Senior Front-End Engineer for Europe PMC (Hybrid)

European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 35.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working patterns

Private medical insurance for you and/

30 days annual leave

Relocation package

Shuttle bus on campus

On-site gym

Annual salary review

Zusammenfassung

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) invites an experienced Front-End Developer to join the Literature Services team on Europe PMC at Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge, UK. You will build fast, accessible interfaces enabling researchers to search and navigate a vast literature corpus.

Collaborating with UX/product teams, back-end developers and data scientists, you will translate designs into robust front-end applications, contribute to a scalable architecture and drive

Qualifikationen

• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and modern web development standards.
• Experience developing responsive, cross-browser web applications using a modern front-end framework such as React, Vue or equivalent.
• Experience building reusable components and maintainable front-end architectures.
• Experience integrating web applications with REST APIs and working with structured data such as JSON.
• A good understanding of web performance and experience diagnosing and improving front-end performance.
• Experience with automated testing and modern front-end testing frameworks.
• Experience using source control, particularly Git, and collaborative software development practices.
• Good understanding of web accessibility, usability and responsive design.
• An understanding of interaction and visual design, with the ability to work effectively with UX specialists and translate designs into high-quality interfaces.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively with complex requirements and large, data-driven applications.
• Fluency with AI-assisted coding and development tools as part of standard working practice.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Aufgaben

• Designing, developing and maintaining responsive, accessible and high-quality web interfaces for Europe PMC.
• Building reusable front-end components and contribute to a consistent design system across the service.
• Translating UX designs, prototypes and user requirements into production-quality interfaces.
• Developing interfaces for complex, data-rich functionality including literature search, filtering, article pages and research workflows.
• Integrating front-end applications with APIs and other web services using structured data such as JSON.
• Optimising front-end performance, including page loading, rendering and efficient delivery of web assets.
• Developing automated tests and contributing to continuous integration and deployment practices.
• Ensuring interfaces meet appropriate accessibility, usability and web standards.
• Working collaboratively with software developers, UX/product specialists, data scientists and scientific colleagues as part of cross-functional teams.
• Participating in code review, technical design and architectural discussions.
• Contributing to Agile development processes and the continuous improvement of Europe PMC.

Kenntnisse

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

React/Vue

REST APIs

Web performance

Automated tests

Git

Accessibility

UX collaboration

AI-assisted coding

Communication

Tools

REST API testing

Testing frameworks

Web performance tools

Jobbeschreibung

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) invites an experienced Front-End Developer to join the Literature Services team on Europe PMC at Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge, UK. You will build fast, accessible interfaces enabling researchers to search and navigate a vast literature corpus.

Collaborating with UX/product teams, back-end developers and data scientists, you will translate designs into robust front-end applications, contribute to a scalable architecture and drive