Senior web developer - remote working

Senior Web Developer
At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products, and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital experiences that capture the imagination and deliver meaningful impact for our clients.
As a Senior Frontend Developer, you will play a key role in building modern, composable digital platforms. You will work hands-on with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate across disciplines to deliver high-impact, scalable experiences for global clients.
Your role will be hands-on but also inspiring others to form an exemplary technical team. As such, we are looking for a skilled Senior Web Developer who is not only a collaborative leader and proactive problem-solver but also embodies a comprehensive technical mastery honed over 6+ years of frontend or full-stack development in agency, product, or enterprise-scale environments, demonstrating a proven track record of delivering scalable digital products.
Build and maintain scalable frontend applications using Next.Contribute to and evolve a Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layer, often within Next.js.


~ Collaborate effectively with design, backend, and product teams across international AKQA studios.


~ Optimize applications for exceptional performance, SEO, accessibility, and scalability.


~ Contribute to architectural discussions and support the implementation of scalable frontend patterns.


~ Exceptional Frontend Engineering Prowess: You possess deep proficiency across the core frontend stack:


~ HTML5, CSS3 (including modern styling like TailwindCSS), JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.


~ Hands-on experience with ReactJS and Next.js (App Router, SSR, SSG, edge rendering), excelling in building component-driven architectures and reusable UI systems.


~ Quality & Performance: You ensure optimal performance, accessibility (WCAG), and SEO, leveraging familiarity with Storybook and design system workflows.


~ Forward-Thinking AI & Emerging Technologies Integration: You have a practical interest or experience in integrating AI capabilities into frontend applications, understanding RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns and how frontend systems interact with LLM-powered services. You have exposure to AI-driven search, personalization, or conversational interfaces and can prototype such features with awareness of performance, privacy, and UX implications.


~ js and API integration, including collaborating on API contracts and data models, and a clear understanding of how the frontend integrates with various search platforms, CMS, and backend services.


~ You thrive in cross-functional, design-led environments, are proactive, solution-oriented, possess strong attention to detail, and are comfortable working across distributed international teams.


~ Adaptive & Agile Approach: You are a self-starting technologist who can draw parallels across a technology landscape, aren’t restricted by a specific skillset, and understand Lean and Agile methodologies to optimize team efficiency, identifying and resolving bottlenecks.

Explore our extensive range of benefits .
We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.