At a Glance
- Tasks: Create stunning web experiences for innovative EV platforms and enhance design systems.
- Company: Join a fast-growing company at the forefront of electric vehicle technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid work, autonomy, and great employee benefits.
- Other info: Work with cutting-edge tools and collaborate with talented teams.
- Why this job: Shape the future of web design in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
- Qualifications: 2+ years in front-end development with a strong portfolio showcasing your skills.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Overview
In this role you will build and polish web experiences for Octopus Fleet and Electroverse, bridging design and engineering to deliver accessible, on-brand interfaces.
You’ll evolve a shared component library into a mature design system and contribute high-quality UI across marketing pages and core apps.
You’ll refine micro-interactions and translate rough ideas from Figma into production-ready code, collaborating with designers, PMs, and engineers.
This is an opportunity to shape the frontend across B2B and B2C touchpoints in a fast-growing EV platform.
- Pay / Benefits
- hybrid work
- autonomy
- employee benefits
Responsibilities
- Concept, prototype, and build web experiences for Octopus Fleet and Electroverse (marketing pages, landing pages, core app UI)
- Evolve shared component library into a mature design system with robust components and conventions
- Refine micro-interactions, motion, and visual polish in web apps
- Translate rough inputs (Figma sketches/prototypes) into clean, accessible code
- Collaborate directly with designers, product managers, and engineers to bridge design intent and shipped code
- Key requirements
- 2+ years of front-end development, design engineering, or creative tech
- AI-native workflow with AI-assisted tools (Cursor, Claude, Copilot or equivalent)
- Production React fluency with contribution to shared repositories
- Design system experience and willingness to elevate a component library
- Portfolio demonstrating visual craft, motion/animation, or design system work
- UI design fundamentals (composition, layout, typography, easing)
- Accessibility knowledge up to WCAG 2.1 AA
- collaboration
- communication
- React
- Next. js
- design system
- Storybook (or equivalent)
Design Engineer (UI, Frontend) in London employer: Octopus Energy
Octopus Energy Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle sector. Employees benefit from comprehensive growth opportunities, competitive remuneration, and a commitment to sustainability, making it a rewarding place to contribute to meaningful projects while enjoying a supportive team environment in the UK.
