Senior TypeScript/React Engineer - Messaging/Middleware (Contract, Hybrid UK)
Posted Today by BlueBridge Data Consulting
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Brent,, UK
Summary: My client is looking for a senior TypeScript/React engineer to evaluate an early-stage codebase and guide it towards production readiness. This role involves assessing existing code quality and structure, with the potential for ongoing development work based on the assessment outcomes. The position requires strong judgment and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. It is not a feature-factory role but focuses on delivering actionable recommendations for improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review existing code for quality, structure, and maintainability.
- Identify necessary changes to achieve production readiness.
- Define scope and approach for development based on assessment findings.
- Provide senior judgment and defend recommendations to stakeholders.
- Engage in hands-on development as needed based on assessment outcomes.
Key Skills:
- Extensive web application development experience with TypeScript and React.
- Hands-on delivery experience with messaging/Middleware platforms (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, Solace, MQTT).
- Proven track record of reviewing and assessing existing codebases.
- Experience in taking early-stage or prototype code to production readiness.
- Solid understanding of server-side deployment models and containerized environments (Docker or equivalent).
- Comfortable working with open-source projects.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Brent
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
My client is seeking a senior TypeScript/React engineer to assess an early-stage codebase and help shape a clear path toward production. This is initially an assessment and scoping engagement, with strong potential to continue into hands-on development depending on outcomes.
This is not a feature-factory role. The first deliverable is senior judgement: reviewing existing code for quality, structure and maintainability, identifying what's needed to reach a production-ready state, and helping define scope and approach. You'll need the experience and authority to form a clear view and defend it to stakeholders.
Essential experience:
- Extensive web application development, with strong, current TypeScript and React
- Hands-on delivery with one or more messaging/Middleware platforms (eg Kafka, RabbitMQ, Solace, MQTT or similar)
- A proven track record of reviewing and assessing existing codebases - quality, structure, maintainability - and translating findings into actionable recommendations
- Demonstrable experience taking early-stage or prototype code toward production readiness
- Solid grounding in server-side deployment models and containerised environments (Docker or equivalent)
- Comfortable working with open-source projects
Engagement details: Contract/day-rate Hybrid (UK) Initial assessment phase with strong potential to extend into ongoing development.
To apply: Please open your message with the messaging/Middleware platform you've worked with most, and one line on a codebase you've assessed or taken toward production. Applications that don't include this won't be reviewed.
If this sounds like you, or you know someone suitable, get in touch.