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Front End App Developer

Harvey Nash, Edinburgh

Front End App Developer

£425 - £450 per day

Harvey Nash, Edinburgh

  • Full time
  • Contract

Posted today, 16 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: BBBH109704

Full Job Description

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 (e.g. Jenkins), including build and package management tools

  • General knowledge - Experience in most or all of the following practices and design patterns:
    • Programming Best Practices (i.e. 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.