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hackajob

Front End Developer

hackajob
United Kingdom · Full-time · Entry

hackajob is collaborating with BAE Systems Digital Intelligence to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.

Job Title: Front End Developer

Location: UK Sites - Hybrid - 1-3 days onsite per month

This opportunity is to be involved in the development and deployment of new software solutions to high profile customers within the defence sector. Whilst this role is a hybrid role, the working pattern will be mainly working from home with travel to customer sites as required (approx. 1-3 days once per month). particularly during launches and deployments.

As a Front End Developer, You Will

  • Analyse UX requirements and produce design artefacts such as wireframes
  • Develop and implement reusable UI components using modern technologies, eg. React
  • Use appropriate software development tools; e.g. source control, continuous integration
  • Follow industry standard disciplines and best practices
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and ship new features
  • Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality, stable and performant code
  • Optimise components for maximum performance across various web browsers and devices
  • Troubleshoot and debug issues on various platforms to ensure smooth user experiences
  • Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and consistency

Essential

You can bring to the role:

  • Experience in hooks based React (v18)
  • Experience of coding in Javacript/TypeScript, HTML5,CSS3
  • Experience with integration and E2E testing using tools such as Playwright or Cypress
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration
  • Understanding of front-end build tools such as Vite, NPM
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines using software such as GitLab or Jenkins etc.

Desirable

  • Familiarity with React packages used by BAE Systems, such as React-Query, React-Router, React-Hook-Form, Zod
  • Knowledge of modern authentication and authorization mechanisms
  • Comfortable developing on both Linux and Windows
  • Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Confluence) for development, documentation, and Agile delivery
  • Knowledge of the wider Tech Stack used by BAE Systems, such as .Net, MSSQL, Keycloak, Elasticsearch

Key Skills

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react restful apis wireframes confluence jenkins docker gitlab linux cicd jira ui ux
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Posted
Oct 18, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Entry
Location
London
Company
hackajob

Industries

Software Development

Categories

Engineering Information Technology

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