Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)

SCG Midlands

Australia · Full-time · Not Applicable

Location: Melton (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to £50,000

Working Hours: 09:00 – 17:30

The purpose of this role is to solve complex business problems and technical challenges through the design and development of frontend applications. This role will contribute directly towards exciting technology opportunities in the public health sector; specifically in general practice. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality, scalable, and responsive user interfaces.

Key Tasks

Design and Development

Design, develop, and maintain complex, highly responsive, and user-friendly web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React)
Drive technical design and architectural decisions for the frontend, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and security
Develop modular, reusable components and libraries
Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes and design mockups into functional interfaces.
Partner with other members of the development team to define and integrate necessary APIs (REST)

Technical Leadership

Promote and demonstrate software engineering best practices and principles
Participate in architectural and design discussions
Stay abreast of the latest technologies and industry trends
Diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical issues
Research and advocate for new technologies, tooling, and development processes to continuously improve the team's tech stack and efficiency
Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across the team

Quality Assurance and Compliance

Ensure all applications adhere to accessibility (a11y) and cross-browser compatibility standards
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with a strong emphasis on quality and performance
Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to uphold team coding standards and patterns
Comply with X-on's Health & Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, PCI & DSP policies and procedures.

Essential

Skills Required

Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, modular, and high-performance front-end architectures (e.g., micro-frontends, design systems, component libraries)
Proven experience with a major front-end framework/library (e.g. React)
Experience with state management libraries
Expert-level knowledge of HTML5 semantics, accessibility standards (WCAG), and modern CSS (e.g., CSS Grid, Flexbox, pre-processors like Sass/Less).
Experience working with RESTful APIs
Knowledge of the product development lifecycle
Source control (e.g. GitLab)
Strong knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles
Working experience of unit test frameworks and test automation
Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Desirable

Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban) and tools
Healthcare industry experience (NHS)
VOIP call handling

Benefits

25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday/equivalent
Cycle to Work Scheme
Winter Flu Jabs
Free On-Site Parking
Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support
£1,000 employee referral bonus
Social benefits (paid social events)
Buy Holiday Scheme
Employee Assistance Program
Discount on Health Insurance
Annual Salary Review
Enhanced Company Sick Pay
Monthly pizza in the office (Hybrid employees) / coffee voucher (Remote employees)
SCG mobile benefit

SCG is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to upholding the principles of the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We will endeavour to make necessary adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process

Key Skills

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responsive css design patterns design systems javascript wireframes html5 scrum dsp

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