Senior Front-End Developer
| Job Type | Contract |
| Location | Leeds or Newcastle/ Hybrid |
| Area | Uk-wide, UK |
| Sector | Digital Tech: IT Ops |
| Salary | £675 Per Day |
| Start Date | October 3rd, 2025 |
| Advertiser | Priyanka Dubey |
| Job Ref | 7168-PSR1JP00093480 |
| IR35 | Inside |
| Security Clearance | DBS/DS |
- Description
- The Client:
A government department client is looking for a Senior Front-End Developer to join them on a 12 month contract. This position will be in Leeds or Newcastle/ Hybrid.
Job Summary:
You will work with Node.js, Express, React and templating engines to deliver accessibility compliant UIs using well defined GDS standards. Working with a community of frontend developers committed to building reusable templates and patterns for use throughout the department; you will be able to contribute to shared features and components.
We use industry standard development frameworks and languages to build enterprise level systems but are always looking to bring in new and original ways into practice to help speed of delivery or robustness of software implementation.
Our Senior Front-end Developers are experts in front-end development, with proven experience in the design and build user interfaces at scale. You will:
- Lead and promote the technical direction and development of reusable patterns and components.
- Have strong knowledge of modern web development stacks, web standards, user experience, progressive enhancement, performance, accessibility, browser compatibility, tooling and pipelines. Work with cross-functional teams to integrate into the back-end services to ensure that they are built to the same high standards.
- Ensure we develop accessible user interfaces for our client services which work effectively across multiple devices and browsers.
- Use modern tooling and development techniques to write and share test-driven code iteratively delivering.
- Input into, promote and ensure design standardisation processes.
- Release, maintain and support the deployment of products and code packages.
- Coach, mentor and line manage colleagues.
- Engage with teams across different levels and capabilities.
- Be an enabler for multiple teams, driving consistency, standards, pace and quality, resolving technical blockers, and promoting re-use and collaboration through the wider communities.
- Engage with and contribute to the engineering and user-centred design communities.
- Have an excellent ability to self-organise and define priorities.
- Docker, CI and deployment of components.
- Delivery end to end testing using TDD and BDD.
You will have:
- Significant demonstrable expertise in Front-end development of large-scale systems dealing with high numbers of users, transactions and business processes.
- Detailed working knowledge and extensive experience of open-source technologies including HTML, CSS, client and server-side JavaScript, TypeScriptNode.js and other modern front-end frameworks and templating languages.
- Experience in building accessible compliant user interfaces (WCAG).
- Proven ability in delivering thorough unit level test coverage using common testing frameworks such as Jest or Mocha.
- Experience integrating with a wide range of technical systems including database technologies (SQL or NoSQL), caching tools such as Redis and API Microservices, all deploying into cloud-based infrastructure. (AWS or Azure).
- Influential and able to lead front-end activities, set and develop best practice for an agile team and contribute across multiple teams. You will ensure consistency whilst promoting standards as well as creating a coaching and mentoring culture.
Knowledge and Experience required:
- Previous experience of working in government.
- Knowledge of public cloud technologies, cloud hosting.
- Experience in working in Agile.
Our Company:
Malikshaw Interim & Executive is a specialist provider of talent management solutions helping our clients transform the delivery of our public services. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we combine providing the best talent with delivering diverse, inclusive workforces and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women.
How to Apply:
Please apply through the link provided to send your application directly to the Recruiter managing this assignment.
Disability Confident:
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Armed Forces Covenant:
As a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Client guarantees to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify for any of the above, please notify us on your covering letter and your recruiter will confirm if the client is a member. We will then be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.
- Lead and promote the technical direction and development of reusable patterns and components.
