Digital/Frontend Developer
The opportunity
- Role: Digital Developer (Frontend)
- Project: Public sector / government digital services
- Location: Exeter - typically 1-2 days per week on site
- Duration: Initial 6-month contract
- Rate: Around £600/day (Umbrella)
- IR35: In scope
- Security: SC cleared or SC eligible (for a government agency)
What you'll be working on
- Developing responsive, accessible UIs using Next.js, React, TypeScript
- Collaborating with design and product teams to create intuitive, user-centred experiences
- Building frontends that integrate with internal APIs and search indexes
- Taking part in code reviews, testing, debugging and continuous improvements
- Maintaining and enhancing existing applications, diagnosing and resolving issues
- Contributing to technical documentation and helping shape project requirements
- Implementing and working with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
Tech stack & skills
- Strong experience as a Frontend Developer
- Solid knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript plus React and Next.js
- Experience with TypeScript and modern frontend tooling
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch and SQL-like databases
- Good understanding of Git and collaborative workflows
- Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS) and deployment strategies
- Comfortable working in an Agile, cross-functional team
Nice to have
- Experience with PyGeoAPI or GIS-related work
- Experience with Jira and Confluence
This is a good fit if you like owning the full lifecycle of frontend features, care about UX/UI, and want to contribute to highly visible services in the public sector.