We are looking for a talented and motivated Senior Front End Developer to join our Informatics team. You'll play a key role in building the customer-facing UI that directly interacts with our sequencing devices.
About the Role
Reporting to the Associate Director, Instrument UI, and working closely with others in the UI team, you'll contribute to the development of our customer-facing applications. You will help design and implement user-facing features, work collaboratively to define specifications, and contribute throughout the development cycle using tools such as Jira, GitLab, and code review processes.
Key Responsibilities
Develop responsive, intuitive, and accessible customer-facing features
Build and maintain re-usable components and libraries
Optimise applications for performance, scalability, and reliability
Collaborate with product owners and other stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver solutions
Support development across a range of device form factors – from desktop to mobile
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​ What We're Looking For
You'll bring previous experience building web applications using React, ideally for customer-facing products. You're someone who takes initiative, is eager to learn, and enjoys collaborating and sharing knowledge with others.
Essential Skills
Solid experience developing with React and TypeScript
Strong understanding of modern JavaScript (ES6+) concepts and best practices
Proficient in TailwindCSS for building responsive, maintainable, and scalable UIs
Experienced in integrating and managing data from RESTful APIs, utilising libraries like TanStack Query for efficient data fetching and caching
Good grasp of component-based architecture and front-end design principles
Desirable Experience
While not essential, experience with the following would be beneficial:
Jest or other testing frameworks
Electron
Node.js
Vite
gRPC
Docker
GitLab
Jira
Why Join Us
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, innovative organisation at the forefront of technology. You'll work with cutting-edge tools, help shape the direction of our applications, and make a direct impact on how customers interact with our sequencing devices.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.