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Front End Developer

Front End Developer

Front End Developer

Information about the role

Information about the role

Information about the role

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location: Central London (hybrid - 1—2 days per week in the office)


Start date: Flexible


Notice period: As per contract

Role type: 12 month fixed-term contract

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location: Central London (hybrid - 1—2 days per week in the office)


Start date: Flexible


Notice period: As per contract

Role type: 12 month fixed-term contract

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location: Central London (hybrid - 1—2 days per week in the office)


Start date: Flexible


Notice period: As per contract

Role type: 12 month fixed-term contract

Main responsibilities

Main responsibilities

Main responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain responsive, accessible, and high-performing user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript

  • Integrate Front End components with RESTful APIs and Back End services

  • Collaborate with product owners to translate user needs into functional, intuitive digital experiences

  • Ensure alignment with design systems, accessibility standards, and service guidelines

  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code; participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing

  • Contribute to performance optimisation and Front End basic practices

  • Work within Agile delivery processes, contributing to continuous improvement

  • Maintain, refactor, and incrementally modernise existing Front End codebases built with JSP and JSF

Essential skills & requirements

Essential skills & requirements

Essential skills & requirements

  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and TypeScript

  • Hands-on experience with modern Front End frameworks and tooling

  • Proven ability to build accessible, responsive, and performant interfaces

  • Experience in consuming and integrating REST APIs (HTTP methods, JSON)

  • Familiarity with Git CI/CD pipelines and Agile methodologies

  • Good understanding of UX and user-centred design principles

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Desirable experience

Desirable experience

Desirable experience

  • Knowledge or practical experience with JSP and JSF

  • Experience working with AWS or cloud-hosted environments

  • Knowledge of SQL

  • Experience with Front End testing frameworks (e.g. Jest, Cypress, Vitest)

  • Exposure to monitoring performance metrics such as Core Web Vitals

What we offer

What we offer

What we offer

  • £45,000 per annum, pro-rated for the duration of the fixed-term contract

  • Standard employee benefits (holiday, pension, etc.)

  • Opportunity to work on meaningful, user-focused digital products

  • A collaborative, engineering-led environment with a focus on quality and best practices

  • Potential opportunity to move into a permanent role, subject to business needs and performance

Requirements

Requirements

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • No need for visa sponsorship

  • 2+ years of Software Development experience

Apply today

If you are interested then get in touch with us by emailing your CV to: careers@aqilla.com.

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