Principal React Developer

Northern Ireland Water Limited; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water management company in Belfast is seeking a highly experienced Principal React Developer to lead the design and delivery of modern, scalable front-end applications. This hands-on role involves shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, and solving complex front-end challenges in a collaborative team. The position offers a competitive salary of £80k - £95k and a flexible hybrid work environment. If you have solid experience in React and are looking for a technical influence role, this could be the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package including bonus

Qualifications

• Solid experience with micro-frontend architectures within an Nx workspace.
• Experience with component-driven development and design systems.
• Understanding of domain-driven design for business logic.

Responsibilities

• Help define and evolve front-end solutions for large-scale platforms.
• Turn product and design concepts into production-ready interfaces.
• Active role in end-to-end delivery, keeping stakeholders informed.
• Create and enhance customer-facing functionality.

Skills

React 18+

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Micro-frontend architectures

Component-driven development

API-first development

Tools

Storybook 8

Job description

Overview

MCS Group is looking for a highly experienced Principal React Developer to lead the design and delivery of modern, scalable front-end applications. This is a hands-on role where you'll shape architecture, set best practice, and mentor engineers within a collaborative product-focused team. This is a key hire for this development team, and will be a position of technical influence within the company.

This is an excellent opportunity work on complex front-end challenges, and make a real impact while enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid role based in Belfast.

The Role

• Help define and evolve front-end solutions for large-scale platforms, balancing design intent with technical practicality, performance and inclusivity.
• Turn product and design concepts into well-structured, production-ready interfaces that integrate cleanly with underlying services.
• Work alongside delivery, data and analysis teams to clarify requirements, constraints and technical trade-offs.
• Take an active role in end-to-end delivery, keeping senior engineering stakeholders informed of progress and risks.
• Create and enhance customer-facing functionality, while developing shared components and patterns through an internal design system.

You will be working with

• React 18+ & TypeScript - advanced hooks, generics, composition patterns and performance optimisation
• Tailwind CSS and custom design systems
• React Hook Form for complex validation and type-safe API contracts
• Storybook 8 for component documentation and visual testing

This role requires solid experience with

• Micro-frontend architectures within an Nx workspace
• Component-driven development and design systems
• Domain-driven design for business logic
• API-first, type-safe development

Salary: £80k - £95k DOE
Competitive benefits package including bonus.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Jill Johnston, Head of IT Contracts, at MCS Group 02896 935 509

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