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Senior Frontend Engineer - Core HR

Permanent employee, Full-time · Remote
The Role
This role will be fully remote from one of the following countries: Germany, Spain, Ireland, Netherlands or UK.

At Personio we are on the amazing journey of becoming the leading HR Platform in Europe!

The Core Human Resources Tribe is on a mission to empower organizations for employee self service and remarkable employee management, integrated across domains.

We are building our product around the employee lifecycle events, getting hired, getting promotions, getting married, leaving the company and following the direct implications of these lifecycle events - for employees, managers and HR managers.


Like all our tribes we are a cross-functional group of engineers, designers and product managers from many different nationalities and backgrounds, spread across different locations and we continue to grow in 2022. Join us and help shape the Core HR Tribe journey for Personio.

Your tasks and responsibilities in a nutshell

  • Bridging the gap between Frontend Engineering and UX Design
  • Developing and reinforcing frontend engineering standards and guidelines among your peers across teams
  • Identifying, documenting, and communicating technical improvements within your area of responsibility in the team

  • Coaching and onboarding peer engineers

  • Taking end-to-end ownership and directly contributing to Personio codebase as a frontend engineer, as part of a product team
  • 
Driving  small- to medium-sized cross-team engineering initiatives
  • Participating in technical interview processes

What you need to succeed
  • Over 5 years of relevant experience working on fast-scaling and complex systems
  • Appreciation towards software craftsmanship, clean code, and SOLID design principles
  • High standards for the quality of UI and experience interpreting and executing on the outcomes of UX research and Product Design
  • Sound experience in performance monitoring and optimization
  • Coaching experience. It’s important for you to learn from and teach peers, and to continuously help junior team members appreciate and apply best engineering and UX practices
  • Driven by impact. You are eager to create customer value
  • Teamplayer. You are passionate about working with talented and inspiring people. Your heart beats for receiving and giving feedback, to grow both personally and as an engineer
  • You are business-fluent in English (Level C1/C2)
Why Personio
Aside from our people, culture, and mission, there are a variety of additional benefits that help make Personio a great place to work! Work with us and receive:

  • A competitive compensation package that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
  • 28 days of paid vacation, plus another additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
  • 2 Impact Days you can use to have an impact on the environment and society –  one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative! #SocialResponsibility
  • Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! We offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework to suit your needs
  • Annual personal development budget of €1,500 for conferences, courses, books, career coach, etc.
  • Regular company and team events like Oktoberfest, ski trips, Christmas parties, and more! (COVID permitting)
  • High-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
  • Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
  • Save money with corporate discounts across brands like Adidas, LG, Bosch, Apple, and more
  • A remote setup subsidy of 300€ to make your Homeoffice your favorite place to work
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About us
We’re using technology to revolutionize the way HR operates, transforming the way millions of people experience work every day. In June 2022 we raised a second Series E funding of $200 million, allowing us to turbocharge this change and making Personio the fastest-growing and most valuable HR technology company in Europe.

With over 6,000 customers and a team of 1,500 in seven offices across Europe, now is the perfect time to join! We’re hiring talented, impact-driven individuals who want to be more than just another employee. Will you be one of them? 

Personio is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We #EmbraceUniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. As we continue to scale, we focus on enabling our employees to grow both personally and professionally.

We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.


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Your application
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