Senior UI Developer

Farnell, an Avnet company, is a global high-service distributor of technology products, services and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair.

Senior UI Developer – We have an amazing opportunity for a Senior UI Developer to join our dynamic UI development team responsible for building and maintaining our global large-scale eCommerce platform with a passion for creating beautiful, functional, and user-centric designs.

This role requires strong expertise in React, Node.js, and Apollo Client, focusing on delivering responsive, high-performance user interfaces for a seamless customer experience.

As a Senior UI Developer, you will work in a cross-functional team led by a full-time Product Owner. You will be supported by UX Designers, back-end developers, and the wider UI developer team to build scalable and visually stunning user interfaces that will power our online storefront. Specifically, you will work on personalization, recommendations, merchandising and marketing content delivery to drive increased conversations and higher site revenues.

• A supportive team environment where everyone really is working toward the same goal.
• A strong open-door policy within management
• An environment where you will be given the tools and opportunities to further your career
• Pension scheme
• Simply Health Plan
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to buy additional holiday
• FREE Onsite Parking
• Flexible home working
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Reward schemes

• Lead the development of user interfaces using React and related libraries to create highly interactive, user-friendly, and visually appealing applications.
• Work closely with product owners, UX/UI designers, and back-end engineers to transform business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring a seamless e-commerce experience.
• Focus on optimizing the performance of the UI to ensure fast load times, smooth navigation, and a reactive experience across devices.
• Implement data fetching and state management through Apollo Client and integrate the UI with RESTful and Graph
  
  QL APIs built with Node.js and Apollo Server.
• Advocate for and follow best practices for software development, including clean, maintainable code, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers, offering guidance on React development, front-end architecture, and best practices.
• Work with back-end engineers to integrate front-end with back-end services and help shape the architecture and performance of the entire application stack.

• Proven experience as a Senior Front-End or UI Developer, with hands‑on React experience.
• Competency in React
  
  JS, Type Script, Node.js, Loadable Components, Jest, Styled Components, Storybook, Graph
  
  QL and Apollo (client/server) and Akamai caching.
• Strong understanding of React and its ecosystem.
• Experience with Apollo Client and Graph
  
  QL queries, mutation handling, and state management.
• Solid knowledge of Node.js and how to integrate the front‑end with back‑end services.
• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience with responsive design.
• Experience with Gitlab and their Git Flow version control process.
• Ability to collaborate with UX/UI designers and translate Figma and Storybook prototypes into functional, high‑quality user interfaces.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, focusing on user‑centric solutions.
• Familiarity with front‑end testing frameworks (Jest in particular). We also do A/B testing via Adobe Target.
• Proficient in optimizing UI performance for large‑scale applications, with experience implementing lazy loading, code splitting, and other advanced optimization techniques.
• Previous experience in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work in partnership and across teams.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.

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