Front End Developer

As a Front-End Developer, you’ll be responsible for developing user-friendly, responsive websites using modern front-end technologies. You'll work closely with designers, developers, and marketing teams to ensure consistent, high-performance, and accessible user experiences across our customer platforms.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the way people buy travel insurance online! We’re looking for a passionate and talented individual to join our in-house technical team in a high-impact role that directly shapes our customers' digital journey. You'll be at the forefront of building and continuously enhancing a seamless, intuitive, and innovative online experience for travellers seeking specialist medical travel insurance solutions. Your work will not only support our mission of making travel insurance simple and accessible but will also be instrumental in setting new industry standards.

Why Join Us?

• Comprehensive Cover: Work with a wide range of travel insurance products, including single-trip, multi-trip, and specialised policies such as winter sports and backpacking insurance.
• Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting 24 days of annual leave.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Includes a company-paid health cash plan, company pension, holiday buy scheme, travel insurance discounts, and more.
• Professional Growth: Access to extensive training on AllClear and InsureandGo products and sales techniques, with opportunities for career advancement.
• Supportive Environment: Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
• Convenient Location: Based in Romford with easy access to local amenities and transport links.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop responsive, accessible, and visually appealing web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Translate UI/UX wireframes and design mock-ups into fully functional front-end code.
• Ensuring cross-browser compatibility.
• Assist in generating downloadable assets (such as PDFs) from web content using appropriate libraries.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following industry best practices.
• Implement dynamic client-side functionality using JavaScript frameworks or vanilla JS.
• Perform basic PHP coding tasks such as templating, working with simple CMS functions, or integrating front-end components with back-end logic.
• Conduct comprehensive cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure consistency and reliability.
• Optimize website performance and page load times.
• Participate in sprints, stand-ups, and planning meetings to ensure alignment and timely delivery.

Skills

Required:

• Advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS (including Flexbox, Grid, animations), JavaScript (ES6+), and responsive design principles.
• Basic to intermediate understanding of PHP (e.g., embedding PHP in templates, working with WordPress, simple form handling).
• Familiarity with responsive design frameworks like Bootstrap or Tailwind.
• Experience using Git for version control and collaborative development.
• Strong debugging and optimisation skills for both performance and accessibility.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Strong attention to detail and an eye for design fidelity.
• Good communication skills and a collaborative attitude.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Laravel (PHP Framework).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integrating back-end services.
• Understanding of basic SEO principles and web accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Familiarity with website performance optimization tools (e.g., Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights).
• Experience with automated testing (e.g., Jest, Cypress).