Senior Front End Developer

We are hiring for a Senior React Developer to join one of our new and exciting projects for a client who delivers bespoke, flexible and efficient services in the Land Referencing and Planning application services industry. As a Senior React Developer you will be building maintaining and innovating our clients product, integral to the clients core business. In a Senior React Developer we are looking for an experienced developer who has excellent capabiltiies with React.JS, but also an individual who wants to produce work they are proud of and has the drive to be a lead in the company and deliver world class software to our client.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and implement functional and non-functional requirements
• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality, secure code
• Debug internally and externally-reported issues, and endeavour to maintain optimal performance of applications at all times
• Work within the agile team and participate fully in all team meetings, sharing knowledge with the team and wider department
• Take both individual and collective responsibility for the successful operation of the Company’s applications
• Implement common security
• Participate in peer code reviews, both as reviewer and reviewee
• Ensure that the User Interface Experience on all the company’s Web and Mobile applications are world class

Essential Skills

• At least 5 years of experience as a UI/React Developer
• Experience leading a small team
• Experienced in interacting with REST APIs , NodeJs , NPM , gulf
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Good hands on Unit Testing with frameworks such as Jest & Enzyme
• Understanding of DevOps lifecycle with Jenkins , Sonar , Docker etc. is required
• Strong best practice knowledge for user interfaces
• Excellent communication skills including fluent spoken and written English
• Flexible approach to work, including managing changing priorities, and a willingness to pair-program and participate in code reviews
• Proven skills working with client stakeholders and interacting directly with client teams
• Ability to work within and positively contribute to an agile team environment
• A creative aspect to your personality; good at forming new ideas and demonstrating them to others (including remotely)
• Enthusiastic, with a desire to learn and expand knowledge
• Analytical and methodical, with an eye for detail
• Able to work under pressure, to prioritise and work within time scales in order to meet deadlines
• Self-starter able to make progress with minimal supervision, but seeks help when required
• Can accept and act upon constructive criticism
• Present an acceptable appearance at all times
• Flexibility with working on different client projects
• Ability to work and deliver remotely
• Travel to client sites as needed (could be placed at a client site)

Beneficial Skills:

• Experience in Gatsby, static sites for progressive web apps
• An interest in communications and IP technologies

• Culture of inclusiveness
• Up-skill/Training opportunities (including AWS Certification and Angular)
• The opportunity to help shape an evolving development team
• Flexible Working Available
• Permanent position
• 6 Month probation period
• Great Location in London near London Bridge, Southwark and Waterloo stations. occassionally travelling to UK based client office.
• Starting ASAP
• Generous Leave Allowance 23 days leave as well as all working days between Christmas and New Years Day
• Private Healthcare after qualifying period
• Generous salary, depending on experience