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# Software Engineer (front-end leaning)

- **Company:** Ipages
- **Location:** Salford, UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Web Accessibility, Amazon Web Services, Code Review, Github, Design of User Interfaces, Pair Programming, Cloud Services, Web Applications, Stylesheet Language, ReactJS, Build Management, Graphql, Front End Software Development, Api Design
- **Published:** June 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/38962464/

## About the Role

* Continuously learning new technologies and keeping abreast of existing technologies, including applying modern front-end practices and high accessibility standardsYOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEESSENTIAL CRITERIA:* Proven ability to design and build user interfaces and components that end-users love and expert users enjoy working with (share your portfolio/GitHub link with us)
 * Excellent front-end skills (HTML, CSS and JavaScript, ideally vanilla JavaScript and React)
 * Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and web accessibility standards
 * Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
 * A genuine commitment to your own growth and professional development and a willingness to share knowledge and help othersDESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:* Experience building APIs, particularly GraphQL
 * Experience with a headless CMS
 * Working knowledge of AWS or other cloud service providersReady to make an impact?
If you're excited about crafting high-quality user experiences, shaping the way the BBC's corporate sites look and growing your career in a fast-moving, supportive team then we'd love to hear from you.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd encourage you to apply

## Description

continually enhance the components available to build sites and add new ones from time to time so editors can create the most engaging experiences for our internal and external audiences.As a detail-oriented Software Engineer in iPages, you will help shape our product and related apps by updating, developing and - at times - designing components. The components you'll develop will not only be visually appealing, clear and fully accessible for external and internal audiences, they'll also be user friendly for our editors. Plus, you'll spot opportunities to make them developer friendly, too, helping with our mission of delivering value at pace. The wider CDA team we're a part of is a friendly, flexible, start-up-style group building the internal products that keep the BBC running. Aside from iPages, these products include custom-built web apps to manage procurement, scheduling of staff, internal events, finance, and HR functions such as people management or career development. CDA are
currently working on enhancing our bespoke design system to optimise the development of new apps. You'll be the first to identify opportunities to extend these design choices to iPages, creating a more consistent language across all our tools.You'll be shaping tools used every day across one of the world's most iconic organisations. Working in CDA you can expect real ownership, impact, and growth.We're a team that's friendly, flexible, and supportive. If you are too, you'll fit in well.YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:* Design, develop, test, and release well-engineered code

 * Collaborate closely with product managers and engineers
 * Work with other UX focussed software engineers in CDA to contribute to the UX/UI design of our services
 * Contribute to a culture of design and engineering excellence and continuous improvement
 * Participating in pair programming, code reviews, and agile delivery


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