Senior Frontend Developer (Digital)

Hastings Direct; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary based on experience

Flexible and hybrid working options

Competitive bonus scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Pension contribution match up to 10%

Job summary

A leading digital insurance provider is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to lead technical initiatives and deliver high-quality software solutions. The role requires strong expertise in JavaScript and React.js, with responsibilities including designing and modifying applications, mentoring team members, and ensuring efficient project delivery. The position embraces a hybrid work model, offering an attractive salary and various wellbeing benefits including life assurance and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in developing enterprise-level, customer-facing web applications.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript fundamentals and object models.
• Expertise in front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and React.js.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior developers within an agile team.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Design, build, and modify complex software systems.
• Mentor junior team members and offer guidance.
• Quickly and effectively debugging and testing complex code to maintain performance and reliability.
• Mentoring junior team members, offering support, sharing knowledge, and helping them grow in their roles.

Skills

JavaScript

React.js

UI/UX development

HTML5

CSS3

RESTful APIs

Node

jQuery

Tools

DevOps practices

Jest

React Testing Library

Flux

Jest

React Testing Library

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

Performance testing tools

Job description

Senior Frontend Developer (Digital)

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We're a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become the best and biggest in the UK market. Over the past few years, we have made significant investments in our data and tech capabilities, especially within our CIO function. Our CIO team drives innovation and ensures our technology infrastructure supports our ambitious goals. We nurture a 4Cs culture, fostering collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement.

As a Senior Digital Developer, you will work across all aspects of the software development lifecycle, providing leadership, supporting and delivering high‑quality software changes across Hastings' systems and platforms. You will operate within agile teams, from application support and change functions. As a senior member, you will shape our technical direction and support others to deliver high‑quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership, making informed decisions on behalf of the team, and effectively managing stakeholder expectations.
• Designing, building, and modifying complex software systems in line with agreed standards and best practices.
• Estimating engineering tasks and offering guidance to peers to ensure efficient delivery.
• Quickly and effectively debugging and testing complex code to maintain performance and reliability.
• Mentoring junior team members, offering support, sharing knowledge, and helping them grow in their roles.

Skills we would love you to have

• Hands‑on experience in an IT role supporting and developing enterprise‑level, customer and employee‑facing web applications.
• Expertise in JavaScript, with a strong focus on React.js – this is essential.
• UI/UX development experience, with a keen eye for design and usability.
• Extensive knowledge of front‑end technologies including HTML5, XML, CSS3, SASS, LESS, JavaScript, React.js, Redux, Flex, jQuery, JSON, Bootstrap.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript fundamentals, including object models, DOM manipulation, event handling, data structures, algorithms, and JSX.
• Current experience with React.js workflows such as Flux, Redux, Create React App, and data‑structure libraries.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and token‑based authentication (e.g., JWT).
• Familiarity with popular front‑end development tools such as Node, NPM, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and performance testing frameworks like Jest and React Testing Library. Experience with performance and memory tuning using relevant tools.

What we offer

Hybrid working available from either our Bexhill or Leicester locations.

Salary: Attractive salary based on experience (pay reviews also completed each year).

Flexible Working: We champion a flexible and hybrid working approach; please speak to your recruiter to discuss details.

Competitive Bonus Scheme: All colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus, usually paid in March.

Physical Wellbeing: You can claim against everyday health care through our healthcare cash plan.

Financial Wellbeing: We provide life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, pension contribution match up to 10%, and an award‑winning package with discounts and cashback.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet

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Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.