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Centrica • United Kingdom

Software Engineer (Nucleus)

Employment type:  Full time

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top 3 scores:
96%

Location

92%

Hours

88%

Autonomy

Job Description

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

An opportunity to play your part – Embark on a transformative career journey with British Gas, a Centrica company, as a Design System Product Engineer. Your role is pivotal in our quest to refine and elevate the digital interface across our various platforms. With your proficiency in HTML, Java, and CSS, you will be instrumental in crafting a cohesive design language that aligns with the British Gas brand ethos while ensuring an intuitive user experience. Collaborate closely with our adept team of designers, developers, and QA analysts to deliver products that are not just uniform and user-friendly but also adaptable to our customers' growing needs. Your zeal for design systems and teamwork will fuel innovation and uphold our commitment to excellence in user interface design. Seize this opportunity to influence the digital direction of British Gas at Centrica and make a lasting impact.

Location: UK (talk to us about flexible working)

The day to day –

  • Assume a key role in evolving and honing our design system, "Nucleus," along with its elements, guides, and related tools.
  • Play a pivotal role in the growth and refinement of our design system, including its components, documentation, and associated tools.
  • Craft and sustain reusable UI components that are in harmony with our design system's guidelines.
  • Engage in a dynamic partnership with designers to transform visual concepts into practical components.
  • Uphold the highest standards of code quality, ensuring it is clean, efficient, and sustainable, in line with industry best practices.
  • Perform thorough code reviews, offering valuable feedback to peers, and champion the consistent application of coding standards and design system adherence.
  • Foster a collaborative environment with product managers, designers, and front-end developers to comprehend project needs and convert them into features of the design system.
  • Be an active participant in interdisciplinary gatherings and workshops to reach consensus on design choices and enhancements to the system.
  • Guarantee that all design system components are accessible according to WCAG standards and deliver optimal performance across various devices and browsers.
  • Take initiative in minimiSing code footprint and boosting rendering efficiency to enhance performance.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for the design system's components, including usage instructions and best practices.
  • Serve as an educator to team members, promoting understanding and implementation of design system principles and applications.

Ideally, you must be -

  • Understanding of the Nucleus design system, its components, and principles for creating cohesive web experiences.
  • Versed in web development languages including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Proficiency in using the Nucleus system.
  • Adept with modern front-end frameworks.
  • Competent in utilising version control tools, especially Git.
  • Original and inventive in solving challenges.
  • Familiar with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment processes.
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative spirit.
  • Comprehension of responsive web design practices.
  • Solid understanding of user experience and interface design principles.

Nice, but not essential -

  • Insightful in strategic system analysis.
  • Experienced in web component technologies, such as Lit.
  • Skilled with design tools like Figma and Sketch.
  • Established background in crafting or overseeing design systems.
  • Proficiency in using design systems to build interfaces.
  • Comprehension of responsive web design practices.
  • Solid understanding of user experience and interface design principles.

What’s in it for you –

  • Competitive salary and bonus potential.
  • Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Company Funded Healthcare Plan.
  • 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
  • Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!


PLEASE APPLY ONLINE by hitting the 'Apply' button.

Applications will ONLY be accepted via the ‘Apply’ button.

This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.

Company benefits

Adoption leave
Open to part-time employees
Enhanced sick days
Flexible working week
Enhanced sick pay
Gym membership
Health insurance
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Dental coverage
Fertility treatment leave
Buy or sell annual leave
Optional unpaid leave
Shared parental leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Carer’s leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Cycle to work scheme
Equity packages
Life insurance
Annual pay rises
Share options
Financial coaching
Employee discounts
Volunteer days
Company car
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Centrica what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location
96%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours
92%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
82%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
79%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
83%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
88%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
80%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
82%
Employees feel like the company culture is brilliantly inclusive and equitable
Culture
84%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
85%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
72%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Centrica

Company employees

20,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

68:32

Office locations

Windsor, London, Cardiff, Leicester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Dublin, Stockport, Staines, Hampton, Aberdeen, Barrow, Hull

Hiring Countries

Belgium

Denmark

Ireland

Singapore

United Kingdom

Awards & Achievements

2nd – Large companies

2nd – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
3rd – Consumer Goods

3rd – Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023

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