Senior Front-End Developer
Description du poste
The Role We're looking for a Senior Front End Developer to join our IT Development team, reporting to the Digital Transformation Manager and CDO. You'll be the front-end specialist in a team of 3 (2 mid-level devs, 1 principal dev), building and modernising the systems that power our business. This is a hands-on role for a "Senior" developer, someone who's solidified in their senior skillset and is ready to take ownership of our front-end architecture while supporting and coaching mid-level developers. You'll lead by example, not by title. What You'll Be Doing Day to day, you'll: · Build new features for our three core custom systems a sales quoting tool, customer portal, and digital onboarding platform · Work alongside back-end developers on API endpoints, to support data being delivery to the front end. · Migrate our legacy jQuery-based code to Vue 3 (a current modernisation project) · Create and maintain reusable Vue 3 component libraries to bring alignment across our systems · Build a robust front-end ecosystem that our backend team can efficiently integrate with. This would include · Build a component library, with references and documenting components for the team to use. · Optimizing current components and making them modular while making sure legacy logic is not lost. · Making sure front end assets and component libraries are up to date. In your first 6 months, you'll: · Establish our Vue 3 component architecture, introduce reusable, well documented components that eliminate duplication across systems · Be the front-end authority become the go to expert that our 3 backend developers collaborate with on API design and integration · Lead the FE for our system migration drive the technical approach and execution of moving from jQuery to Vue 3, setting the standard for future modernisation work Coaching & Collaboration · Support and mentor our two mid-level developers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance · Champion best practices in component architecture, performance, and accessibility · Document front end patterns and standards to upskill the wider team What We're Looking For · Essential Experience · 5+ years of professional front end development experience · 2+ years working with Vue 3 composition API in production applications · Strong Tailwind CSS skills building responsive, maintainable UIs at scale · Strong understanding of HTML markup Making sure the HTML is valid, confirms wc3 rules and is accessible for users. · Proven experience creating reusable component libraries or design systems · Laravel Blade templating experience you'll need to navigate and enhance existing Blade views · API development - comfortable writing Laravel endpoints or strong ability to collaborate with backend developers on API design · jQuery experience you'll be migrating it, so you need to understand what you're replacing · Coaching or mentoring experience supporting junior to mid-level developers Technical Skills · JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+) · HTML5 and modern CSS/SCSS/SASS · Using Version control Git (how to merge, resolve merge conflicts and create and push branches) · Git workflow and CI/CD basics · Understanding of performance optimisation techniques About You · You enjoy building stuff right - creating scalable, reusable solutions that last · You're a collaborator, not a siloed coder our backend team needs your expertise · You're patient and supportive coaching mid-level devs energises you, rather than frustrates you · You're productive remotely self-motivated and communicative · You balance pragmatism with quality you know when to perfect and when to ship Desirable (Nice to Have) · Experience with Laravel ecosystem (e.g., Laravel Mix, Vite, Sanctum) · Docker/ WAMP/LAMP · Able to write and maintain API endpoints to support front end functionality · Pinia or other Vue state management · VeeValidate · Accessibility (WCAG) expertise · Have used or have experience within Maizzle · AI/ML application interfaces · UI Design experience background · UX Making sure the experience for the user is as slick as possible · Able to rapidly prototype · Testing frameworks (Jest, Vitest, or Cypress)