Frontend Engineer

Senior Frontend Software Engineer

(React | Accessibility | Google Cloud Platform)

Role Overview

We are seeking Senior Frontend Software Engineers to join cross‐functional product teams delivering front‐end‐led capabilities on a cloud‐native platform built on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The role focuses on designing and building accessible, scalable, and well‐tested user interfaces using modern React and TypeScript, hosted and operated in a GCP environment. Engineers will take strong technical ownership of frontend delivery, contribute to platform and architectural decisions, and actively support and mentor other engineers within the team.

This is a hands‐on senior role for engineers who value quality, accessibility, and testing, and who are comfortable operating in a modern, cloud‐first engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain high‐quality React‐based frontend applications deployed to GCP
  • Take ownership of frontend solutions running on a cloud‐native architecture
  • Ensure all user interfaces meet accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design principles
  • Apply test‐driven development (TDD) and write robust automated tests for frontend code
  • Work closely with backend, platform, and DevOps engineers within cross‐functional teams
  • Contribute to technical and architectural decision‐making, particularly around frontend and cloud integration
  • Support and mentor other engineers, sharing frontend and cloud‐native best practices
  • Maintain high standards for performance, security, reliability, and maintainability in production environments

Required Skills & Experience

Core Requirements

  • Proven experience operating at Senior Frontend Engineer level
  • Strong expertise in React with JavaScript and TypeScript
  • Demonstrated experience building accessible, scalable, testable UIs
  • Strong understanding of modern frontend testing practices, including:
  • Jest
  • Component, integration, and UI testing
  • Solid practical experience working on applications hosted in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Familiarity with deploying, running, and supporting frontend applications in a cloud‐native environment
  • Strong sense of technical ownership and accountability for frontend delivery

Desirable (Bonus) Experience

  • Backend development using Java, ideally with Quarkus
  • Integration with REST APIs and relational databases such as PostgreSQL
  • Working knowledge of GCP services, such as:
  • Cloud Run, GKE, or App Engine
  • Cloud Build and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with containers and Kubernetes
  • Exposure to DevOps practices across build, deployment, and monitoring pipelines

What We’re Looking For

  • Engineers passionate about frontend quality, accessibility, and testing
  • Comfortable owning technical outcomes in a GCP‐based production environment
  • Strong collaborators who enjoy mentoring and raising engineering standards
  • Engineers who can influence technical direction while remaining hands‐on

Job Details

Company
Coltech
Location
Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
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