Senior React Engineer

Ocho People; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Belfast is seeking a Senior React Engineer to develop modern, scalable front-end applications integrated with cloud platforms. This role involves building large-scale React applications, creating reusable UI components, and implementing CI/CD practices. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, expertise in React and TypeScript, and familiarity with cloud services like AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
• Deep expertise in React, Hooks, TypeScript, and modern state management.
• Essential experience deploying and integrating applications on AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain large-scale React applications using modern tooling.
• Create reusable UI components and optimise rendering performance.
• Integrate front-end applications with cloud-native backends and APIs.

Skills

React

TypeScript

CI/CD

Docker

AWS

Cloud-native patterns

Job description

Senior React Engineer (Cloud‑Native Web Applications)

Do you enjoy bringing complex product ideas to life through beautifully engineered front-end systems?
Are you passionate about delivering high-performance applications that leverage cloud-native architectures end to end?

My client is seeking a Senior React Engineer to develop modern, scalable front-end applications tightly integrated with their cloud platform. You will work on highly interactive experiences where performance, reliability, and clean architecture are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain large-scale React applications using modern tooling.

• Create reusable UI components and optimise rendering performance.

• Integrate front-end applications with cloud-native backends and APIs.

• Contribute to architectural decision-making for distributed, cloud-first solutions.

• Implement CI/CD best practices and automated testing pipelines.

• Work closely with Product, UX, and Cloud Engineering teams.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.

• Deep expertise in React, Hooks, TypeScript, and modern state management.

• Essential experience deploying and integrating applications on AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Strong understanding of cloud-native patterns (serverless, microservices, managed services).

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, Docker, and modern build systems.

Desirable

• Experience with performance profiling and frontend observability tools.

• Familiarity with GraphQL and real-time data (WebSockets, SSE).

If you have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Brendan McCrory directly.