Front End Developer

Location: Preston or Lincolnshire Sites - Hybrid - 1-3 days onsite per month

This opportunity is to be involved in the development and deployment of new software solutions to high profile customers within the defence sector. Whilst this role is a hybrid role, the working pattern will be mainly working from home with travel to customer sites as required (approx. 1-3 days once per month). particularly during launches and deployments.

As a Front end developer, you will:

• Analyse UX requirements and produce design artefacts such as wireframes
• Develop and implement reusable UI components using modern technologies, eg. React
• Use appropriate software development tools; e.g. source control, continuous integration
• Follow industry standard disciplines and best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and ship new features
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality, stable and performant code
• Optimise components for maximum performance across various web browsers and devices
• Troubleshoot and debug issues on various platforms to ensure smooth user experiences
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and consistency

You can bring to the role:

Essential

• Experience in hooks based React (v18)
• Experience of coding in Javacript/TypeScript, HTML5,CSS3
• Experience with integration and E2E testing using tools such as Playwright or Cypress
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration
• Understanding of front-end build tools such as Vite, NPM
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines using software such as GitLab or Jenkins etc.

Desirable

• Familiarity with React packages used by BAE Systems, such as React-Query, React-Router, React-Hook-Form, Zod
• Knowledge of modern authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Comfortable developing on both Linux and Windows
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Confluence) for development, documentation, and Agile delivery
• Knowledge of the wider Tech Stack used by BAE Systems, such as .Net, MSSQL, Keycloak, Elasticsearch

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.