Frontend Developer (React)

About the role

We are looking for a skilled Frontend Developer with deep expertise in React to join our team in London or Birmingham on a contract basis. You will work closely with designers and cross‑functional engineers to build high‑quality, reusable UI components that power our applications.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain reusable UI components within the ARC Design System using React.
• Translate Figma designs into robust, accessible, high‑performance components.
• Document components in Storybook to drive adoption and provide clear usage guidelines.
• Uphold design‑system standards and best practices for consistency and scalability.
• Write and maintain unit and end‑to‑end tests with Jest and Cypress.
• Improve developer experience through better tooling, documentation, and onboarding resources.
• Gather feedback from cross‑functional teams and iterate on design‑system features.
• Ensure WCAG accessibility compliance and optimise performance.
• Participate in code reviews, maintain high‑quality standards, and advocate best practices.

Required profile

• Advanced proficiency in React and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Strong knowledge of React hooks, Context API, and advanced patterns.
• Experience with component‑driven development and Storybook.
• Familiarity with state‑management libraries such as Redux, Zustand or Recoil.
• Understanding of design systems, UI libraries and scalable architecture principles.
• Expertise in CSS‑in‑JS, responsive design and theming strategies.
• Hands‑on experience with testing frameworks like Jest and Cypress.
• Ability to deliver pixel‑perfect UI components from Figma designs.
• Solid knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices.

Required skills

• React
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• React hooks
• Context API
• Storybook
• Redux / Zustand / Recoil
• CSS‑in‑JS
• Jest
• Cypress
• Figma
• WCAG accessibility