Frontend Engineer - Vue/React (Hybrid, London)

LA International; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is recruiting an experienced Front End Developer to support a major Public Sector digital programme based in London. The role involves building modern interfaces using Vue.js and React, collaborating with designers, researchers and other engineers, and mentoring junior developers in a hybrid London setting.

Contract: 12 months. The ideal candidate will have strong accessibility knowledge, experience in Agile environments, and a track record of delivering reusable frontend

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience as a Front End Developer.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with designers, researchers, developers and other disciplines to develop designs and working prototypes based on user needs.
• Develop frontend software components that form part of wider digital products and services.
• Build modern, maintainable user interfaces using Vue.js and/or React.
• Write clean, well-tested and maintainable code that follows modern web standards.
• Build user interfaces in accordance with predefined design and development standards.
• Apply modern frontend-development standards and support other engineers in adopting them.
• Champion accessibility throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide design and technical feedback to reduce the risk of accessibility issues.
• Recommend appropriate tools and approaches for accessibility testing.
• Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and build strong working relationships.
• Coach, mentor and support junior developers.
• Participate in Agile delivery and help identify and address issues through team health checks and continuous improvement.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Adapt communication and feedback depending on the audience and situation.
• Facilitate or moderate difficult technical or stakeholder discussions where required.
• Identify issues within team dynamics and work proactively with colleagues to resolve them.
• Understand the wider impact of technical and design decisions.
• Make informed decisions across different levels of risk and complexity.
• Help resolve technical disagreements between engineering teams and wider stakeholders.
• Contribute to frontend engineering strategy, standards, policies and ways of working.

Skills

Front End Developer

Vue.js

React

Web standards

Accessibility

Agile teams

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Job description

LA International is recruiting an experienced Front End Developer to support a major Public Sector digital programme based in London. The role involves building modern interfaces using Vue.js and React, collaborating with designers, researchers and other engineers, and mentoring junior developers in a hybrid London setting.

Contract: 12 months. The ideal candidate will have strong accessibility knowledge, experience in Agile environments, and a track record of delivering reusable frontend