Front End App Developer

Front End App Developer | 6 Month Contract | (Outside IR35) | Hybrid (Edinburgh/Glasgow)

Day Rate: circa £425

Main Duties:

• Work across technical teams formed of supplier, contract and permanent resource
• Develop new features to our web applications in a secure way in line with industry best-practices
• Identifying production and non-production design discrepancies and UI defects
• Train and knowledge share with colleagues
• Looking ahead for future opportunities or blockers, and ensuring decisions by teams align with the technical direction
• Identify operational improvements and work to ensure a stable service that can be enhanced
• Anticipate and mitigate against project challenges or risks
• Work with service designers, UX specialists and other developers to translate wireframes and mock-ups into real interfaces.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Technology knowledge - ideally we are looking for someone with experience in as many of the below as possible:
  • Experience of modern JavaScript practices and industry standards regarding Front End technologies
  • Commercial experience with React, Typescript, NodeJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Webpack, React Testing Library
  • Experience with RESTful APIs
  • Experience writing unit and integration tests
  • Experience with CI/CD (eg Jenkins), including build and package management tools

• General knowledge - Experience in most or all of the following practices and design patterns:
  • Programming Best Practices (ie Clean Code, SOLID, etc.)
  • Are familiar with good continuous integration and continuous delivery principles
  • Experience of microservice design patterns

• Bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical
  • Translate technical concepts between infrastructure, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all
  • Able to speak on behalf of technical and development teams and facilitate the relationships with indirect stakeholders
  • Able to share knowledge and mentor (potentially non-technical) colleagues

This role has been deemed outside of IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.