Lead Frontend Engineer | React | Next.JS | Typescript | CI/CD | Frontend | Hybrid, London

About the Company

We are an early-stage, venture-backed company building an AI-native research and task automation platform for financial services. Founded by a team with experience across leading technology and financial institutions, the company develops advanced tools to help professionals generate insights more efficiently and accurately.

We are looking for a Frontend Engineering Lead to join a growing team and help shape the future of AI-driven product design in finance.

The Role

Leadership & Strategy

Lead and manage a team of front-end engineers, supporting growth and career development
Provide feedback, run regular 1:1s, and define development pathways
Address team challenges, remove blockers, and enable high performance
Collaborate with product, design, and engineering stakeholders to define priorities and roadmap
Establish coding standards, architectural patterns, and scalable development practices

Technical Execution

Build, optimise, and maintain responsive, accessible, and high-performance front-end applications
Define and implement design systems and component libraries
Collaborate with backend engineers on API design and integrations
Stay current with front-end technologies and introduce improvements where relevant

Collaboration & Culture

Contribute to engineering culture and best practices in a fast-paced environment
Work closely with design teams to deliver high-quality user experiences
Promote quality through testing, performance optimisation, and security practices

Required Skills & Experience

8+ years of front-end engineering experience, including 2+ years in a leadership role
Strong experience with React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern front-end tooling
Deep understanding of state management, performance optimisation, and component-driven development
Experience leading technical discussions and setting architectural direction
Proven experience managing and mentoring engineers
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Attention to detail in design and documentation

Nice to Have

Experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments
Familiarity with data visualisation frameworks (e.g., grid/charting libraries)
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and monitoring tools

You Will Thrive If You

Enjoy working in fast-changing, ambiguous environments
Are comfortable with autonomy and ownership
Are highly collaborative and communicative

Why Join

Opportunity to shape a high-impact product in financial technology
Exposure to senior stakeholders and enterprise clients
Strong growth potential in a scaling company
Collaborative, high-performance culture

Benefits

Competitive PTO allowance
Flexible working arrangements (including hybrid options)
Comprehensive healthcare and benefits package

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Lead Frontend Engineer | React | Next.JS | Typescript | CI/CD | Frontend | Hybrid, London

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