Senior Frontend Developer

HEOR; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare technology consulting firm in Cardiff is looking for a Senior Frontend Developer to enhance web applications and collaborate with clients. Ideal candidates will have strong front-end skills using HTML, CSS,JavaScript, and React.js, as well as back-end knowledge in Python. The role offers a competitive compensation package and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Learning culture with study bursaries

Workplace pension scheme

Private health insurance

Discounts via Pluxee

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Additional leave for wedding and moving

Annual leave purchase scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a full-stack developer in consulting, life sciences, or pharmaceuticals.
• Strong understanding of front-end technologies and back-end integrations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to enhance web and native applications.
• Lead planning, development, and deployment of applications.
• Support business development and performance improvement for HEOR's website.

Skills

Front-end development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js)

Back-end development with Python

Node.js/Next.js knowledge

Cloud architecture (Microsoft Azure)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

RESTful and GraphQL APIs

Testing and debugging (Jest, Mocha, Cypress)

Authentication and security best practices

CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Job description

Overview

Join our operational research team as an innovative senior frontend developer! While we value full-stack experience, your primary focus will be on frontend development. In this role, you'll work hand-in-hand with our talented operational research experts, designers, and project managers to craft captivating digital experiences for our clients. You'll enjoy a variety of responsibilities, including supporting client project delivery, along with enhancing and developing our internal web and native applications and websites.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to help them describe the value of their technologies via web and native applications
• Lead the planning, building, testing and deployment of web and native applications to meet client needs
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Build and maintain a deployment infrastructure for web and native applications that adheres to client security requirements
• Collaborate with design team and project teams to ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Support business development, marketing and design with HEOR website performance improvement, accessibility and maintenance
• Contribute to new project proposal development by identifying solutions to client needs
• Provoke the industry to think differently by contributing to and delivering thought leadership projects
• Collaborating with cross-functional HEOR teams to generate internal IP – by creating re-usable assets and infrastructure
• Collaborate with operational research group colleagues to develop HEOR coding best practices
• Support the development and implementation of solutions to optimise internal processes and productivity e.g. via internal web apps/tools

What you'll bring to the team

• Proven experience as a full-stack developer working in the consulting, life sciences or the pharmaceutical industry
• Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Web Development, or a related field
• Strong front-end development skills using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React.js
• Back-end development experience with Python and strong hands-on knowledge of Node.js/Next.js
• Solid understanding of cloud architecture and deployment, particularly with Microsoft Azure
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform
• Experience designing and developing RESTful and GraphQL APIs
• Proficient in testing and debugging, including unit, integration, and automated testing using frameworks like Jest, Mocha, and Cypress
• Knowledge of authentication, security best practices, and frameworks such as ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps

Closing

If you are passionate about building innovative web applications and eager to make a difference in healthcare through technology, we would love to hear from you!

Competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• A ‘learning’ culture focused on personal development and supported by study bursaries
• Workplace pension scheme
• Private health insurance with AXA Health
• Range of high street, supermarket, restaurant, gym membership, holiday and entertainment discounts via Pluxee
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Employees are given an additional day of leave for: their wedding and moving house
• Annual leave purchase scheme of up to 10 additional days’ leave per year

If you would like to request any reasonable adjustment, for any part of the recruitment process (including application), please let us know by emailing [e-mail]