Senior Frontend Developer

Senior Frontend Developer

Posted 3 days ago by TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd

£450 Per day
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom

Summary: The Senior Front-End Developer role focuses on creating high-performance interfaces for a next-generation knowledge platform using React, GraphQL, and Amazon Neptune. This fully remote position is aimed at experienced developers who can build complex applications and ensure adherence to accessibility standards. The role requires collaboration with backend engineers and data teams to integrate front-end applications with AWS services. Candidates must have proven expertise in GraphQL and a strong understanding of accessibility requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain complex React/Next.js applications in a modern TypeScript codebase
  • Develop rich UI experiences powered by GraphQL APIs connected to Amazon Neptune
  • Create advanced Search & Discovery interfaces, combining keyword and AI/vector-based retrieval
  • Build dashboards supporting human-in-the-loop validation of AI-generated outputs
  • Ensure strict adherence to WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility and design system standards
  • Collaborate closely with backend engineers, data teams, and UX/service designers
  • Integrate front-end applications with AWS-hosted services (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS)

Key Skills:

  • Strong front-end engineering experience with React or Next.js + TypeScript
  • Proven expertise consuming and delivering applications built on GraphQL APIs
  • Hands-on experience working with GraphQL backed by Amazon Neptune is essential
  • Strong state management skills (Redux, TanStack Query, or similar)
  • Deep practical accessibility experience (WCAG standards)
  • UK-based and able to meet security and governance requirements

Salary (Rate): £450 daily

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Senior Front-End Developer (React, GraphQL, Amazon Neptune) Fully Remote (UK-based) Initial 3-month contract Up to £450 per day (Negotiable) We’re working with a major UK organisation building a next-generation knowledge platform that combines structured data, graph technology, and AI-enabled workflows. This is a senior front-end role focused on developing high-performance interfaces that interact directly with a semantic knowledge graph platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain complex React/Next.js applications in a modern TypeScript codebase
  • Develop rich UI experiences powered by GraphQL APIs connected to Amazon Neptune
  • Create advanced Search & Discovery interfaces , combining keyword and AI/vector-based retrieval
  • Build dashboards supporting human-in-the-loop validation of AI-generated outputs
  • Ensure strict adherence to WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility and design system standards
  • Collaborate closely with backend engineers, data teams, and UX/service designers
  • Integrate front-end applications with AWS-hosted services (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS)

Core Skills Required

  • Strong front-end engineering experience with React or Next.js + TypeScript
  • Proven expertise consuming and delivering applications built on GraphQL APIs
  • Hands-on experience working with GraphQL backed by Amazon Neptune is essential
  • Strong state management skills (Redux, TanStack Query, or similar)
  • Deep practical accessibility experience (WCAG standards)
  • UK-based and able to meet security and governance requirements

Desirable Experience

  • Knowledge graph or semantic data awareness (RDF, JSON-LD, linked data concepts)
  • Experience building high-performance search UIs (OpenSearch, Elastic, vector search)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CDK)
  • Interest in AI-enabled workflows and validation tooling

Please note: GraphQL experience specifically with Amazon Neptune is an absolute minimum requirement. Applications without this will not be considered.