Design-led Frontend Developer

FlatPlan; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

FlatPlan is seeking a talented Front End Developer to join their remote-first team. You will work with top-tier media companies to build innovative publishing solutions, ensuring high design standards and optimizing user experience. This role offers flexibility, growth opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact in the media industry.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Growth opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of development experience required.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and third-party integrations.
• Experience with Git version control and Agile workflows.

Responsibilities

• Building beautiful pages for prestigious brands.
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
• Collaborating with remote teams to implement new features.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Git

REST APIs

JSON

Job description

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Hi, we're FlatPlan, a SaaS business that helps media companies deliver breaking news articles to millions of people on Apple devices. We work with world-class brands like The Athletic, The Atlantic, Formula One and the Premier League. Our mission is to transform how news media reaches readers, and we’re looking for a talented front end developer to help us achieve that.

Position Overview

We partner with major media companies, helping them reach wider audiences through innovative publishing solutions. A big part of that involves the build of beautiful articles and features, to the very highest of design standard.

We need a skilled Front End developer with a passion for design to join our team, bringing technical expertise and creative problem-solving to our platform. You’ll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimising the pages we build, working to designs supplied by our Head of Design in Figma.

You’ll work closely with our Head of Design, development team, QA team and a Project Manager to conceptualise, build and refine solutions that improve how publishers distribute content. We build using a format called Apple News Format, which you will be trained on by our friendly team.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Building beautiful pages for some of the world's most prestigious brands

• Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues for media partners

• Working with APIs, webhooks and third-party services to extend functionality

• Keeping up with development best practices, ensuring our solutions remain cutting-edge

• Collaborating with our remote team to brainstorm and implement new features

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of development experience

• Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON and third-party integrations

• Experience with Git version control and Agile workflows

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently in a remote team

Why You Should Apply

We’re a small, remote-first team that values collaboration, creativity, and autonomy. Working with FlatPlan means:

Exciting projects – You’ll work with top-tier media companies, helping them improve how they publish content.

A real impact – Your work will directly shape how millions of people access news.

A supportive team – We genuinely care about each other, celebrate wins together and solve problems as a team.

Growth opportunities – As we scale, you’ll have the chance to shape the future of our technology and advance in your career.

Flexibility – We’re remote-friendly and results-focused, so you’ll have the freedom to do your best work in a way that suits you.

FlatPlan is a profitable, growing SaaS company, backed by TinySeed and working closely with Apple. If you’re looking for a role where you can innovate, solve meaningful challenges and make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

• No agencies. Any emails from agencies will be marked as spam.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Media Production

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