Software Developer (React)

At CGI were shaping the future of digital experiences by delivering innovative high-performing solutions that make a meaningful difference for our clients. As a Software Developer (React) youll play a key role in building intuitive scalable applications that transform how people interact with technology. Youll take ownership of impactful development work collaborate with talented professionals across disciplines and bring fresh ideas to complex challenges. With the freedom to innovate opportunities to develop your expertise and the support of a collaborative community youll help deliver exceptional digital solutions while building a rewarding career at CGI.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary excellent pension private healthcare plus a share scheme (3.5% 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector including our Armed Forces and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and youll be part of an open friendly community of experts. Well train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

This is a hybrid position with a requirement to travel to Glasgow a few times a month. Ideally you will live within reasonable travel distance of Glasgow to minimise travel.

In this role you will take ownership of designing developing and enhancing high-quality front-end applications using and modern JavaScript technologies. Youll create responsive accessible and scalable user interfaces that deliver seamless digital experiences translating business requirements and design concepts into reliable maintainable solutions that drive client success.

Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team youll partner with designers backend developers and product stakeholders to deliver innovative applications that meet evolving user needs. Youll have the opportunity to influence technical decisions champion development best practices and explore emerging technologies supported by a community that values knowledge sharing continuous improvement and professional growth.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Develop & Deliver: Build and maintain scalable responsive web applications using and modern JavaScript.
Design & Innovate: Translate UI/UX designs and wireframes into intuitive engaging and high-performing user interfaces.
Build & Reuse: Create reusable components and front-end libraries to improve consistency efficiency and maintainability.
Integrate & Collaborate: Connect front-end applications with REST APIs and backend services working closely with cross-functional teams.
Optimise & Enhance: Improve application performance responsiveness and compatibility across devices and browsers.
Troubleshoot & Resolve: Identify investigate and resolve technical issues to maintain application quality and reliability.
Review & Improve: Participate in code reviews promote clean coding standards and contribute to continuous improvement of development practices.
Explore & Evolve: Stay informed about emerging front-end technologies sharing ideas and identifying opportunities to enhance digital solutions.

To succeed in this role you should have strong hands-on experience developing modern web applications using and JavaScript alongside a solid understanding of front-end engineering principles. Youll bring a collaborative mindset excellent problem-solving abilities and a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions. Youll be confident taking ownership of development activities contributing ideas and working effectively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Essential skills and experience:

Development: Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining front-end applications using .
JavaScript Expertise: Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript (ES6) HTML5 and CSS3.
Component-Based Architecture: Experience developing reusable maintainable components and front-end libraries.
Responsive Design: Proven ability to create responsive applications that work effectively across browsers and devices.
API Integration: Experience integrating front-end applications with REST APIs and backend services.
UI/UX Implementation: Ability to translate designs wireframes and user requirements into functional intuitive interfaces.
Performance Optimisation: Understanding of front-end performance optimisation and application debugging techniques.
Code Quality: Experience writing clean well-structured maintainable and documented code with an understanding of code review practices.
Collaborative Delivery: Strong communication and teamwork skills with experience working alongside designers developers and product stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement: A proactive approach to problem-solving learning new technologies and improving development practices.

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• Agile
• RESTful (Rest-APIs)
• React JavaScript

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Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

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