UX Developer

Possess and understanding of component-based UI development and reusable frontend patterns? Understand UX principles, accessibility standards, and responsive design best practices? Based in the UK with valid right to work? Why Not Join Us Here At Simplify! If you decide that this UX Developer position is the role for you, then you'll be joining the UK's largest group of property services, a business that is constantly looking to improve, and one that offers both exciting challenges and job satisfaction. What You'll Be Doing We are seeking a user-focused UX Developer to join our UX Development Team. This role will be responsible for the delivery of intuitive, responsive, and consistent user experiences across a variety of web applications. You will work across a range of web applications, developing and maintaining consistent, accessible, and responsive user interfaces using modern frontend technologies and development practices. Working closely with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders, you will help translate user requirements into effective frontend solutions and contribute to discussions around application behaviour and user experience. We can offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work with modern technologies, develop expertise in usability and accessibility, and grow their skills within a collaborative development environment. While experience in the legal or conveyancing sector is not required, an interest in learning about the conveyancing process and supporting systems relevant to our sector and business is essential., * Develop and maintain modern, responsive user interfaces for internal and client-facing web applications.

• Work collaboratively with developers, business stakeholders, and users to deliver intuitive and consistent user experiences.
• Assist in translating business and user requirements into wireframes, interface layouts, and implemented user experiences.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of reusable UI components, frontend standards, and shared styling approaches.
• Assist in improving the usability, accessibility, and consistency of existing applications across the business.
• Support and enhance applications built using technologies including Blazor, React, Angular, and related frontend frameworks.
• Work with APIs and backend services to integrate frontend functionality with wider business systems.
• Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing within the development team.
• Support and maintain existing systems, including contributing to the modernisation of legacy applications where appropriate.
• Keep up to date with emerging frontend technologies, tools, and development practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of frontend development processes and user experience standards.

Our Hiring Process: You've checked out our job ad It's gathered your interest and you've applied using our easy application process If shortlisted you will attend a first stage technical interview via Microsoft Teams If all goes well, a final stage interview where we will ask you to showcase a previous example of your work will follow If successful, we make the offer and get the ball rolling After joining us you can recommend friends to join us too, earning a referral bonus for each successful appointment!

• Commercial experience building modern web-based user interfaces.
• Strong HTML and CSS skills, including responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
• Experience with at least one modern frontend framework such as React, Angular or Blazor.
• Strong working knowledge of JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
• Understanding of component-based UI development and reusable frontend patterns.
• Understanding of UX principles, accessibility standards, and responsive design best practices.
• Ability to translate business and user requirements into intuitive user interfaces.
• Experience using source control systems such as Git and Azure DevOps.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and contribute effectively within a team environment.
• Proactive approach to learning new technologies and improving development practices.

Whilst not essential, we are especially keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate knowledge and/or experience in one or more of the following areas: application development using React and/or TypeScript; Blazor and C#/.NET applications; TailwindCSS or similar utility-first CSS frameworks; creation of reusable UI component libraries or design systems; frontend testing approaches and tools; REST APIs and integrating frontend applications with backend services; support and/or modernising of legacy web applications; Azure-hosted applications and services; and knowledge of the conveyancing or property industry.

Simplify is the UK's leading conveyancing and property services business, comprising nine businesses which include some of the largest conveyancing law firms in the UK, two leading independent property services businesses as well as being the market-leading direct to consumer online conveyancer.