React Developer
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Position Overview & Specifications
React Developer
Job Req ID: 15312 Posting Date: 23 May 2023 Function: Software Engineering Location: Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom Salary: Competitive with Benefits Why this job matters All available locations for this role are : Birmingham, Manchester, London, Leeds & Bristol (Hybrid Model)Delivering quality digital solutions for our customers is at the heart of everything we do.
As a Front End Engineer you will be responsible for building brilliant customer experiences in one of our journey squads.
You’ll have a passion for hands-on front-end coding, working with the latest frameworks and making a difference working on one of the biggest digital estates in the UK.
What you’ll be doing
- Building Software solutions
- Hands on development of FE code in React, Next.JS and other frameworks
- Working with the Product Owner, Engineers, Designers and other stakeholders in your agile squad to deliver digital experiences across BT and EE brands
- Contributing to enhance the systems you are working on
- Provide post-release and incident support
- Peer reviews of other squad members work
- Working alongside the other technical members of your squad to ensure solutions are fit for purpose, performant, secure, accessible and conform to our architectural principles
- Collaborate with the Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager and Chapter leads in defining front end technical standards and approaches
- Living the company values: Personal, Simple & Brilliant
Skills and Experience
- JavaScript with React, Hooks, Redux, Next.JS
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Unit and Integration testing (i.e. Jest)
- JSON Manipulation, API integrations
- Performance optimisation
- Focus on quality, automation, and metrics
- Comfortable working within a design framework
- Good understanding of the wider FE framework and tooling landscape including other Javascript Frameworks
- Software configuration management (Github, Gitlab Bitbucket etc)
- Knowledge of FE architecture and patterns
- Experience of working in a fast-paced agile environment
- Problem solver and analytical thinker
- Good planning and time-management skills
- Relationship management of both internal and external customer
- Able to translate user story requirements into brilliant digital experience
- Ability to build strong relationships both within and outside of the team and department
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- 10% on target bonus
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme
- Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
- 50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
- Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
- BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
- 30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans
Our leadership standards Looking in:
Leading inclusively
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation. Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making. Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.
About us BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Telecommunications Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for React Developer roles across BT Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Telecommunications Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £41,420 - £48,813 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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