Fullstack Developer

Full Stack Developer (Outside IR35)

Contract Length: 6 Months Location: London (Remote) Hours: 40 Hours per Week Start Date: ASAP

Overview

Our client, a leading organisation within the insurance sector, is seeking an experienced Full Stack Frontend Developer to support the delivery of modern digital platforms and customer-facing applications. This role will focus on building intuitive, scalable, and high-performance user interfaces that support key insurance services, including customer portals, policy management, underwriting workflows, and claims-related journeys.

Working within a cross-functional product team, you'll collaborate closely with backend engineers, architects, UX designers, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, data-driven solutions in a highly regulated environment.

Tech Stack Frontend React TypeScript JavaScript (ES6+) HTML5 CSS3

Backend Exposure Node.js REST APIs GraphQL

Nice to Have Next.js AI integrations (OpenAI, Azure AI, or similar)

Essential Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience building enterprise-grade frontend applications using React Advanced JavaScript and TypeScript development skills Solid understanding of responsive design, modern UI development, HTML5, and CSS3 Experience developing reusable component libraries and scalable frontend architectures Proven experience integrating RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, and third-party platforms Experience with state management solutions such as Redux or Zustand Strong focus on application performance, accessibility, security, and user experience Experience working in regulated environments such as Insurance, Financial Services, Banking, or FinTech Experience with automated testing frameworks including Jest, Cypress, or Playwright Familiarity with Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines

Desirable Skills

Experience delivering solutions within the Insurance sector Exposure to policy administration, underwriting, claims, or customer self-service platforms Experience with Next.js Knowledge of Node.js backend development Experience integrating AI-powered capabilities into digital products Cloud experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP Experience working with Storybook and design systems

Key Responsibilities

Develop, enhance, and maintain scalable React-based applications supporting key insurance operations Build reusable UI components and shared frontend libraries aligned to design system standards Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to deliver seamless digital customer experiences Integrate frontend applications with policy, claims, and customer data services via APIs Ensure code quality through testing, peer reviews, and engineering best practices Optimise applications for performance, accessibility, scalability, and security Contribute to architectural discussions and continuous improvement initiatives across the development lifecycle