Mid-Level Front End Developer

Oodle Finance; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking a Mid-Level Frontend Developer to build responsive user interfaces with React and TypeScript. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure smooth CI/CD processes, and contribute to robust web applications. You should have strong skills in JavaScript, React, and experience with GraphQL. Enjoy competitive benefits including private medical care, enhanced family leave, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Health cash plan

Pension contribution

Free breakfast and drinks

Employee discounts

Volunteer day

Mental health care

Enhanced family leave

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion networks

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience in frontend development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain responsive web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Integrate with GraphQL and RESTful APIs.
• Build and maintain Node.js/Express middleware.

Skills

JavaScript (ES6+)

React.js

TypeScript

GraphQL (Apollo Client)

Node.js

Express

HTML5

CSS3

RxJS

Jenkins

Git

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

We're seeking a Mid-Level Frontend Developer who is passionate about building responsive, maintainable, and efficient user interfaces that integrate with Java-based backends. You'll work with a modern stack - React, GraphQL, Node.js/Express, and TypeScript - to deliver robust web applications. You'll also collaborate closely with backend, DevOps, and product teams to ensure smooth CI/CD and deployment processes.

• Develop and maintain responsive web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Integrate with GraphQL and RESTful APIs built on Java and reactive frameworks.
• Build and maintain Node.js/Express middleware or tooling where needed to support frontend delivery.
• Implement reactive UI patterns using libraries such as RxJS.
• Collaborate with backend teams to optimize data flow and API contracts.
• Write clean, modular, and testable code with consistent adherence to standards.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins) for automated builds, tests, and deployments.
• Contribute to frontend build processes and infrastructure-as-code practices (Terraform, Helm).
• Participate in code reviews, agile ceremonies, and product design discussions.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility, accessibility (WCAG), and performance optimization.
• We're looking for someone with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication and collaboration abilities, a passion for clean code, design systems, and continuous learning, and who thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment, 3-5 years of professional experience in frontend development.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), React.js, and TypeScript.
• Experience with GraphQL (Apollo Client or similar).
• Familiarity with Node.js and Express for frontend build tools or middleware.
• Understanding of reactive programming concepts and RxJS (preferred).
• Experience integrating with backend microservices and reactive APIs (e.g. RSocket).
• Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and pre-processors like SASS/LESS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Basic knowledge of Terraform (infrastructure as code) and Helm (deployment strategy).
• Experience with version control (Git) and Agile development practices.
• Strong understanding of frontend testing tools (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright).
• Experience building Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).
• Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of performance monitoring tools and best practices.
• Basic knowledge of Java and Spring Boot concepts for backend collaboration.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Embrace being human - empathy and diversity make us stronger.
• Strive for awesome - it's awesome when we do better every day.
• Everyone's a builder - we're in this together and we win as a team.
• Bravely honest - we're honest with ourselves and everyone else.
• Think customer - they're at the heart of everything we do.
• 25 days holiday (rising to 28 after 3 years' service) plus bank holidays, to take time to recharge and do something you love.
• Private Medical - via vitality, with reward schemes paid for you and your family.
• Health cash plan - via Simply Health for employee's and children claiming money back for dental, optical, etc.
• Pension - Oodle will contribute 5% of your salary into your pension pot to help you save for the future.
• Free breakfast, drinks and fruit in the office.
• Employee discounts - discounts you can access anywhere, anytime for all major shops.
• 1 day volunteer day per year - an opportunity to give back to the community each year.
• Mental health care - 6 free counselling sessions via our EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
• Paid sick leave - enhanced company sick pay.
• Enhanced family leave - we provide enhanced family leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
• We have several DEI networks which are made up of our 'Oodlers' who strive to make positive impacts to our cultures.
• Oodle - who are we? Our mission is to be the UK's simplest way to find and finance a great value used car. We want to put car buyers back in control and make the car buying experience as simple, straightforward, and joyful as possible because car buyers deserve oodles of car buying confidence! We are a team of 450 people located in Manchester, Oxford and London. Over the past 6 years, we've supported 10,000's of customers on their car buying journey and know 2025 is shaping up to be another exciting year.
• So why join us? Join a team working with a modern, cloud-native Java and reactive tech stack. Collaborate with talented engineers using React, GraphQL, TypeScript, Node.js, and DevOps tooling. You'll have the opportunity to shape architecture and deployment strategies with Terraform and Helm, while enjoying competitive compensation, great benefits, and strong opportunities for professional growth.