Frontend Manager

Head of Front-End Engineering | React Native, React, Next.js | B2C FinTech Scale-Up

• Salary: £100,000-£120,000 + share options
• London: Hybrid, flexible on-site set-up (salary dependent)

We're working with a consumer FinTech scale-up in London helping people buy their first home, refinance, and move up the property ladder. Around 200 people strong with a tech team of 20, they're entering a new phase of growth where the focus is shifting toward building standout consumer experiences alongside the financial infrastructure already in place.

They're hiring a Head of Front-End Engineering to lead and grow the front end capability across the business. You'll manage a team of 3 engineers while staying hands-on, around 75% coding, delivery and technical leadership alongside ownership of front-end standards, processes and team growth.

The front-end team works across two core products, each comprising multiple sub-products. As a result, you and your team will manage a range of applications and services, making this a varied and stimulating role with exposure to diverse challenges and technologies.

This role needs someone who can build stronger engineering practices, improve delivery and establish front end as a real strength within the organisation. You'll sit alongside engineering, data and security leadership, playing a central role in how products get built.

Non-Negotiables

• React Native
• Expo Application Services (EAS)
• Next.js
• React
• Experience leading Front-End teams
• Proven ownership of FE standards, delivery processes and engineering practices

Nice to Haves

• Consumer-facing mobile and web products
• FinTech or B2C product experience
• Strong UI / interaction design instincts

Why Join

The engineering leadership group is strong, execution-focused and close to the tech. The culture leans toward shipping value quickly without unnecessary process. Hybrid working is flexible, quarterly socials are a big thing, and the whole company heads abroad together once a year.

Employee Benefits

• Share options (company-wide)
• Quarterly company socials
• Annual oversees company trip
• Private healthcare
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Your birthday off, plus a day off when you move house
• Extended maternity and paternity leave
• Weekly in-office food order

Head of Front-End Engineering | React Native, React, Next.js | B2C FinTech Scale-Up