Lead Front End Engineer
A hands-on lead front end engineer role owning the React-based frontend architecture of a cloud-native web platform in Belfast — setting engineering standards, making key technical decisions, mentoring engineers, and integrating with AWS-based backend services and APIs.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Belfast, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Frontend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems
- Proven experience in a Lead or Senior Front End role with ownership of systems
- Experience designing and building scalable frontend architectures
- Solid understanding of API integration and distributed systems
- Experience working with AWS (e.g. API Gateway, Lambda, S3, CloudFront)
- Strong knowledge of performance optimisation, state management, and testing strategies
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction
Nice to have
- Experience with server-side rendering
- Exposure to micro-frontends or design systems
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Experience working in high-growth or product-led environments
Full description
Are you the kind of engineer who doesn't just build frontends, but defines how they should be built at scale?
My client is looking for a Lead Front End Engineer to take ownership of a modern, high-impact web platform, shaping both the technical direction and engineering standards across the frontend function.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine deep React expertise with architectural thinking and team mentorship, working closely with product, design, and backend teams in a cloud-native environment.
The Role
You will take the lead on frontend architecture and delivery, ensuring the platform is scalable, performant, and maintainable as the product continues to grow.
You'll be responsible for setting direction, making key technical decisions, and raising the bar across the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the frontend architecture across a React-based platform
- Lead the design and development of high-quality, scalable UI systems
- Define and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and patterns
- Collaborate with backend teams to integrate with AWS-based services and APIs
- Drive performance optimisation, accessibility, and user experience improvements
- Mentor and support engineers, providing technical leadership and guidance
- Work closely with product and design to translate requirements into robust technical solutions
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies in a cloud environment
Required Experience
- Strong experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems
- Proven experience in a Lead or Senior Front End role with ownership of systems
- Experience designing and building scalable frontend architectures
- Solid understanding of API integration and distributed systems
- Experience working with AWS (e.g. API Gateway, Lambda, S3, CloudFront)
- Strong knowledge of performance optimisation, state management, and testing strategies
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction
Desirable
- Experience with or server-side rendering
- Exposure to micro-frontends or design systems
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Experience working in