The Front End Development Lead is instrumental in upholding best practices for high quality front end code in both our digital product and customer projects.
Requiring an extensive knowledge of front end code (HTML/SCSS/JS), experience with WCAG accessibility guidelines, and excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate extensively with other areas of the business, the role requires someone to evangelise front end development and improve and streamline processes and workflows, along with line management and day-to-day managing of team members.
A brilliant opportunity for a Lead Full-Stack Developer who has a strong background in leading and managing junior Developers while overseeing the building of applications using React in an agile environment, to join an industry-leading software house in Milton Keynes.
This role offers the chance to lead a team spearheading user-centered design and iterative development, while delivering cutting-edge software solutions.
Requirements for Lead Software Engineer / Developer
Prior experience in a role where you were managing or leading Software Developers.
Required experience for the Lead Front-End Engineer role
Solid background in front-end software engineering, with proven experience in React and Typescript, plus of course HTML and CSS - ideally also Storybook exposure too - creating, leading and delivering complex front-end projects from the start to completion.
A strong understanding of core web and browser concepts, including secure web design practices.
General
Take on a brand-new role with a sector-leading international SaaS software company headquartered in the UK, leading a small, growing front-end engineering team, driving engineering best practices to take quality of code, efficiency and scalability to new heights, whilst also being hands-on and adding immeasurable value from your own extensive front-end engineering experience.
Posted by The Portfolio Group • £40K/yr to £50K/yr
General
Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing our award-wining, multinational professional services client in their search for a Frontend Developer.
Day to day Responsibilities
Maintain and improve engineering practice.
You make realistic commitments that you are confident of meeting and strive to do so.