Frontend Developer

Front End Developer – Public Sector Reference: 142 📍 Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds – 40% onsite, with additional travel approximately once per sprint 💷 £380 per Day Inside IR35 🔐 Must be willing and able to undergo BPSS screening 🚀 ASAP start We're looking for an experienced Front End Developer to help shape and deliver a new application for a major UK government department. This role suits someone who combines strong hands-on engineering with the ability to guide technical decisions, work closely with designers and keep user needs at the centre of delivery. Key responsibilities:

• Help define the technical approach, architecture and interface for a new application.
• Develop accessible services using JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js.
• Collaborate with architects, designers and engineers to turn requirements into working solutions.
• Apply WCAG accessibility standards and GDS patterns.
• Integrate applications with APIs, databases and caching services.
• Maintain thorough unit-test coverage and support cloud-based delivery pipelines.
• Break designs into technical stories and provide guidance to other engineers.
• Communicate technical decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. We're looking for someone with:
• Strong JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js skills, including Express or Fastify.
• Experience shaping technical solutions and providing leadership within Agile teams.
• Practical accessibility knowledge and familiarity with GDS standards and patterns.
• Automated testing experience using Jest, Mocha or similar tools.
• Experience working with AWS/Azure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, microservices and caching tools such as Redis.
• A proactive approach to delivering clean, secure and maintainable software.
• Nunjucks and GOV.UK Design System experience would be advantageous. If you enjoy combining technical leadership with hands-on development, please apply for more information.