Front End Developer

What you'll be doing

In this role, you’ll:

• Design and implement responsive, accessible, and high-performance web interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js).

• Translate complex UI/UX designs into dynamic, engaging, and accessible user experiences.

• Seamlessly integrate and manage content from headless Content Management Systems (CMSs).

• Continuously optimise web applications to ensure peak performance, scalability, and responsiveness.

• Contribute actively to rigorous code reviews, comprehensive testing, and efficient deployment pipelines.

• Proactively research and integrate front-end development best practices, emerging technologies, and industry trends.

The role is for you if...

We’re looking for experience in:

• Proven experience as a Front-End Developer or in a similar technical role.

• Advanced proficiency in HTML, CSS (including preprocessors such as SASS or LESS), and JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Solid hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js, Next.js).

• Strong working knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git.

• Demonstrated ability to thrive both independently and as part of a collaborative, Agile development team.

Nice to have...

• Practical experience with leading front-end frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Vue.js.

• Familiarity with enterprise-level Content Management Systems (e.g., Amplience, Bloomreach).

• Experience using Jira for Agile project management, sprint planning, and task tracking.

• Solid understanding of advanced version control concepts, including branching strategies.

• Familiarity with web accessibility principles and standards (WCAG 2.2).

• Proficiency in consuming RESTful APIs and integrating front-end applications with back-end or third-party services.

• Hands-on experience implementing and managing Google Tag Manager (GTM) tags, triggers, and event tracking.

About DFS

We’re home to DFS, Sofology, and The Sofa Delivery Company - three distinctive brands with a shared mission to bring great design and comfort into every home, affordably, responsibly, and sustainably.

At DFS Group, everyone plays a part. Whether you’re supporting our brands or serving our customers, you’re helping shape the future of furniture retail. Each brand has its own identity and creative direction, but we’re united by a culture that puts people and purpose at the heart of everything we do.

Everyone Welcome

Across our Group, we're committed to a culture where everyone feels welcome, valued, and can thrive at work. We celebrate diverse voices, champion inclusion, and support each other through our growing colleague networks. We invest in partnerships that drive change, from supporting Doncaster Pride and introducing the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower, to partnering with Carers UK and developing leaders with Diversity in Retail. 

We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to building a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. So, if your experience doesn't quite match the specification, we'd still really love to hear from you

DFS Benefits

• Potential Annual Bonus Scheme: Contribute to our success and get rewarded for it
• Growth and Training: Learn new skills and develop your career with us
• Leave: Enjoy a great holiday allowance, with the option to buy 5 extra days. Take advantage of our enhanced leave for Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental, and Adoption, plus a paid volunteering day each year
• Discounts: Get 30% off DFS and Sofology products for yourself, plus discounts for friends and family - and savings at big brands like Sainsbury’s, ASOS, and IKEA
• Wellbeing Perks: Access healthcare services, an Employee Assistance Programme, and discounted gym memberships
• Pension and Savings: Join our Group Pension and Sharesave schemes
• Life Assurance & Sick Pay: Peace of mind with Life Assurance and Company Sick Pay