Freelance Frontend Developer

Frontend Developer – Freelance£300–£350 per dayFully RemoteGraduate / Junior / Mid-level welcome

This is a flexible freelance role for a Frontend Developer who’s comfortable working across UI, content management, and light technical support. You’ll work around 5 days per month on an ad-hoc basis, supporting an established web platform and helping the editorial team with XML-related tasks.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Maintain and support the existing Ember-based Web UI
• Contribute to development on the new Next.js / React frontend
• Assist with XML content management and triage for the editorial team
• Support basic backend API and infrastructure tasks when required
• Fix bugs, develop small features, and provide emergency assistance when needed

Who This Suits

• Developers looking for flexible, low-pressure freelance work
• Those wanting a side income alongside other contracts or studies
• People interested in digital publishing, humanities or academic technology
• Developers who are comfortable with both legacy systems and modern stacks
• Freelancers who can respond to requests within a reasonable timeframe

Technical RequirementsEssential:

• Basic understanding of XML structure and processing
• Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript
• Able to read, debug and maintain existing code
• Comfortable using Git/version control
• Self-sufficient in learning tools and processes from documentation

Nice to Have (or willing to learn):

• React and/or Ember.js
• TypeScript
• XSLT or Python
• AWS or basic cloud infrastructure
• API development fundamentals

Apply now via Haystack.