Front End Developer - 12m FTC

BOOTS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Front End Developer for a 12-month fixed-term contract at our Nottingham Support Office. You’ll build components and experiences to grow boots.com, focusing on optimisation and personalisation while supporting Digital Trading to deliver customer-focused features.

You’ll work with JavaScript, HTML and CSS, with React and TypeScript being a plus, and contribute to A/B testing and performance improvements. Collaboration and clear communication with stakeholders are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong foundations in JavaScript, HTML and CSS with modern web practices.
• Experience in TypeScript and React is a plus.
• Proven ability to work with legacy code and break problems into components.

Responsibilities

• Bring experiments from conception to live on boots.com.
• Collaborate with designers to refine hypotheses into briefs.
• Write front-end code and iterate based on feedback.
• Coordinate with IT to deploy experiments to production.

Skills

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

TypeScript

React

DOM manipulation

Pixel perfect

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Education

CS degree or equiv

Tools

Git

GA4

Agile

Job description

Role: Front end Developer

Contract: 12m Fixed term contract

Shift pattern: Full Time

Location: Nottingham - Support Office

About the role

We are looking for a 12month fixed term contract Front-End Developer to work within our team, building components and experiences to identify and drive growth across Boots.com.

You will be embedded within the team and be a key driver in Optimisation, Personalisation, whilst also supporting our Digital Trading functions to bring customer-focused experiences and business requests to life. The Optimisation and Personalisation team delivers year-on-year incremental value for Boots.com, primarily through the deployment and subsequent analysis of A/B tests and personalisation activities on the website. Alongside this, you will work closely with the Digital Experience and Trading teams to understand their requirements and deliver engaging experiences that support commercial and customer objectives.

Key responsibilities

• You will bring experiments from conception to live on boots.com
• Advise on the art of the possible in ideation.
• Helping specialists & designers refine hypotheses into well-defined experiment briefs.
• Write the code to bring experiments to life on the website and actioning feedback during the build process.
• Communicate with IT to get experiments into production.

What you'll need to have

• Strong foundational knowledge of JavaScript, HTML & CSS (TypeScript & React experience is a plus)
• Experienced in DOM navigation & manipulation.
• Able to integrate new features on top of existing legacy code by breaking larger problems into smaller components.
• Attention to detail - Both in implementing pixel-perfect designs, and in ensuring user functionality is logical & well implemented.
• Able to prioritise work effectively & balance priorities
• Able to work cross functionally and communicate well - good stakeholder management is critical
• A degree in computer sciences (or related) or relevant professional experience

It would be great if you also have

• Previous experience working in A/B testing (client or server-side)
• Experience working with A/B testing tools - we currently use Adobe Target
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience working with Git
• Familiarity with web tracking frameworks (GA4 specifically)
• Understanding of the factors contributing to site performance, and the ability to structure code performantly
• Experience developing WCAG/ARIA compliant components & experiences
• Confidence to challenge assumptions and push for best approaches

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If successfully selected for interview one of our talent partners will be in touch to discuss the interview process.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.