Senior Associate - React

Senior Associate - React Engineer is responsible for building, and optimising engaging, performant, and accessible user interfaces across Davies’ digital products and platforms. As a senior member of a cross‑functional Agile delivery squad, the role leads the design, development, and implementation of high‑quality front‑end components using React, TypeScript, modern UI engineering patterns, and cloud‑native integration practices. Working closely with Product Owners, UX/UI designers, Architects, Backend Engineers, and QA teams, the Senior Associate React Engineer ensures that user interfaces are intuitive, scalable, secure, and aligned with the organisation’s wider engineering strategy and design system. The role champions front‑end standards, mentors other engineers, and contributes to evolving Davies’ approach to delivering world‑class, user‑centred digital experiences. This role is ideal for an experienced front‑end engineer with strong React expertise, deep knowledge of modern JavaScript ecosystems, and a passion for building high‑quality products that deliver meaningful value to customers and internal users. Key Responsibilities Front End Development Design, build, and maintain high‑quality, reusable, and scalable React components using React, TypeScript, and modern front‑end engineering practices. Implement user interfaces that are highly performant, accessible, responsive, and consistent with the organisation’s design system. Integrate front‑end applications with backend APIs, microservices, and event‑driven architecture. Deliver clean, secure, testable code following engineering best practices (SOLID principles, DRY, component isolation, secure‑by‑default). Utilise modern tooling and libraries including Webpack/Vite, Redux/Context/Zustand, React Query, and UI component frameworks. Support the evolution of front‑end architecture, including patterns for state management, routing, performance optimisation, and micro‑frontend approaches. UI/UX Collaboration Partner with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes, prototypes, and interaction designs into elegant, functional user interfaces. Advocate for user‑centred design, contributing to decisions around usability, accessibility, and interface consistency. Participate in design reviews and provide technical feedback on feasibility, accessibility, and implementation approach. Quality Engineering & Testing Establish and uphold modern front‑end testing practices including unit, integration, component, and end‑to‑end tests (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright). Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for front‑end applications to ensure reliable, automated deployments. Lead and contribute to front‑end code reviews, ensuring quality, maintainability, and adherence to standards and patterns. Troubleshoot performance, rendering, and UX issues across different browsers and devices. Agile Collaboration & Delivery Work within Scrum or Kanban delivery teams, contributing to backlog refinement, sprint ceremonies, and iterative delivery. Collaborate closely with backend engineers, Product Owners, QA teams, and designers to deliver high‑quality increments each sprint. Provide accurate estimations, help break down complex features, and guide junior developers in task planning and execution Continuous Improvement & Innovation Drive the evolution of front‑end patterns, frameworks, tools, and engineering standards across the organisation. Stay current with modern React, TypeScript, browser APIs, and front‑end ecosystem trends, proactively bringing new ideas and improvements. Recommend and implement enhancements that improve performance, maintainability, accessibility, or developer experience. Mentor other engineers and contribute to building a strong, collaborative engineering culture. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Extensive experience building production‑grade applications using React. Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript. Expert understanding of component‑based architecture, hooks, modern state management, and client‑side routing. Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, responsive design, and accessibility standards (WCAG). Experience integrating with REST APIs and backend services. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern build tools (Webpack, Vite, etc.). Strong experience with automated testing tools for front‑end applications. Demonstrated ability to mentor other engineers and contribute to technical decision‑making