Front End Web Developer

Cambridge
9 months ago
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Role: Front End Web Developer

Location: Cambridge (on site)

Duration: 12 Months

Hourly rate: £38.68 inside IR35

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced front-end engineer to join our team in Cambridge. You will be working on the Wolf Security Controller - a web application which manages and reports on our security products.

The controller also collects, aggregates, and reports on threat telemetry which we are in a unique position to collect. You'll be at the forefront of cyber research and intelligence.

What you'll do

Design and build new user interfaces, as well as maintaining existing ones
Maintain and improve the test infrastructure
Maintain and improve the build systems
Work closely with back-end developers to steer API designWhat it's like

As part of a small, focused, and talented team you'll get the support to deliver high quality, reliable work
You'll be trusted to suggest and investigate then deliver new ideas
You'll work from our brand-new offices in the heart of Cambridge, near to transport links

Required

HTML, CSS, JS
React

Desirable

Python / Django
AWS
Vue
Webpack
Sass
TypeScript
Experience with long-lived, large-scale front end projects
Knowledge of web security issues and how to design to avoid them

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