At a Glance
- Tasks: Own and evolve shared components, improve design systems, and support product teams.
- Company: Join LDMS, a leading fintech company with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Up to £50,000 salary, 20% bonus, 25 days leave, and private health insurance.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Shape the future of software development and make a real impact in fintech.
- Qualifications: 3-5 years frontend experience, strong React and TypeScript skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 60000 £ per year.
Location: Cardiff
Hybrid / Flexible Working
Salary: up to £50,000 + up to 20% annual bonus + benefits
Stability, flexibility and the opportunity to work on greenfield projects within one of Europe's leading financial experts.
Founded in 2018, LDMS is part of the LC Financial Holdings group, a 3 pillar organisation that has over 950 employees across Europe. We are a Fintech company focused on digital lending software, a market growing around 18% per year and set to be worth $27 billion by 2028.
The Role:
We're hiring a frontend engineer to help own the shared foundation that every Product Team builds on — shared components, design system standards, tooling, and architecture. Your work has a multiplying effect, the components you build and the standards you help shape are used by every team that ships product. You'll rotate into Product Teams to support them on new patterns and challenges.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and evolve the shared component library
- Maintain and improve the design system and UI standards
- Improve the frontend build pipeline and developer experience
- Build and maintain shared frontend testing frameworks and quality standards
- Contribute to shared modules and platform-level frontend features
- Drive continuous improvements to frontend architecture
- Support Product Teams through rotations, reviews, and direct collaboration
Requirements:
Essential:
- 3-5 years of frontend engineering experience, with time spent on platform work or component libraries
- Strong React and TypeScript fundamentals
- Experience building with MUI or a comparable component library
- You've built and maintained a design system, not just used one
- You can take a UI idea — sketch, design file, or conversation — and turn it into something engineers can build from
- You care about the details. Not just whether it works, but whether it feels right. You take pride in UI and UX that's genuinely good
- Solid across unit, integration, and end-to-end testing (Vitest, WebDriver, Playwright)
- Experience with version control systems such as Git
- Comfortable working within Agile teams and contributing to sprint ceremonies
Desirable:
- Experience with Figma, wireframing, or prototyping
- Familiarity with Vite, Rollup, or similar build tooling
- Experience with Docker or other containerisation tools
- Cloud platform exposure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Financial services or regulated industry background
- You've been working with AI-assisted or agentic development, or you're actively excited about where it's heading
Values:
- Teamwork
- Merit
- Develop
- Honest
- Impactful
- Integrity
Benefits:
- Discretionary Bonus (Up-to 20%)
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- 1 day Birthday leave
- 1 day Charity leave
- Private Health Insurance
- EAP
- Pension (3% / 5% contribution)
- Salary sacrifice - (Bike & Electric Vehicle Scheme)
- Monthly socials
- Charity Events
Frontend Engineer in Cardiff employer: Link Data Management Solutions Limited
LDMS is an exceptional employer located in Cardiff, offering a dynamic work environment that champions flexibility and innovation. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge greenfield projects while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package, including a discretionary bonus and generous annual leave. Join a collaborative team that values integrity and impact, and be part of shaping the future of digital lending software in a rapidly growing market.
Contact Details:
Link Data Management Solutions Limited Recruitment Team
