Job details

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DfID) merged on 1 September 2020 to form the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

The FCDO pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK's security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners.

This role requires working with a broad spectrum of common web frameworks and be responsible for implementing visual elements that users see and interact with in web browser applications.

Your primary focus will be on developing user interface components, Chrome browser plugins and implementing them following well-known React.js workflows (or other frameworks as applicable). You will work closely with our design and backend teams to bridge the gap between design and technical implementation, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience.

As a Senior Digital Front End Developer your main responsibilities will be: 

• Develop new user-facing features using React.js or other modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
•  Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.
• Collaborate with the design team to translate UI/UX design wireframes into code
• Work closely with backend developers to integrate front-end code with server-side logic
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve our front-end development practices
• Troubleshoot and debug issues that arise during development and in production environments
•  Maintain high coding standards and practices and ensure code is well-documented

You’ll have relevant experience in:

• Experience in developing plugins for Chrome Browsers
• Proficiency in front-end languages and frameworks such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, etc
• Strong understanding of web standards, responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.
• Familiarity with UI/UX design principles and tools
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality software
• Beneficial Technologies - Day-to-day working using toolsets including Microsoft Visio, Atlassian Jira / Confluence, Standard Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Chrome browser plugins

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.

If this Senior Digital Front End Developer role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with rishon.reid@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, FCDO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.