Digital/Frontend Developer

The opportunity

• Role: Digital Developer (Frontend)

• Project: Public sector / government digital services

• Location: Exeter - typically 1-2 days per week on site

• Duration: Initial 6-month contract

• Rate: Around £600/day (Umbrella)

• IR35: In scope

• Security: SC cleared or SC eligible (for a government agency)

What you'll be working on

• Developing responsive, accessible UIs using Next.js, React, TypeScript

• Collaborating with design and product teams to create intuitive, user-centred experiences

• Building frontends that integrate with internal APIs and search indexes

• Taking part in code reviews, testing, debugging and continuous improvements

• Maintaining and enhancing existing applications, diagnosing and resolving issues

• Contributing to technical documentation and helping shape project requirements

• Implementing and working with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing

Tech stack & skills

• Strong experience as a Frontend Developer

• Solid knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript plus React and Next.js

• Experience with TypeScript and modern frontend tooling

• Familiarity with Elasticsearch and SQL-like databases

• Good understanding of Git and collaborative workflows

• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS) and deployment strategies

• Comfortable working in an Agile , cross-functional team

Nice to have

• Experience with PyGeoAPI or GIS-related work

• Experience with Jira and Confluence

This is a good fit if you like owning the full lifecycle of frontend features, care about UX/UI, and want to contribute to highly visible services in the public sector .