Senior Frontend Developer

Vets for Pets; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Frontend Developer, helping to build exceptional digital experiences for pet lovers across the UK. Collaborate in a supportive, pet-loving environment where your ideas matter and your growth is a priority.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in frontend development.
• Deep knowledge of React, SSR/SSG.
• Strong testing skills with Jest and Storybook.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimise modern web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Lead frontend architecture and design within your squad.
• Mentor developers and ensure high code quality.

Skills

Frontend development

Performance optimization

Accessibility

Clean code

Collaboration

Continuous improvement

Mentoring

Tools

React

TypeScript

Jest

Storybook

Playwright

Cypress

Microsoft Azure

Job description

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Lead the Pack in Frontend Innovation – Senior Developer Wanted

Join Pets at Home and help us build exceptional digital experiences for pet lovers across the UK. We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Developer who’s passionate about performance, accessibility, and clean, scalable code.

The role offers hybrid working from our Support Office in Handforth, Cheshire.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and optimise modern web applications using React, TypeScript, and other modern tools
• Lead frontend architecture and design within your squad
• Champion accessibility and performance best practices
• Write robust unit and end-to-end tests (Jest, Playwright/Cypress)
• Mentor developers and drive high-quality code through reviews
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features

What You Bring:

• Extensive frontend development experience
• Deep knowledge of React, SSR/SSG, and modern frontend architecture
• Strong testing skills and experience with Storybook and cloud platforms (Azure a plus)
• A passion for clean code, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Tech:

Microsoft Azure | React | TypeScript | Jest | Storybook | Playwright | Cypress | Server Side Rendering (SSR) | Static Generation (SSG)

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect, and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviors, we want to hear from you!

Why Join Us?

At Pets at Home, we’re more than a retailer—we’re a community. You’ll work in a supportive, pet-loving environment where your ideas matter and your growth is a priority.