Senior Front-End Developer (Vue 3)

About the role

A Senior Front-End Developer is sought for the IT Development team, reporting to the Digital Transformation Manager and CDO. The role sits in a team of three (two mid-level developers and one principal developer) and involves building and modernising the systems that power the business. It is a hands-on position where the senior takes ownership of the front-end architecture while supporting and coaching mid-level developers.

Key responsibilities

• Build new features for three core custom systems: a sales quoting tool, a customer portal and a digital onboarding platform.
• Work with back-end developers on API endpoints so that data reaches the front end.
• Migrate legacy jQuery-based code to Vue 3 and establish a Vue 3 component architecture with reusable, well-documented components.
• Create and maintain a component library, optimise existing components and keep front-end assets and libraries up to date.
• In the first six months, act as the front-end authority, collaborating with the three backend developers on API design and integration, and lead the technical approach of the migration from jQuery to Vue 3.
• Support and mentor two mid-level developers through code reviews, pair programming and technical guidance, and document front-end patterns, standards, performance and accessibility best practices.

Required profile

• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
• 2+ years working with Vue 3 composition API in production applications.
• Proven experience creating reusable component libraries or design systems.
• Coaching or mentoring experience supporting junior to mid-level developers.
• Collaborative, patient and supportive, able to work productively remotely; self-motivated and communicative.

Required skills

• Strong Tailwind CSS skills for responsive, maintainable UIs at scale.
• Valid, WC3-compliant and accessible HTML5.
• Laravel Blade templating and Laravel API development, or strong collaboration with backend developers on APIs.
• Understanding of jQuery and Vue 3, including performance optimisation.
• Git, version control and basic CI/CD.
• JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+), SCSS/SASS.

Nice to have: Laravel ecosystem tools (Mix, Vite, Sanctum), Docker/WAMP/LAMP, Pinia or other Vue state management, VeeValidate, WCAG expertise, Maizzle, AI/ML interface experience, UI design background, rapid prototyping and testing frameworks such as Jest, Vitest or Cypress.