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Front End Developer

Web Development
ID: #1842
Posted: 2026-03-18
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#### 3 - 6 month contract #### Company Description UK Robotics provides cutting-edge robotics and automation solutions with expertise in turnkey and modular integrated laboratory automation systems. Our flagship product, Revolution, is a dynamic scheduler powering next-generation lab automation in the Life Science industry. Role Description We are seeking a skilled Mid-Level Frontend Engineer with strong expertise in React and modern JavaScript ecosystems to join our growing development team.This role is central to building intuitive, high-performance user interfaces for our cloud platforms and automation systems. You will focus on delivering responsive, scalable, and maintainable frontend applications that power complex scheduling systems.You will collaborate closely with backend, cloud, and robotics engineers to design seamless user experiences that bridge cloud services with real-world laboratory automation systems.This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of advanced software, robotics, and life sciences, building tools that directly impact global research and discovery. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain modern web applications using React and TypeScript. • Build scalable, performant frontend architectures for complex, data-intensive systems. • Implement responsive and accessible UI components following modern UX best practices. • Integrate frontend applications with RESTful APIs. • Collaborate with backend engineers to optimise API consumption and data flow. • Contribute to architectural decisions around state management, frontend performance, and scalability. • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with comprehensive unit and integration tests. • Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of frontend standards and tooling. Qualifications • Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript. • Solid experience with modern JavaScript. • Experience with modern frontend tooling • Vite / Webpack / Turbopack • State management experience (e.g., Zustand, Redux Toolkit, React Query /TanStack Query). • Experience building scalable component libraries and design systems. • Strong understanding of: • Component architecture • Hooks and advanced React patterns • Performance optimisation (memoisation, code splitting, lazy loading) • Experience integrating RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs. • Understanding of frontend testing frameworks: • Jest / Vitest • React Testing Library • Playwright (E2E testing) • Strong knowledge of HTML5, modern CSS (including CSS Modules, Tailwind, or styled-components). • Strong problem-solving ability and collaborative mindset. • Proactive, adaptable, and eager to grow within a fast-scaling environment. Nice to Have • Experience with Three.js and R3F • Experience with micro-frontend architecture. • Familiarity with design tools such as Figma. • Exposure to AI-powered UI features or AI-assisted workflow interfaces. Why Join Us • Opportunity to work at the intersection of software, robotics, and life sciences. • Exposure to both cloud SaaS platforms and physical automation systems. • High-impact role in a company scaling rapidly within a global industry. • Collaborative environment with multidisciplinary teams. • Opportunity to shape the frontend architecture of a growing product ecosystem. How To Apply Apply online, or email your CV and cover letter to hr@ukrobotics.net with PurpleWeb017 in either the subject line or cover letter. Job Types: Fixed term contract, Temporary Pay: £315.00-£425.00 per day Benefits: • Company pension • Free or subsidised travel • On-site parking Work Location: In person

Hard Skills 13
Skill Source Confidence
Jest llm_hard
100%
CSS llm_hard
100%
JavaScript llm_hard
100%
ES6+ (Arrow Functions, Template Literals, Destructuring, Modules, Promises, Async/Await) llm_hard
100%
TailwindCSS llm_hard
100%
CSS-in-JS llm_hard
100%
Responsive Web Design llm_hard
100%
React llm_hard
100%
Webpack llm_hard
100%
RESTful APIs llm_hard
100%
Lazy Loading llm_hard
100%
HTML llm_hard
100%
GraphQL llm_hard
80%
Soft Skills 5
Skill Source Confidence
Collaboration llm_soft
100%
Problem-Solving llm_soft
100%
Adaptability llm_soft
100%
Written Communication llm_soft
80%
Technical Writing llm_soft
80%
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