Principal Engineer, FRONTEND - UK Focus

Principal Engineer

• Frontend UI Focus
• 12 month contract, fully remote

MUST have right to work in the UK.

About the Role

We’re hiring a Principal Frontend Engineer with a strong UI/UX focus to lead and shape the frontend strategy for a high-impact product team. This role is ideal for someone who’s not only an expert in modern frontend development but also deeply skilled in UI design and user experience .

You’ll be the go-to lead for all things UI—working closely with designers, backend engineers, and product stakeholders to translate user needs into beautifully crafted interfaces that scale.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and development of intuitive, responsive UIs using React, NextJS, and TypeScript

• Own and drive the frontend technical strategy and architecture

• Translate design concepts into production-ready interfaces

• Collaborate with product and UX teams to improve user journeys

• Support and mentor other frontend engineers

• Oversee performance optimisation and accessibility standards

• Contribute to prototyping and experimentation with emerging tools

Essential Skills & Experience

Proven ability in UI/UX design — not just implementation, but actually designing user interfaces
Strong hands-on experience with React , NextJS , and TypeScript
Experience building modern, component-driven UIs with performance and scalability in mind

Nice to Have / Strongly Preferred

TailwindCSS – for styling consistency and speed
AWS Deployment Experience – for DevOps handover and autonomy
Prototyping Tools – Replit or Vercel experience
Data Visualisation Libraries – such as D3.js, Highcharts, or similar

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