Senior Engineer - Digital, Frontend - Bupa UK : Job Details

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Senior Engineer – Digital, Frontend

Salary: £61,000-£65,000 dependant on experienceLocation status: Flexible/ HybridLocation: Staines or Salford QuaysContract type: PermanentShift pattern: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week 

We make health happen

At Bupa, we’re not just about health insurance – we’re about health and care in every sense. With no shareholders, our focus is always on our customers and our people. We’re here to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives – and to make a better world.

As a Senior Engineer – Digital, Frontend, you’ll play a key role in shaping the digital experiences that help us deliver on that mission. You’ll work on high-traffic, high-impact applications that support millions of users. From collaborating with UX teams to ensuring accessibility and performance, your work will directly contribute to making health happen for our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of new and existing digital applications using modern frontend technologies.
• Collaborate with UI/UX teams to ensure a seamless and accessible user experience that meets WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
• Provide technical leadership across projects, guiding best practices in coding, testing, and documentation.
• Work closely with solution designers to break down technical requirements and validate proposed solutions.
• Identify and resolve issues early in the development lifecycle, offering practical solutions to complex problems.
• Drive improvements in development standards, documentation, and internal tooling.
• Take ownership of proof-of-concept development to test and validate new ideas.
• Stay ahead of the curve by exploring new technologies and methodologies that enhance our digital capabilities.
• Act as a go-to expert for frontend development within your domain, supporting colleagues and stakeholders across the business.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who’s not only technically skilled but also collaborative, curious, and passionate about delivering great digital experiences.

You’ll need to bring:

• Strong JavaScript skills, including experience with frameworks like ReactJS, Angular, and Node.js.
• Experience working with CMS platforms, ideally Sitecore.
• Familiarity with task runners and build tools (e.g. Webpack, Gulp).
• A solid understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design.
• Agile development experience and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams.
• A passion for continuous improvement and a desire to mentor others.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Private medical insurance and access to a range of health and wellbeing tools
• Discounts on Bupa products and services
• Opportunities for career development and learning

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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