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Frontend Engineering Chapter Area Lead - Santander Digital Services

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Santander

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Software Engineering
    IT & Cybersecurity
  • Madrid
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AI generated summary

  • You need a relevant degree, extensive frontend expertise (HTML, Typescript, Javascript, CSS), strong communication, people skills, and experience with AWS, DevOps, and CI/CD. Fluent English required.
  • You will standardize practices, mentor leads, foster knowledge sharing, improve productivity, oversee frontend systems, collaborate across teams, and promote emerging technologies in your area.

Requirements

  • University degree, preferably in relevant subject such as Engineering or Science.
  • Strong technical skills and specialist experience: Extensive experience in frontend development with proficiency in programming languages such as HTML, Typescript, Javascript, CSS, Kotlin and frameworks such as Angular and React.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Talent/people skills
  • Ability to Inspire people
  • Experience building and maintaining software applications: Experience in complex frontend architectures within Amazon Cloud Ecosystem.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Fluent English.

Responsibilities

  • Standardization
  • Defines together with Chapters, competences and best practices across all the organization’s areas: microfrontend/spa architecture, patterns and practices.
  • Competences mapping
  • Owns the complete picture of competences, distribution and demand within the organization in his/her specific expertise as frontender engineer.
  • Supports skills development
  • Ensures that Frontend Chapter Leads within the organization are properly equipped to ensure that skills development happen within their chapters.
  • Facilitating Knowledge Sharing across areas
  • Ensures that chapter members contribute to the organization sharing knowledge across different areas.
  • Share Vision
  • As leader of leaders, must ensure that company’s strategy and vision are spread across all chapters.
  • Assess and Prioritize Opportunities
  • Ensures that chapter activities that are relevant for the organization are properly managed to get done in time and manner.
  • Improve Engineering Productivity
  • Lead and boost the importance of improve the productivity in the way we develop software, pushing for the use of any tool or practices that might increase to produce more with less cost.
  • Chapter Leads’ members Mentoring and Coaching
  • Maintain the big picture of chapter’s members allocation and demand.
  • Ensure that best frontend practices are spread across the organization.
  • Gather information about company’s products and ensure that Chapter Leads are equipped to prepare chapter’s members to use those products.
  • Creates or foster creation of technical contents for internal and external use.
  • Foster a culture of engineering based on Tech Manifesto principles.
  • Create forums, communities and events that ensures alignment and reinforce the culture of engineering and innovation within the company.
  • Acts as a senior Frontend engineer by delivering high quality results in your chapters and providing technical guidance to the rest of Frontend Chapters (web and app).
  • Design, and oversee the development of scalable, secure, high-performance frontend systems.
  • Establish and uphold best practices in software engineering, system design, and development processes.
  • Collaborate effectively with frontend, DevOps, and product teams to deliver cohesive, end-to-end solutions.
  • Optimize frontend systems for superior performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Stay abreast of emerging technologies, evaluating their potential to enhance the organization’s systems and processes.

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we operate on a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work remotely some days and meet with the team in the office on other days.

What qualifications are required for the Frontend Engineering Chapter Area Lead position?

A university degree, preferably in a relevant subject such as Engineering or Science is required.

How many years of experience are necessary for this role?

At least 10 years of specific technical expertise in frontend development is required.

What technical skills are important for this job?

Strong technical skills in frontend development, including proficiency in HTML, Typescript, Javascript, CSS, Kotlin, and frameworks such as Angular and React, are essential.

Is experience with cloud platforms necessary?

Yes, experience in complex frontend architectures within the Amazon Cloud Ecosystem is necessary.

Do we offer opportunities for career development?

Yes, we provide opportunities for career development in different overseas units and countries, along with continuous training in innovative technical fields.

Can I expect a competitive salary and bonuses?

Yes, we offer a highly competitive salary along with bonuses.

Is there a focus on knowledge sharing within the organization?

Yes, fostering knowledge sharing across different areas is a key responsibility of the Frontend Engineering Chapter Area Lead.

Are there any benefits related to financial services?

Yes, we offer financial benefits such as special interest rates for loans, preferential banking terms, and life insurance.

What kind of work culture can I expect at Santander?

You can expect a dynamic and proactive team culture that values continuous innovation and is built on equal opportunities and a commitment to technology development.

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Mission & Purpose

Santander is a leading global bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain, and is one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalisation. It provides a wide range of financial products and services, including personal and corporate banking, wealth management, and insurance. With a strong presence in Europe, Latin America, North America, and Asia, Santander's mission is to help people and businesses prosper by offering customer-centric solutions. Its purpose is to support growth and innovation while fostering responsible banking practices to benefit individuals, businesses, and communities.