Senior Front End / UI Developer.
Ridgeway is on the hunt for a Senior UI Developer ready to make a real impact. If clean, semantic HTML, CSS, React, and native JavaScript excite you, and you thrive on creating standout digital experiences, this is your stage. You’ll collaborate with sharp minds, shape projects that inspire, and champion fresh ideas across the team. With your passion and proactive edge, you’ll help push our creativity and front‑end craft to the next level. Ready to leave your mark?
About the role
Creativity will be at the heart of everything you do. One week you might be diving into a quick project that’s wrapped up in just a few days, and the next you could be shaping something much bigger over several months. You’ll be tailoring designs to fit our clients’ needs perfectly, all while keeping the bar high for our UI Development Team. We’ll be looking to you to bring innovation, precision, and a real eye for detail into every line of code you write.
Here are some of the things we’re keen to see:
- Solid skills in HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript
- React experience (ideally 2+ years commercially)
- Confidence working with TypeScript
- Familiarity with Next.js (or similar frameworks)
- Experience with CSS pre‑processors like Sass
- Knowledge of build tools such as Gulp, Grunt, or Webpack
- Experience hooking into both traditional and headless CMSs
- Comfort writing code in pattern libraries (e.g. Fractal, Storybook), and mocking up APIs when needed
- A track record of working with REST APIs and ideally some exposure to ASP.NET
- The ability to scope projects, estimate timescales, and capture technical requirements
- And of course, a portfolio showcasing websites that you’re proud of, ones that are both performant and a pleasure for users to navigate.
If this is sounding like your kind of challenge, we’d love to see your work and hear about what excites you in front‑end development.
Desirable skills
What we’d love to see (but not dealbreakers if you haven’t ticked every box):
- You’ve had a go at bringing external web-based APIs to life in your projects and know how to make them sing.
- You’ve taken the lead before, whether that’s guiding a team, sharing your know‑how, or being the go‑to person for planning and mentoring other UI developers.
- You’re comfortable playing with React libraries, especially when it comes to adding those extra touches like haptics, smooth animations, and slick transitions that make an interface feel effortless.
About you
We’re looking for someone who loves creating slick, high‑performing user interfaces and takes real pride in the craft. If you’ve got a sharp eye for detail, enjoy bouncing ideas around with a team, and thrive on turning concepts into beautiful, functional web experiences, then this role will feel right up your street.
You’ll have a portfolio that shows off the depth of your skills and creativity, and ideally you’ll bring along a good few years’ experience (4+ would be great) in a fast‑paced agency environment. If you’re ready to take on exciting projects and push your work to the next level, we’d love to hear from you.
Further details.
Salary
This role offers a salary ranging from circa £40-60k, subject to skills and experience. Please state your salary requirements upon application.
Location
Our head office is in Witney, Oxfordshire. We welcome UK-based applicants and operate hybrid working. We value face-to-face team collaboration, typically with 2-3 days+ per week in the office, after 4+ days per week during the first 6-12 months subject to role, experience, and location.
Equal opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer, and strongly support diversity in our team.
No agencies
We only accept direct applications and request agencies are respectful of this.