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Front End Engineer -React, Javascript, Typescript - Manchester - x1 per week.

Posted 3 days ago by Contracts IT Recruitment Consulting Ltd

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Frontend Engineer to build and improve modern web applications, delivering high-quality features in short cycles.

You'll pick up an existing codebase quickly and ship production-ready software with minimal guidance.

What You'll Do

  • Develop and maintain modern Front End applications
  • Deliver features from design through implementation and release
  • Turn designs and mockups into high-quality UIs
  • Break down complex work into manageable tasks
  • Collaborate with Back End, product, design, QA, and other stakeholders
  • Write clean, well-tested code
  • Debug production issues and improve performance and reliability
  • Join code reviews and contribute to Front End best practices
  • Monitor app health with observability tools
  • Support CI/CD pipelines and deployments

Must Have

  • 3+ years of professional Front End development
  • Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills
  • Experience with React or Vue.js
  • Solid HTML5 and CSS3
  • Responsive, cross-browser web apps
  • Strong Front End architecture and modern patterns
  • Consuming REST and/or GraphQL APIs
  • Unit testing and high code quality
  • Git and collaborative workflows
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Debugging and supporting production apps
  • Monitoring and observability tools
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • Ability to understand large existing codebases
  • Ability to work independently with minimal onboarding
  • Strong focus on delivery, quality, and ownership

Nice to Have

  • Node.js
  • GraphQL
  • AWS or GCP
  • A/B testing and data-driven development
  • Frontend performance and Core Web Vitals
  • Large-scale consumer-facing apps
  • Mentoring and code reviews
  • Proposing architectural improvements

Who We Want

  • Productive within your first few weeks
  • Comfortable in large, existing codebases
  • Strong fundamentals and pragmatic decisions
  • Excellent debugging and communication skills
  • Comfortable with Claude/Codex, Agile, and delivering with minimal supervision
  • Realistic with estimates and quick to flag risks early
Rate:
Not specified
Location:
Manchester
IR35 Status:
Not specified
Remote Status:
Hybrid
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Mid-Level

Take-Home Pay

Not Available

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