Role
FX Digital is a specialist front-end Connected TV agency, providing a wide range of services, including Product Strategy, Design, Engineering, and Testing. We partner with global streaming brands such as Discovery+, BritBox, ATP Media, ITV, and Dyn. As a Mid-weight Front-End Developer at FX Digital, you play a pivotal role in delivering clean, well-structured code that drives the seamless front-end experiences we create for Connected TV platforms. You are passionate about quality, continuously learning new technologies, and improving processes. Collaborating effectively with the team, you contribute to both the technical and creative aspects of projects, while also mentoring junior developers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain front-end projects with a focus on best practices, including code readability, extensibility, and modularity.
- Collaborate with senior developers to ensure technical and design requirements are met.
- Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code following industry standards.
- Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
- Work closely with designers to bring creative concepts to life and collaborate with QA to resolve issues.
- Proactively identify and address blockers with the Tech Lead and Project Manager to ensure smooth project progression.
- Mentor junior developers and guide their technical growth.
- Continuously improve by leveraging internal resources and staying up-to-date with industry trends.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of core coding principles: readability, maintainability, and modularity.
- Proficient in JavaScript (including Vanilla JS, TypeScript), React Native, and WebGL.
- Solid experience with HTML, CSS, and RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with Git version control and workflows (e.g., Git Flow).
- Experience with debugging tools and best practices in testing and documentation.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to mentor junior team members and manage multiple tasks effectively.
Why work at FX?
- To recognise everyone’s incredible contribution to the success of the business, we offer an annual profit share equally distributed across all roles and departments.
- Salary in kind / Salary sacrifice options starting 2025, including medical insurance
- Personal development is hugely important and so we offer paid weekly training time to up-skill and continue your learning.
- Flexible working - with the option to work 2 days a week from home.
- We appreciate that the world has changed and so we also offer a flexi start time between 8am and 10am.
- Early finish Fridays in the summer
- To ensure that our remote workers don’t miss out on the office experience, we have invested in technology that allows us to run company events in a hybrid way.
- Every month you have the option of a one-on-one Sanctus mental health coaching session, a great opportunity to get quality mental health support at work.
- Take part in regular company-wide and team-specific socials (both in-person and remote).
- We take great pride in our culture of acceptance, diversity and inclusion.
- Complete regular surveys to provide anonymous feedback on the business, leadership team and your role to ensure that we are doing everything we can to keep improving and making FX a great place to work.
- Join us at our monthly Show and Tell, where team members update us on what they’ve been working on.
- Get nominated for the monthly FX Factor by your peers and get recognised for your contribution to the business.
- Get a chance to earn a £10 voucher for high project NPS scores.
- We are invested in your growth and so we run regular, quarterly appraisals, to ensure you are receiving constant feedback and working towards goals for growth.
- We support our team to get involved in conferences, events and trade shows at home and abroad.
- Work with epic and prestigious global brands in the media, sport and entertainment space, from Discovery to BBC and ATP Media.
If you’re passionate about this role and believe you can add value, we encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn’t match the job description exactly.