[Hiring] Front End / CMS Developer @Hunt St

Role Description

We’re looking for a Mid-Level Front-End Developer who is confident in modern front-end development and comfortable working in a dynamic, agency-style environment.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for building responsive, high-quality user interfaces while collaborating closely with designers, back-end developers, and project teams. You’ll work across a mix of CMS-driven, headless, and custom builds, requiring both strong technical execution and the ability to adapt quickly across different projects and requirements.

This is ideal for someone who is hands-on, detail-oriented, and enjoys solving real-world problems across multiple client engagements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build responsive, high-quality front-end interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks and tools (React, TypeScript, etc.)
• Translate UI/UX designs into clean, maintainable, and accessible front-end code
• Develop and maintain CMS-driven and headless website implementations
• Integrate front-end applications with APIs, back-end services, and third-party tools
• Collaborate with designers, back-end developers, and project managers across multiple client projects
• Ensure code quality, performance optimisation, and cross-browser compatibility
• Contribute to improving development workflows, standards, and best practices
• Manage multiple tasks and priorities within a fast-paced agency delivery environment

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of commercial development experience in a professional setting
• Strong experience with front‑end technologies, including:
  • ReactJS, modern JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript
  • HTML5, CSS3, LESS / SASS
  • JavaScript libraries, including jQuery (where required)
  • Responsive, cross‑browser, and accessible front‑end development
  • CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap and/or Foundation
  • Build tools such as Grunt / Gulp and/or modern bundlers (Webpack, Vite)
  • Package management using npm / yarn
  • Version control using Git
• Experience in responsive, cross-platform, and cross-browser development, including accessibility compliance
• Familiarity with service-based and thick-client architectures
• Experience developing for CMS‑based websites, ideally including:
  • WordPress, Drupal, Umbraco (or similar platforms)
• Strong understanding of modern development workflows and version control systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to prioritise tasks and adapt to changing delivery requirements
• Experience working in a digital agency or hybrid agency/in‑house model

Nice to Have

• Experience working with headless CMS architectures
• Exposure to Shopify (including headless or custom integrations)
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and services
• Background working in a digital agency or client-facing environment
• Experience collaborating with remote or offshore teams

Work Arrangement & Expectations

This is a remote role that will be set up as an independent contractor engagement. To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
• Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as “Independent Contractor”)