At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a frontend team to build a high-performance eCommerce platform.
- Company: Join a global eCommerce organisation impacting millions of users.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, and relocation support available.
- Other info: Mentorship opportunities and a modern tech stack await you.
- Why this job: Shape the future of tech in a dynamic, customer-focused environment.
- Qualifications: Strong React, TypeScript, and Node.js experience required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
- Lead Frontend Developer (React / Type Script / Node. js)
- Leicester (Relocation Support Available)
- 3 days per week in the office (Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)
- £60,000 - £73,000 + 10-12% Bonus | No Sponsorship Available
VIQU have partnered with a global e Commerce organisation that delivers a high-traffic digital platform used by millions of customers worldwide.
As they continue to invest in their technology function, they're looking for a Lead Frontend Developer to provide technical leadership across a business-critical engineering team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer looking to shape technical direction without moving into line management.
You'll lead by example, driving engineering standards, reviewing code, mentoring developers and helping deliver a modern, scalable frontend platform.
You'll work within an Agile team focused on enhancing a customer-facing e Commerce platform, influencing architectural decisions and ensuring the team continues to deliver high-quality, performant software.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership across the frontend engineering team.
- Set coding standards and champion engineering best practices.
- Lead code reviews and mentor developers to improve quality and consistency.
- Design, build and enhance a high-performance e Commerce platform serving millions of users.
- Collaborate with Product, Delivery and Engineering teams to influence technical direction.
- Drive continuous improvement across development processes and tooling.
- Participate in an on-call rota during peak trading periods.
- Core Technologies
- React
- Type Script
- Node. js
- Material UI
- Next. js
- Microsoft Azure (desirable)
- Micro Frontends (desirable)
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience with React, Type Script and modern Java Script.
- Experience developing high-traffic, customer-facing web applications, ideally within e Commerce.
- Strong Node. js experience.
- Previous technical leadership experience through mentoring, code reviews and setting development standards.
- Solid understanding of frontend performance optimisation and responsive design.
- Experience working within Agile development teams.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- What's on Offer
- 10-12% annual bonus.
- Relocation support available.
- Opportunity to influence the technical direction of a globally recognised e Commerce platform.
- Modern technology stack with the chance to mentor and shape engineering best practice.
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Lead Frontend Developer employer: VIQU Limited
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