At a Glance
- Tasks: Build accessible, high-quality interfaces using React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
- Company: Join hedgehog lab, a leading digital product consultancy with a B Corp certification.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive contract, hybrid work, and the chance to use AI-assisted tools.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with opportunities for career growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by creating user-friendly designs that prioritise accessibility.
- Qualifications: Strong skills in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and web accessibility standards.
What you'll do
- Build accessible, high‑quality interfaces in React, Next. js and Type Script.
- Ship through Vercel and manage content with Contentful.
- Work closely with design to get the details right.
- Hold a high bar for accessibility across everything you build.
Bonus points for experience building for users with a wide range of access needs.
What we're looking for
- Strong React, Next. js and Type Script.
- Experience with Vercel and a headless CMS, Contentful ideally.
- A real understanding of web accessibility and WCAG.
- Care for performance and usability, not just shipping features.
- Comfortable using AI‑assisted development tools like Git Hub Copilot as part of your everyday workflow.
About hedgehog lab
We're hedgehog lab, a digital product and engineering consultancy.
For nearly 20 years we've embedded engineers inside the teams of well‑known organisations in regulated, high‑trust sectors, from financial services to the public sector.
We're a certified B Corp.
We're also serious about AI‑assisted engineering.
We've built our own agentic tooling and cut time‑to‑merge by around 60% on recent work, and our people get to use that on real projects.
The details
- Contract, outside IR35.
- 3 to 6 months, with potential to extend.
- Hybrid. You'll work from the client's London, Bristol or Edinburgh office a couple of times a week.
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Frontend Engineer - React / Next.js (Contract) employer: hedgehog lab
As an AI Transformation Architect, you'll join a forward-thinking company that prioritises innovation and employee autonomy. With a flexible hybrid working environment across major UK cities, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of AI development while enjoying generous benefits like 28 days of annual leave, wellbeing support, and dedicated Impact Days for personal growth. This is a place where your contributions are valued, and you can truly make a difference in both client projects and internal practices.
