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# Front End Engineer (React/TypeScript) - 12 months - Leeds/Manchester/London - Inside IR35

- **Company:** Hamilton Barnes
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Salary:** £123,500.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Key Management, PostgreSQL, Live Connect (Windows), Node.Js, Selenium, Software Deployment, TypeScript, ReactJS, Cypress (Programming Language), Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Playwright, Front End Software Development, React Testing Library, Restful APIs, Terraform, Software Library
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-495BBB35096FA062AA/

## About the Role

* Extensive experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js
 * Jest/React Testing Library unit testing and automated functional testing (Playwright, Cypress)
 * Experience building and deploying applications to the cloud (Azure and GCP)
 * Git/GitHub and CI/CD pipeline experience
 * Terraform/Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and DevOps experience desirable
 * Backstage experience desirable
 * Strong communication skills, comfortable leading by example and hands-on in the code

## Description

We are seeking a Front End Engineer to join the Internal Developer Platform team at a leading UK banking and financial services organisation, on a 12-month hybrid contract (2 days on-site) in Leeds, Manchester, or London. You will shape stories and tasks within agreed features, then carry out secure software and infrastructure-as-code development, largely automated testing, and implementation. Live service support is the top priority, so you'll help customers, resolve incidents, and deliver long-term problem fixes., * Own, lead, and drive a feature of the internal developer portal, building Front End applications in React (JavaScript or TypeScript)

 * Prototype and develop reusable components, write automated test scripts, perform code reviews, and create technical documentation
 * Build end-to-end automation tests as part of the release framework (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)
 * Integrate RESTful APIs into Front End applications and build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
 * Apply security best practice, including secrets management within CI/CD workflows
 * Contribute to the platform roadmap and to shared code libraries
 * Support live services and build supportability into the application day to day
 * Lead technical conversations with stakeholders from senior management to SMEs, and mentor junior colleagues