Web Engineer

As we evolve into Social Wellness Clubs, we are creating spaces and experiences that support every aspect of our members’ physical, mental, nutritional and social wellbeing. By bringing together expert guidance, genuine community, personalised experiences and innovative technology, we make wellness feel accessible, welcoming and easy to navigate. Virgin Active is committed to recruiting the finest people who share our passion for creating exceptional experiences and delivering world-class service every day. We are looking for an Web Engineer to join our Digital & Technology Transformation Team.

Role Type: Permanent - Full Time

Hours: 40

Technology is central to this evolution. We are transforming our digital platforms and building globally scalable solutions that connect our mobile applications, internal platforms and third-party services across multiple countries.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about modern web technologies, engineering excellence, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy solving complex technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

• Building and maintaining modern web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and related technologies.
• Developing reusable components and patterns that support a scalable design system.
• Contributing to the evolution of a multi-market web platform used across global territories.
• Collaborating with Product Managers and Designers to turn ideas into robust technical solutions.
• Supporting API integrations, orchestration layers, and shared platform services.
• Championing engineering best practices, automated testing, and code quality.
• Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and release processes that enable safe, frequent deployments.
• Helping shape engineering standards, patterns, and ways of working within a growing team.

Who We're Looking For

• Strong commercial experience building modern web applications in production environments.
• Expertise in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Storybook.
• Experience designing scalable, maintainable architectures and component-driven applications.
• Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.
• Knowledge of web performance, accessibility, and SEO best practices.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• A pragmatic approach to balancing quality, delivery speed, and long-term maintainability.
• Experience with headless CMS platforms (nice to have).
• Exposure to design systems and multi-market digital platforms (nice to have).
• Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline (nice to have).

What You’ll Get

• The opportunity to be part of a brand redefining the future of wellness
• A premium environment with industry-leading facilities
• Development and progression opportunities aligned to your level
• Access to a vibrant, engaged member community
• The platform to build your career, reputation and impact

Our Perks

• 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day – and we want you take them
• Access to The Peoples Pension, with our contributions at 3%
• Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.
• Private Dental and Healthcare Insurance – your physical health is important, and we want you to have the access to healthcare should you require it.
• Life Assurance 4x your salary – which we hope you will not need.
• We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active – everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.
• You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you  communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2) 
• Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
• Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
• Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our Health Heroes employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 6 free counselling sessions.
• We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services – meaning no tenant charges.
• Access to ePoints, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.