React/Next.js Developer

Appius International Ltd; Bournemouth; Hybrid; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care scheme with gym membership discounts

Pension Scheme

In-office fruit, drinks and snacks available

Flexi-time and hybrid working options

Job summary

A leading digital solutions provider in Bournemouth is seeking a skilled Frontend Engineer to develop high-quality websites and interactive digital experiences using React and Next.js. The role involves integrating frontend applications with headless CMS platforms and implementing modern rendering strategies. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in TypeScript and a commitment to performance, accessibility, and SEO. Opportunities for professional development, hybrid working, and a supportive team environment are provided.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Experience building experience layers for Headless CMS and composable digital platforms.
• Understanding of Next.js rendering strategies including SSR, SSG, ISR.
• Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, and responsive UI development.
• Strong communicator able to work closely with designers and client teams.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality websites and interactive digital experiences using React and Next.js.
• Integrate frontend applications with headless CMS platforms.
• Implement modern rendering strategies in Next.js.
• Support composable ecosystem patterns including search, personalisation, and orchestration.

Skills

React

Next.js

TypeScript

HTML5

CSS3

SCSS

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Performance Optimization

Accessibility

SEO

Tools

Sitecore

Optimizely

Sitefinity

Umbraco

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

Location: Bournemouth (Hybrid working available)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5.00pm (flexi-time available)

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Role Description:

Core Responsibilities:

Frontend Engineering

• Develop high-quality websites and interactive digital experiences using React and Next.js.
• Create reusable, scalable component libraries and design-system-driven UI structures.
• Implement modern rendering strategies including SSR, SSG, ISR, and API routes within Next.js.
• Ensure solutions are optimised for performance, accessibility, and SEO.
• Contribute to long-term experience layer architecture across multiple client ecosystems.

Headless CMS & Composable Integration

• Integrate frontend applications with headless CMS platforms
• Translate functional specifications into structured content models and API-driven architectures.
• Collaborate with backend developers to define data structures, endpoints, and integration pathways.
• Configure content workflows and map CMS entities to frontend components.
• Support composable ecosystem patterns including search, experimentation, personalisation, and multi-platform orchestration where relevant.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong commercial experience with React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Experience building experience layers for Headless CMS and composable digital platforms.
• Understanding of Next.js rendering strategies including SSR, SSG, ISR, hydration, and App Router patterns.
• Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, and responsive UI development.
• Experience consuming REST and GraphQL APIs and integrating CMS-managed content structures.
• Strong focus on frontend performance, accessibility, SEO, and maintainability.
• Experience mentoring teams and helping shape Experience Engineering standards and delivery practices.
• Experience with Sitecore, Optimizely, Sitefinity, Umbraco, or similar API-first CMS platforms.
• Familiarity with modern testing approaches (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, component testing).
• Familiarity with composable architecture patterns beyond CMS, such as:
  • Search and discovery services
  • Personalisation and experimentation platforms
  • Multi-system experience orchestration
• Experience with deployment environments

Personal Attributes

• Strong communicator able to work closely with designers, architects, and client teams.
• Problem-solver who can identify technical solutions even in ambiguous scenarios.
• Collaborative and people-first mindset with a desire to share knowledge and support the wider team.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality, consistency, and maintainability.
• Comfortable contributing not just code, but architectural thinking and delivery rhythm.

Training & Development

We invest heavily in professional development, including access to:

• Opportunities for certification in composable CMS platforms and React ecosystem tools
• Full training given to progress in this role
• Flexi-time and hybrid working options
• Health care scheme with gym membership discounts
• Pension Scheme
• Invitation to join our annual summer team day and Christmas Party, plus a range of social events throughout the year
• In-office fruit, drinks and snacks always available
• Bournemouth based office within THIS Workspace www.thiswork.space — 5 mins from the amazing beaches