Frontend Developer
Posted 6 days ago by Osmii
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Frontend Developer role is a contract position focused on hands-on development, primarily using React and GraphQL, with an emphasis on building new features and maintaining web applications. The position requires a highly skilled individual contributor who will spend most of their time coding and ensuring high-quality user interfaces. This role does not involve leadership responsibilities but is critical for rapid feature changes and enhancements. The developer will collaborate closely with backend developers and design teams to deliver technical solutions based on business requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and build new features for user interfaces using React and TypeScript at a rapid pace.
- Actively contribute to feature development and support, ensuring seamless integration with existing platform architecture.
- Implement and optimize GraphQL queries and mutations required for new features.
- Ensure code quality through rigorous unit testing, integration testing, and debugging.
- Collaborate closely with internal backend developers and design teams to translate wireframes and business requirements into technical deliverables.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a dedicated Individual Contributor (IC) Frontend Developer, with a strong portfolio showcasing React and TypeScript projects.
- Solid understanding of GraphQL and its implementation in frontend applications.
- Excellent proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
- Experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux, Context API).
- Familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library).
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming.
- Exposure to SQL and experience working in a distributed technology stack is highly desirable.
- Ability to work independently, excellent problem-solving skills, and clear communication when discussing code.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior Frontend Developer (Contract) Duration: 3 Months Initial Contract Location: Hybrid (3 days London, 2 days Remote) We are seeking a highly driven and experienced Individual Contributor (IC) to join our team as a Senior Frontend Developer. This is a purely technical, hands-on role where you will be spending approximately 90% of your time coding and building new features. You will be instrumental in the rapid maintenance and evolution of our cutting-edge web applications, focusing on delivering rich, interactive user interfaces using modern technologies, primarily React and GraphQL. This role is critical for supporting immediate feature changes and enhancements across the platform, ensuring high quality, performance, and seamless user adoption. We are specifically looking for a builder and problem-solver. This role does not involve senior leadership duties such as making architectural decisions, leading a team, liaising directly with Product Managers, or building component libraries.
Core Responsibilities (90% Hands-On)
- Develop and build new features for user interfaces using React and TypeScript at a rapid pace.
- Actively contribute to feature development and support, ensuring seamless integration with existing platform architecture.
- Implement and optimize GraphQL queries and mutations required for new features.
- Ensure code quality through rigorous unit testing, integration testing, and debugging.
- Collaborate closely with internal backend developers and design teams to translate wireframes and business requirements into technical deliverables.
Required Skills and Experience
- Proven experience as a dedicated Individual Contributor (IC) Frontend Developer, with a strong portfolio showcasing React and TypeScript projects.
- Solid understanding of GraphQL and its implementation in frontend applications.
- Excellent proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
- Experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux, Context API).
- Familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library).
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming.
- Exposure to SQL and experience working in a distributed technology stack is highly desirable.
- Ability to work independently, excellent problem-solving skills, and clear communication when discussing code.