Senior Front End Developer

Version 1; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Front-end Developer with significant experience in React. The role involves working collaboratively with various teams to produce high-quality digital products while optimizing applications. Candidates must hold SC Clearance or be SC Eligible. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and values employee well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share

Flexible/remote working

Private Healthcare Cover

Gym Discounts

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Extensive background in front-end development with significant experience working with React.
• Experienced with Jest for Unit Testing.
• Strong core front-end skillset of HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with multiple teams to understand business requirements.
• Ensure code meets requirements and follows coding standards.
• Optimize applications for performance.

Skills

Front-end development

React

Redux or Zustand

React Query

Jest for Unit Testing

Node.js

TypeScript

Nest.js or Express.js

Svelte

HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript

Emerging AI technologies

Job description

Overview

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with product owners, business analysts, technical architects, UX/UI designers, and other team members to understand business requirements and drive the solution design and development of our digital products.
• Ensure code meets the requirements and is in accordance with our architectural and front-end coding standards and patterns.
• Optimising applications using best practices for performance.
• Propose any upgrades and updates necessary for keeping up with modern security and the development of best practices.
• Contribute to our shared component libraries and build modular and reusable components and libraries.
• Provide mentorship for more junior members of the team and share knowledge of your skillsets out to the wider team
• This role involves working for government clients so all candidates need to either hold SC Clearance or be SC Eligible

Qualifications

• You will have an extensive background in front-end development with significant experience working with React
• Experience in Redux or Zustand
• Experience in React Query
• Experienced with Jest for Unit Testing
• Experience in Node.js
• Experience with TypeScript desirable
• Experience with Nest.js or Express.js desirable
• Experience with Svelte desirable
• Should be able to demonstrate a strong core front-end skillset of HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript
• Appetite to work with emerging AI technologies
• SC Eligible

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.