Senior Front-End Developer, NEC Software Solutions

• 6+ years of professional front-end experience
• Expert-level knowledge of React, including hooks, context, performance optimisation, and modern patterns
• Proficient in TypeScript for scalable, type-safe codebases
• Solid experience with Next.js framework and its ecosystem (SSR, SSG, ISR)
• Deep knowledge of front-end engineering practices: state management, code splitting, bundle optimisation
• Strong testing and debugging with Playwright, Jest, Cypress, or similar
• Proven mentoring and cross-functional collaboration delivering user-centric software
• Strong understanding of design systems and component libraries, partnering with UX/UI
• Track record of technical leadership guiding delivery across multi-environment projects
• Experience shaping solutions during discovery and advising on technical feasibility
• Experience with Git and modern branching strategies, including conflict resolution and peer PR reviews
• Figma for collaboration and Mural for workshops
• Active UK Security Check (SC) to start, or eligible for SC with required residency
• Must meet residency requirements for SC transfer
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required

Desirable

• As a Senior Front-End Developer, you'll play a key role in shaping our digital products and driving innovation and excellence in our front-end engineering
• You'll help deliver outstanding front-end solutions by setting high coding standards, designing the architecture, and guiding engineering practices
• Additionally, you'll be instrumental in helping lead our team through exciting and complex technical challenges on our platform and product teams
• Lead and deliver features end-to-end, converting designs into production-grade code
• Set front-end architecture and coding standards, define patterns, assure quality, and drive component reuse
• Own the testing strategy across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels to keep coverage reliable and meaningful
• Optimise performance and accessibility to meet Core Web Vitals targets and WCAG 2.2 AA
• Operate the product in production by maintaining Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, monitoring health, handling incidents, and preventing regressions
• Collaborate with designers and product managers, Quality Assurance (QA), and back-end engineers to deliver small, reversible increments
• Set realistic commitments, surface risks early, and keep stakeholders aligned on scope and timelines
• Manage feature flags, canary releases, and rollback plans
• Seek and apply feedback, share domain knowledge, maintain documentation, and strengthen team learning

• All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks
• Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required