Front-end Developer

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Job Profile

The Digital Bench is a forward-looking professional services company. Focusing on Data engineering and IT development, staff augmentation and project services in both the public and private sector, with a strong commitment to digital innovation.

We are looking for a motivated Front-end Developer to join our development team, to help our clients build new technology products to address some of their biggest challenges globally.

Based in London and Brighton, the team is focused on providing scalable, high-value solutions.

Job Description

You will be part of an exciting team responsible for developing a cloud-based web interface, supporting advanced analytics, complex mapping, and immersive visualisation. The platform is currently used by big companies across the world, and you’ll be working with the team to scale it.

The specific duties include:

  • Building a dynamic and responsive user interface.
  • Contributing and developing UI experiences to the technology platform.
  • Managing your and the work of your reports across multiple projects.
  • Coaching and mentoring other Front-End Developers within the Unit.
  • Leading code / design reviews on new and existing projects.
  • Building functionality to be used on desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
  • Management of multiple projects at various stages of the development lifecycle in parallel, working on both high and low spec jobs. Overseeing the optimisation and refactoring of code as well as bug fixing in existing projects, conducting peer reviews on new and existing projects.

Candidate Specification

We are seeking a dynamic and talented person with solid commercial experience. The successful candidate will be able to show work produced from this period and describe their specific inputs. The candidate should have a good understanding of UX/UI design, cross-browser compatibility, general web functions and standards. We are seeking a demonstrable ability to create rich front-end functionality and experience in working with data.

Abilities:

The successful candidate must be a team player and effective communicator, confident in their capability, whilst able to recognise areas for development. They should have a natural ability in developing others, nurturing best practice and consciousness in everyone. They must also be able to think creatively and should always be seeking new and more efficient ways to improve the application and associated development processes.

Skills & Experience

Skills and experience required:

It is essential that you are able to demonstrate good commercial experience working with the following technologies:

  • JavaScript ES2016+
  • TypeScript
  • React (16.8+)
  • Redux
  • Testing frameworks
  • SCSS
  • RESTful API’s

It would also be advantageous if you had exposure to any of the following:

  • Experience of CI/CD
  • Knowledge of Object Oriented Design
  • Security management
  • Caching techniques
  • Cloud technologies
  • Creating and managing NPM packages
  • Working in Agile teams
  • Integration testing
  • Experience contributing to the architecture/ design of new or current applications (micro frontends, design patterns, reliability, scaling, automation)
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Benefits

We can offer:

  • Good pension
  • Competitive annual leave
  • Life insurance
  • Training allowance
  • Well-being support
  • Performance bonus scheme

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

 

Agile working

At The Digital Bench, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.

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