Randstad Digital UK
React Engineer
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Lead React Engineer
Location: Sheffield, UK (Hybrid – 2-3 days per week in the office)
Day Rate: £400 per day
Contract Length: 6-Month Contract
Are you a senior or lead-level frontend expert who loves building slick, scalable, and highly accessible user interfaces? We are looking for a Lead React Engineer to join our team in Sheffield for an exciting 6-month project.
If you thrive on solving complex architecture puzzles, mentoring junior devs by example, and writing pristine TypeScript, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Architect & Build: Drive the development of high-performance production web applications using React and modern frontend tooling.
- Optimize & Debug: Dive into existing codebases to hunt down bugs, implement functional enhancements, fix layout issues, and level up overall code quality.
- System Design: Own frontend architecture decisions—from state management and component design to smart data fetching, caching, and performance tuning.
- Champion Accessibility: Ensure our digital products are inclusive, delivering seamless experiences aligned with WCAG practices.
- Maintain Quality: Lead by example with robust
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Key Responsibilities
- Development: Lead high-performance React web app development using modern tools.
- Optimization: Improve code quality, debug issues, and enhance layouts within existing codebases.
- Architecture: Own frontend decisions regarding state, component design, and performance tuning.
- Standards: Ensure WCAG accessibility compliance and implement robust testing (Unit, Integration, E2E).
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Requirements
- Expertise in React, ES6+, and TypeScript and PostgreSQL.
- Strong grasp of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design.
- Experience with testing frameworks.
The Setup
This is a hybrid role based in our Sheffield office. You’ll need to be in the office 2-3 days a week to collaborate with the team face-to-face, with the remaining days working remotely.
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