React Developer - Watford - Hybrid Working - Up to £70,000 + Excellent Benefits
Overview: Our client, a leading online gaming company based in Watford, is seeking a skilled React Developer to join their expanding team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in developing high-quality front-end solutions, working with complex, high-throughput systems. You’ll collaborate with a passionate team of engineers to design, build, and maintain scalable applications using React, contributing to the development of cutting-edge gaming experiences.
Key Responsibilities:
* Create effective solutions and software designs from product requirements.
* Produce well-structured, testable code.
* Apply best practices, adhering to industry and internal standards.
* Ensure solutions are performant and observable in high-complexity, high-throughput gaming systems through metrics and monitoring.
* Balance technical solutions with commercial constraints.
* Provide technical mentorship to less experienced team members.
* Scope and estimate work effectively.
* Deliver both as an individual contributor and through others.
* Own technical solutions end-to-end, including in production.
* Adjust and adapt to technical changes as required.
Essential Experience / Skills:
* A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Front-End Engineer.
* Expertise in React.js, including deep understanding of the component lifecycle, hooks, context API, and best practices in state management.
* Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+): Familiarity with modern JavaScript features like arrow functions, destructuring, and async/await.
* Experience using TypeScript for improved type safety and developer tooling in larger projects.
* Knowledge of state management libraries like React Query, Redux, or React’s Context API.
* Familiarity with consuming RESTful APIs & GraphQL, handling JSON data, and managing asynchronous requests.
* Experience with unit testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, or similar tools.
* Competence with modern frontend build tools and bundlers like Webpack, Vite, or Babel.
* Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility and building applications for multiple devices.
* Experience in designing and implementing Micro Frontend architecture to break down large frontend applications into smaller, independently deployable units.
Desirable:
* Experience of working in a gaming, gambling, or online marketing company.
* Exposure to customer/marketing analytics (e.g., segmentation, churn, retention, etc.).
Package :
* Salary: Up to £70,000
* Hybrid working with flexible hours
* Free private healthcare
* Pension scheme
* Free gym membership and parking
React Developer - Watford - Hybrid Working - Up to £70,000 + Excellent Benefits