Full Stack Software Engineer

Experis - ManpowerGroup; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment firm is seeking an experienced frontend developer to work on a hybrid basis in London. The role focuses on implementing a React application, integrating AI/ML components, and ensuring high-quality software standards. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in frontend development, strong Python skills, and proven cloud experience. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required, with a daily rate of £750 - £880 available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with frontend software development (e.g. React).
• Demonstrated experience of Python development (e.g. using FastAPI).
• Strong skills in JavaScript/TypeScript and Python.
• Knowledge of agile practices and able to perform in agile software development environments.

Responsibilities

• Front end implementation for a React application.
• Integrate AI/ML components with frontend, backend, data and compute infrastructure.
• Participate in code reviews and improve team standards.
• Liaise with technical staff to build an end-to-end pipeline.

Skills

React

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Cloud experience

Automated testing

Figma

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

FastAPI

Playwright

Cypress

GitHub

Job description

The location of the role is London (hybrid working).

The duration of the contract is 6 months.

The pay rate on offer is £750 - £880 per day (via Umbrella - inside IR35).

Key responsibilities

• Front end implementation for a React application
• Visualizing and interacting with scientific data and workflow progression
• Integration of AI/ML components with frontend, backend, data and compute infrastructure
• Responsible for high quality software implementations according to best practices, including automated test suites and documentation
• Develop, measure, and monitor key metrics for all tools and services and consistently seek to iterate on and improve them
• Participate in code reviews, continuously improving personal standards as well as the wider team and product
• Liaise with other technical staff and data engineers in the team and across allied teams, to build an end-to-end pipeline consuming other data products

Basic qualifications

• 5+ years\' experience with frontend software development (e.g. React)
• Demonstrated experience of Python development (e.g. using FastAPI)
• Bachelor\'s degree in a relevant field (including computational, numerate or life sciences), or equivalent experience
• Cloud experience (e.g. Google Cloud and cloud run preferred) including core web application infrastructure is essential
• Strong skills in JavaScript/TypeScript and Python, ensuring best practices are followed for clean and scalable code
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with designers, particularly using Figma, to convert design prototypes into engaging and interactive applications
• Experience in using automated testing tools, including Playwright and Cypress, to create, maintain, and execute comprehensive test suites
• Sound understanding of web development best practices, modern design principles, and continuous integration workflows
• Knowledge of agile practices and able to perform in agile software development environments
• Strong knowledge of modern software development tools / ways of working (e.g. git/GitHub, DevOps tools for deployment) - should be able to show practice of commit early and deploy often

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Docker or containerized applications, especially architecture of multi-container applications
• Demonstrated experience with biological or scientific data (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics), or pharmaceutical industry experience, especially design of data visualisations
• Knowledge of agent-based approaches (e.g. LangGraph, PydanticAI, AutoGen)