Frontend Developer

Frontend Developer

Salary: £65,000 | Remote-first (UK) | Reading / Witney office access available

Are you a Frontend Developer who thrives on building high-quality, scalable user interfaces across web and mobile platforms?

I’m partnering with a well-established, product-led SaaS organisation that is investing heavily in modernising its front-end architecture and rebuilding its native mobile experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping a growing product suite used by thousands of end users.

The Role

As a Front-End Developer, you’ll deliver high-quality UI components across a growing product suite. You’ll contribute to:

• The redevelopment of a native mobile application using React Native
• The modernisation of a core Web UI using React
• Building scalable, maintainable front-end architecture in a collaborative Agile environment

You’ll work closely with the Team Lead, Product Designer, QA, and senior engineers to ensure consistent, high-quality feature delivery — while also leveraging AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity and code quality.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Technical Contribution

• Build front-end components using React, React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Translate Figma designs into production-ready UI
• Contribute to the mobile app rebuild and core UI modernisation
• Write secure, maintainable, and testable code
• Use AI-assisted tools (e.g. Claude, IntelliJ Junie or similar) to improve development speed and consistency

Collaboration & Agile Working

• Work closely with Product Design, Engineering, and QA
• Participate in stand-ups, sprint planning, refinement, and retros
• Engage in peer reviews and architecture discussions
• Communicate progress, risks, and blockers clearly

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Conduct thorough testing and support debugging/performance optimisation
• Contribute to documentation and internal standards
• Identify opportunities to improve front-end performance and maintainability
• Stay current with modern front-end technologies and best practices

Required Experience

• Strong experience with React and/or React Native in production
• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Commercial experience building mobile applications
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools in day-to-day engineering
• Strong understanding of accessibility, responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility
• Experience with Git and standard version control workflows
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure during peak delivery periods

Desirable

• Experience working with Java-based backend environments
• Familiarity with performance profiling and advanced debugging tools
• Experience contributing to native mobile applications

What Success Looks Like

• Delivery of high-quality UI features on time
• Strong adherence to coding, testing, and documentation standards
• Clear and proactive communication
• Ongoing improvements to front-end performance and maintainability
• Effective use of AI tools to enhance delivery outcomes

Benefits

• £65,000 salary
• 5% matched pension
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday off + 2 volunteer days
• Private health insurance
• Enhanced family leave
• Staff discount schemes
• Dedicated L&D budget
• Remote-first working

There’s a new office opening in Reading, alongside an existing office in Witney. You’re welcome to work remotely long-term, but the first week will be spent onsite meeting the team (fully covered).