Senior Front-end Developer

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Front End Developer to work a 12-month contract for our client 3 days per week on-site in either Leeds or Newcastle.

You will work with Node.js, Express, React and templating engines to deliver accessibility compliant UIs using well defined GDS standards. Working with a community of Front End developers committed to building reusable templates and patterns; you will be able to contribute to shared features and components.

Our client use industry standard development frameworks and languages to build enterprise level systems but are always looking to bring in new and original ways into practice to help speed of delivery or robustness of software implementation. Our Senior Front End Developers are experts in Front End development, with proven experience in the design and build user interfaces at scale.

You will:

• Lead and promote the technical direction and development of reusable patterns and components.
• Have strong knowledge of modern web development stacks, web standards, user experience, progressive enhancement, performance, accessibility, browser compatibility, tooling and pipelines. Work with cross-functional teams to integrate into the Back End services to ensure that they are built to the same high standards.
• Ensure we develop accessible user interfaces for services which work effectively across multiple devices and browsers
• Use modern tooling and development techniques to write and share test-driven code iteratively delivering.
• Input into, promote and ensure design standardisation processes.
• Release, maintain and support the deployment of products and code packages.
• Coach, mentor and line manage colleagues.
• Engage with teams across different levels and capabilities.
• Be an enabler for multiple teams, driving consistency, standards, pace and quality, resolving technical blockers, and promoting re-use and collaboration through the wider communities.
• Engage with and contribute to the engineering and user-centred design communities.
• Have an excellent ability to self-organise and define priorities.
• Docker, CI and deployment of components.
• Delivery end to end testing using TDD and BDD.

Required Technical Skills:

• Significant demonstrable expertise in Front End development of large-scale systems dealing with high numbers of users, transactions and business processes.
• Detailed working knowledge and extensive experience of open-source technologies including HTML, CSS, client and Server Side JavaScript, TypeScriptNode.js and other modern Front End frameworks and templating languages.
• Experience in building accessible compliant user interfaces (WCAG).
• Proven ability in delivering thorough unit level test coverage using common testing frameworks such as Jest or Mocha.
• Experience integrating with a wide range of technical systems including database technologies (SQL or NoSQL), caching tools such as Redis and API Microservices, all deploying into cloud-based infrastructure. (AWS or Azure).
• Influential and able to lead Front End activities, set and develop best practice for an agile team and contribute across multiple teams.
• You will ensure consistency whilst promoting standards as well as creating a coaching and mentoring culture.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge of public cloud technologies, cloud hosting
• Experience in working in Agile

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.