Software Developer (Frontend Frameworks & Tooling)

Location: Birmingham, Hybrid 3 Days onsite 2 remote

Closing Date: 24th October 2026

About the role

Join BT's Frontend Framework team, responsible for the shared platform, tooling and standards that enable engineers across BT to build modern web applications consistently and efficiently.As a Software Developer, you will contribute to the evolution of BT's frontend development ecosystem, including Nx monorepos, shared libraries, application generators, developer tooling, documentation and onboarding experiences. You will work closely with engineering teams to improve developer productivity, standardise best practices and support the adoption of modern frontend technologies across the organisation.

As part of the Frontend Framework team, you will help explore and implement AI-driven capabilities that improve developer productivity, onboarding and engineering quality across BT's frontend ecosystem.This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving platform and developer experience challenges rather than focusing solely on individual product features.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and maintain shared frontend libraries, utilities and tooling used by multiple engineering teams.
• Develop AI-powered developer workflows that reduce repetitive engineering tasks and accelerate delivery.
• Explore opportunities to automate code generation, migrations, framework upgrades and repository setup using AI-assisted tooling.
• Build and enhance Nx generators, plugins and automation to simplify application development.
• Contribute to the Frontend Framework Hub, improving documentation, onboarding and self-service capabilities.
• Support React, Next.js and Micro Frontend development standards across BT.
• Collaborate with application teams to understand pain points and improve the developer experience.
• Drive consistency through reusable patterns, templates and engineering best practices.
• Assist with framework upgrades, dependency management and technical governance activities.
• Contribute to CI/CD improvements, automation and engineering productivity initiatives.
• Help monitor adoption and effectiveness of framework capabilities through reporting and analytics.
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to platform roadmaps.

Essential Skills / Experience

• Commercial experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js and modern JavaScript development.
• Understanding of frontend architecture and component-based development.
• Experience working with Git, CI/CD pipelines and source control workflows.
• Knowledge of testing practices and software engineering fundamentals.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Experience with Nx/Lerna monorepos.
• Experience with Next.js.
• Experience developing shared libraries, frameworks or developer tooling.
• Knowledge of Micro Frontend architectures.
• Familiarity with package management, dependency governance and automation.
• Experience improving developer experience, onboarding or engineering productivity.

Our Package

Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life. You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include:

• 10% on target annual bonus

• Access to an online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family

• Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off

• Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave – 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay

• Discounted EE and BT products, including mobile and broadband

• Market leading Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10% from us

• Holiday purchase scheme

You can select additional benefits, including healthcare, dental, gym memberships and more when you’re ready. Ready to connect for good and help shape the future? Apply now.

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.