Frontend Developer Fixed term contract (4 months with potential for extension)

Role: Front End Developer (Marketing)
Location: Leeds, LS15 (with hybrid working after completion of training)
Salary: £competitive DOE plus extensive benefits
Contract type: Fixed term contract (4 months with potential for extension)
Employment type: Full time
Working hours: 40 hours pw, Monday to Friday
Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 20 years’ experience, helping over 800,000 patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery.
What’s in it for you?
Occupational sick pay
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Contributory pension
Discounted insurance (Aviva)
Employee discount site
Discounted gyms (via our blue light card and benefits schemes)
Employee assistance programme
In-house mental health support
Free onsite parking
Health and wellbeing initiatives
Social events throughout the year
Cycle to work scheme
Green car scheme
Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc)
Long service bonus
Refer a friend bonus
Blue light card
Hybrid working
Commitment to CPD/training
25 days annual leave increasing with service
Annual leave buy and sell scheme
Discounts & Exclusive offers at The Springs, Leeds
25% Discount & health & beauty purchases
What you’ll be doing?
Working directly with the digital experience team to optimise our new and improved single platform solution through the development of new components and tools, designed to enhance the user experience
Utilising Storyblok CMS to achieve the above, using a Reaact.js front-end and the utilisation of .NET microservice API calls
Review and help shape the technical direction of our products through a code review system, meaning you will have the input to suggest improvements
Who are we looking for?
A degree in computer science or related field with comparable, relevant experience
Solid experience in software development with knowledge of web design with a mobile first approach
Proficiency and understanding of web mark up including understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms such as LESS and SASS, and experience of working with Tailwind
Proficiency in client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks such as ReactJS/JSX/JQuery and an understanding of TypeScript
Able to take ownership of project deliverables with experience in eCommerce, JIRQA and confluence
Knowledge of API integrations in collaboration with a mix of our Backend team and 3rd party API’s
Demonstrable knowledge and experience in writing reusable code, and source control such as Git/Azure DevOps
Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and work arounds
Understanding SEO principles and ensuring applications adhere to them
Experience using task runner such as Gulp with NPM and mode, google analytics/google tag manager and Storyblok CMS or equivalent
Self-motivated team player with a can-do attitude who can work quickly and still deliver accurate work
Able to demonstrate a patient first approach at all times
What happens next?
Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.
Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.
All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.
Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.