Front End Engineer

Habitat Energy•Austin, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Habitat Energy is a fast growing technology company focussed on the physical and financial optimisation of energy storage and renewable generation assets globally through complex models and trading. By maximising the returns from these assets we aim to drive investment in renewable energy and accelerate the transition to a low carbon world. Our rapidly growing team of 120+ people in Austin, TX, Oxford, UK, and Melbourne, Australia brings together exceptionally talented and passionate people in the domains of energy trading, data science, software engineering and renewable energy management. We have a vacancy for a UI/UX Software Engineer to join our Software team based in Austin, Texas. This role will focus on the sizable and growing needs of front-end enhancements and expansion to our US trading platform, to improve the trader experience and support new markets, new revenue lines, and an expanded portfolio. Your responsibilities will include:

Requirements

3+ years of front-end development experience, preferably with Vue3.
3+ years of working alongside a backend API team and internal users to collaborate on design and implementation for a UI/UX application.
Experience building production UIs with Vuetify or similar Material Design libraries, including layouts, theming, and reusable components.
Experience managing complex frontend state, including async data flows, cross-component state, and consistency between UI and backend data.
Experience creating or enhancing web design in consultation with users to add new features and/or improve the user experience.
Experience collaborating to develop a design from wireframe to execution.
BA/BSc degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
Proficiency with basic modern CI/CD and IoC tooling (Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Workflows or equivalent), Code management (Git), Containerization (docker)
Fluent in Vue, TypeScript, and the relevant tooling ecosystem (Vuetify, HighCharts, etc)
Solid JavaScript and TypeScript fundamentals (ES6+)
Ability to conceptualize and build designs based on user input/requirements/workflows
Ability to contribute to the definition and evolution of frontend best practices including component design, state management, and code organization

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Python with API development.
Experience working with financial trading teams, particularly in an energy market.
Experience building from a design spec (via Figma or similar)
Experience working with cross-regional teams, collaborating across disparate time zones
Knowledge of a US ISO power market (especially ERCOT)
Experience with data visualization and dashboarding technologies (e.g. plot.ly, Dash, Streamlit)
Understanding of API design and data structures
Frontend testing experience(Vitest/Jest/Playwright/Cypress

Responsibilities

Ensure that all web applications and interfaces are designed, built, released, and maintained in line with the SDLC process.
Develop asset dispatch and monitoring applications within the requirements of the market team and the product priorities.
Enhance existing systems with new functionality for continued growth of our customer base and offerings.
Contribute to selecting tools and defining architectural standards that align with the company’s goals and technology strategy.
Develop clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, and contribute to the adoption of tools and frameworks that align with architectural standards and company-wide best practices.
Participate in the selection of tools that support performant web applications, user interfaces, and reporting/visualization.
Ensure continuous integration and continuous deployment processes are followed for the smooth operation and updating of applications.