Software Engineer - Front End

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Design System and triage and prioritize fixes and improvements with the Product and Delivery Manager.
• Work with User Research, Interaction Design, and stakeholders to understand improvement needs.
• Support web accessibility and page performance.
• Contribute to related products and improvements in team practices.
• Design, develop, test, and improve software to meet user needs, using clean, secure code and a test-driven approach.

Technologies

• Team technologies include CSS, JavaScript, Nunjucks, Node, GitHub, HTML, WCAG and web standards, and Craft CMS.
• Some full-stack development includes Terraform and configuration work.

Essential skills

• Design, code, test, and document programs or scripts of medium to high complexity using suitable standards and tools; contribute to code reviews.
• Design, build, maintain, and execute tests aligned with user needs, including automated tests.
• Follow source-control and CI/CD practices and integrate tests early for continuous feedback.
• Help resolve service faults and maintain service-support infrastructure.
• Collaborate with user researchers, represent users, and prioritize user needs when recommending tools, methods, and solutions.

Location and working pattern

• Locations are Newport and Titchfield (Fareham).
• The role follows hybrid working principles and expects 40% office attendance, subject to business and role requirements.
• Induction is in person.

Pay and contract

• Advertised salary is £34,587; no salary cadence is stated in the description.
• Contract type is permanent.