JOB SUMMARY
•    We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Responsive Web Frontend Engineer to join our growing team in Singapore. The ideal candidate has 5 years of experience developing responsive, user-centric web applications using modern Angular frameworks, JavaScript, and CSS.

•    This role requires strong skills in building high-performance UIs that communicate efficiently with backend APIs, as well as the discipline to document design decisions and technical implementations clearly. The candidate should be comfortable working in Agile environments and collaborating through tools like JIRA and Confluence.

•    A curiosity for experimentation, an understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), and familiarity with prompt engineering are highly valued

RESPONSIBILITIES
Frontend Development
•    Develop and maintain responsive and performant web interfaces using Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
•    Create reusable components and implement consistent styling across the application using modular and scalable CSS (e.g., SCSS, Tailwind, or equivalent).
•    Optimize user experience for performance, accessibility, and responsiveness across multiple devices and screen sizes.
API Integration & Client-Server Communication
•    Work closely with backend engineers to integrate APIs and services, ensuring robust and secure client-server interactions.
•    Handle data consumption, state management (e.g., RxJS, NgRx), session management (JWT) and error handling in the frontend layer.
Agile Collaboration & Documentation
•    Participate in Agile sprints, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
•    Use JIRA for task tracking and Confluence for documenting UI specifications, workflows, and design decisions.
•    Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver cohesive, well-integrated solutions.
•    Maintain a strong discipline for technical and process documentation to ensure long-term maintainability and knowledge sharing.

LLM & Experimental Features (Preferred)
•    Experiment with integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into frontend workflows (e.g., chatbot interfaces, smart form inputs).
•    Explore prompt engineering techniques to enhance user interaction and productivity through AI features.

Business
Communication
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•    Ability to document design choices, communicate ideas clearly, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Problem-Solving
•    Strong analytical and UI problem-solving skills, with an eye for detail and a user-centric mindset.
•    Attention to detail and willing to iterate on designs

Regulatory & Business Conduct 
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

Key Stakeholders
•    CEO
•    Chief Technology Officer
•    Cyber Security

Other Responsibilities
•    Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Singapore; perform other responsibilities assigned under SC Ventures policies and procedures.

Our Ideal Candidate
Technical Skills
•    Proficient in Angular (v10 or later), with a strong grasp of component architecture, lifecycle management, and routing.
•    Solid understanding of JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
•    Familiar with RESTful APIs, JSON, and WebSockets.
•    Experience with frontend tooling such as Webpack, NPM, ESLint, and testing frameworks like Jasmine or Karma.
•    Understanding of responsive design principles and cross-browser compatibility.
Experience
•    Minimum 5 years of professional experience in frontend development, with a strong portfolio of responsive web applications.
•    Experience in Agile development teams, using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Git

Preferred Qualifications
•    Familiarity with LLM integrations (e.g., OpenAI APIs) and prompt engineering concepts.
•    Experience with design systems or frontend architecture planning.
•    Exposure to accessibility standards (WCAG) and internationalization/localization.
•    Knowledge of test automation tools and browser performance profiling.

Role Specific Technical Competencies
•    Software Engineering
•    UML Modelling
•    T-SQL & Databases
•    DevOps (IaC, CICD, Terraform)
•    Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS)

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.