliver on their climate objectives, using science and technology. We offer a software for decarbonisation and ESG reporting capabilities, that enables businesses of the likes of BMW, Mollie, Sorare, GANNI, Chloé and N26, to successfully manage their net zero journey. Building and growing Plan A has been only possible thanks to our ever-expanding team across Europe.

Are you a seasoned professional with experience working with large corporations to implement decarbonisation and net-zero pathways? Are you an empathetic leader with a proven track record of building empowered teams in a fast paced agile environment? Then you’ve come to the right place! We’re looking for a compassionate and experienced leader in data to lead our Engineering team.

Your responsibilities

• As a Principal Frontend Engineer at Plan A, your main responsibilities will be to provide leadership, guidance and mentorship, as well as oversight over the development of our carbon emissions accounting product. We are looking for someone to:
• Provide a technical authority in the area of speciality (eg. trusted to take the final call on any technical or architectural decisions)
• Promote technical excellence in the function, eg. through chapter sessions, documentation, setting up automations (eg. with Github Actions)
• Initiate projects, initiatives, and processes to improve the technical foundation and way of working in the function (ensuring security, scalability, performance)
• Provide technical mentoring and consulting in area of frontend expertise where required

Requirements

• Track record as a senior or principal frontend engineer with experience building and scaling frontend architectures
• Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies, including JS, React, Typescript, CSS, and Node.js
• Experience/knowledge with micro-frontends/micro services
• Expertise in frontend architecture (webpack, grunt/gulp, npm, dependabot etc.)
• Experience with automation (eg. github actions for linters/tests/releases or jenkins pipeline)
• Passion for frontend testing and coverage (unit, e2e)
• Passion for mentoring and developing engineers
• Experience in leading technical and operational best practice within a frontend function chapter
• Agile, pragmatic, and user-centric mindset

Benefits

• Participate in our VSOP program and share in the company's long-term growth and success.

• Discounts and benefits are available through the Plan A Corporate Benefits Platform, with an online portfolio offering a variety of sustainable brands.

• Monthly team activities, company on- and off-sites, and weekly in-person team gatherings.

• Flexibility to work remotely, in-office, or a combination of both.

• 28 vacation days per year, 30 days of working-from-anywhere, 1 volunteering day per year, plus annual educational leave.

What you can expect from Plan A

• Contribution to a bigger purpose! Push the needle on climate action by contributing to the success of our carbon management and ESG software!
• We value collaboration over competition. You will become part of a cooperative and cross-functional environment, where we value sharing knowledge and best practices.
• We are always growing and so are you. We support you with “My Plan A” , your personalised career journey, in hitting your professional development goals and your vision for life.
• Enjoy the perks of remote work but always feel free to join us in our offices in Berlin, Paris or Munich!

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