Careers at Adaptable

Frontend Engineer (React/Next.js)

Birmingham
Hybrid

We’re a digital studio working with clients in a range of sectors delivering future-ready digital products and headless websites. Our client base is across the UK, Europe, UAE and the US, working with brands across property, utitlies, non-profit and beyond. Not one project is ever the same and every day brings exciting new challenges for us to solve.

We’re looking for a talented Frontend Engineer with solid experience in React and Next.js to help build fast, modern, and accessible web applications. You’ll develop scalable, high-quality front-end experiences while collaborating closely with designers, product lead, and fellow engineers to create beautiful and functional digital products and headless websites.

Experience with Headless CMS platforms (WordPress, Sanity, Strapi, etc.) is diserable with training and support being provided as part of the role.

Requirements & Skills

  • Solid commercial experience with React
  • Strong understanding of Next.js (SSR/SSG)
  • Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript (ES6+)
  • TypeScript knowledge
  • Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows
  • Good eye for detail and appreciation for quality UI
  • Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced agency setting

Nice to have

  • Experience with headless CMS platforms (WordPress, Sanity, Strapi, etc.)
  • Experience deploying to Vercel/Netlify
  • Exposure to Web Security principles
  • Understanding of unit & integration testing
  • Development in line with accessibility standards compliance and SEO best practices
  • Know your way around Figma
  • Working in agile product delivery teams

Benefits

  • 39 days holiday – including bank holidays, your birthday off, an extended Christmas break plus an extra Friday off for our annual retreat
  • Company health care plan – help with mental health support, therapies, diagnostic services, and other support services
  • 24/7 online doctor –  access to unlimited video appointments with a general practitioner — often with same day or next day availability
  • Dental and optical cashback – up to £625 per year cashback on dentist’s fees, prescribed glasses, contact lenses and eye tests
  • Annual retreat – we take the whole team for a long weekend in a different European city each year to unwind and explore
  • Remote and flexible working – Flexible and hybrid working options, our studio is located in central Birmingham
  • Learning contribution – £300 per year towards any additional learning such as online courses, subscriptions or reading materials to help you expand your knowledge
  • Quarterly team socials – we get together to celebrate new partnerships, team members, anniversaries and birthdays.

Closing Date

  • All applications should be submitted by 12th January 2026.

No recruitment agencies please.

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