Web Developer

Web Developer

9 Months Temporary Contract (PAYE + Holiday Pay)

Supporting University Department Public Platform Project

Role Overview

We are seeking a Website Developer to join a cloud-first digital platform project, built around a headless CMS and component-driven architecture. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and extending a public-facing website, built with Nuxt.js and Vue.js, integrated with Payload CMS and cloud-hosted microservices.

This role requires strong front-end engineering capability, experience working with API-driven architectures, and familiarity with cloud-native environments.

Core Platforms

• Payload CMS
• Nuxt.js built on Vue.js
• Primarily Java with Spring Boot

(Alternative supportable technologies such as NestJS may be considered)

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Kubernetes (K8s)

Key Responsibilities

Front-End Development

• Develop and maintain a component-driven website using Nuxt and Vue.
• Build reusable, scalable UI components aligned to a shared component library.
• Integrate front-end components with CMS-driven content and configuration.
• Consume APIs from the headless CMS and microservices.
• Ensure high performance, accessibility, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility.

CMS & Component Integration

• Collaborate with CMS developers to ensure components are correctly structured in Payload CMS.
• Implement dynamic rendering of CMS-configured components.
• Support content modelling and component configuration logic.

API & Services Integration

• Integrate RESTful APIs exposed by microservices.
• Work collaboratively with back-end teams (Spring Boot / Node-based services).
• Handle authentication, caching, and error management appropriately.

Cloud & DevOps Alignment

• Develop in a cloud-first environment hosted in AWS.
• Work within containerised environments deployed to Kubernetes.
• Support CI/CD practices and participate in deployment workflows.
• Contribute to performance optimisation and observability initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong experience with Vue.js and Nuxt.js
• Experience working with headless CMS platforms (ideally Payload CMS or similar)
• Solid understanding of RESTful API integration
• Experience with component-based architecture
• Strong JavaScript / TypeScript skills
• HTML5, CSS3, and modern styling methodologies
• Experience working in cloud-hosted environments (AWS preferred)
• Familiarity with containerised applications and Kubernetes
• Git-based source control workflows

Desirable

• Experience integrating with Spring Boot services
• Experience with Node-based back-end frameworks such as NestJS
• Understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of performance optimisation and SEO best practices in Nuxt
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code approaches