Front-End Lead Engineer

We are seeking an experienced
Front-End Lead Engineer
to drive the development and implementation of high-quality, scalable front-end solutions across major international projects. This role involves leading technical teams, shaping front-end architecture, and staying hands-on with development while guiding and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

Technical Excellence

• Oversee all front-end engineering aspects of assigned projects, ensuring robust, scalable, secure, high-performing, and accessible solutions.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and monitor front-end development activities, driving task prioritization and providing technical assessments and estimations.
• Review and validate the technical approach and code quality for all team deliverables, assuring compliance with best practices, coding standards, company standards, and performance benchmarks.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical issues and blockers, being vocal about concerns with proposed architecture and escalating when necessary.
• Drive the adoption of automation, efficient tools, and modern front-end technologies, frameworks, and methodologies.
• Establish and implement efficient front-end workflows and processes, and develop support documentation, including architectural principles.

Leadership & Team Growth

• Mentor, coach, and support the professional growth and onboarding of engineering team members.
• Track and support performance feedback within the team.
• Assist in the recruitment and integration of new front-end team members.

Strategy & Innovation

• Contribute technical insights to project planning, aligning team efforts with project goals and identifying opportunities for technical improvement and innovation.
• Collaborate with Technical Directors to find innovative front-end solutions and share knowledge.

Process Management

• Ensure the team follows agreed development processes and workflows, establishing and implementing efficient front-end workflows for consistency and efficiency.
• Support the team in grooming planned activities, understanding work requirements, and providing detail into Stories in collaboration with the BA/PO, including defining and agreeing on acceptance criteria.
• Maintain clear and up-to-date technical documentation, including front-end architectural principles.
• Manage and communicate technical risks, escalating to the Lead PM or Technical Director when necessary.
• Review front-end deliverables and initiate corrective actions when required.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the main technical point of contact for the team, engaging with customers and stakeholders to discuss technical topics and bridging the gap between technical and business perspectives.
• In collaboration with the PO, translate business requirements into technical needs.
• Clearly present technical solutions and progress to both technical and non-technical audiences, escalating larger initiatives or issues to the Technical Director when appropriate.
• Communicate technical updates and resolve issues with internal and external stakeholders as needed.
• Provide on-call support when required.

Requirements

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES6+) fundamentals
• Thorough understanding of and its core principles
• Experience with in particular with framework and server-side/client-side rendering concepts
• Strong knowledge of Tailwind CSS for building responsive and reusable user interfaces
• Expertise in front-end testing using Jest
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approaches for deployment and release management
• Experience with front-end build tools and module bundlers
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, benchmarking techniques, and best practices
• High proficiency with Git

Front-End Architecture & Code Quality

• Expertise in designing scalable front-end architecture for complex applications
• Strong grasp of design patterns and modern development paradigms, such as component-based architecture
• Focus on maintainability, performance optimization, security, and accessibility
• Best practices for modular front-end development
• Basic knowledge of self-hosting applications in containerized environments
• Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes for deployment and orchestration of front-end applications

Technology Stack

• TypeScript
• Jest
• Tailwind CSS
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Git
• Docker

Soft skills

• Ability to guide and support front-end engineers, fostering professional growth.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and work cross-functionally with teams.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking to analyze complex front-end challenges.
• Willingness to stay updated on the latest front-end technologies and trends to drive innovation.
• Skilled in handling multiple projects, managing deadlines, and delegating tasks effectively.
• Decision-making and accountability to make architectural decisions.
• Ability to handle challenges, maintain focus, and support the team during high-pressure situations.
• A positive approach fostering a collaborative work culture.

We're looking for someone who is:

• driven
  to push the boundaries and lead change and performance
• communicative
  to leave no-one in the dark and to work with your team successfully
• reliable
  so we know that we can call on you to meet deadlines
• passionate
  about the latest technologies and standards
• proactive
  to suggest improvements, identify and fix potential issues
• solid
  technically speaking, to advise both Clients and internal teams

Our people are key to our success and we pride ourselves on offering a dynamic, creative, innovative and supportive environment. Having the right combination of a 'can-do' approach, strong work ethic, integrity, friendliness and attention to detail is crucial.

Even if you don't tick all the boxes for one particular role, but you have a keen interest in what we do, send us your details, we may find a suitable match during the interview process.

Deltatre consciously nurtures an environment where each and every team member feels safe to bring their whole selves to work, in which everyone is valued and respected for who they are and what they bring. Everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential, and every team member is expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect, value different perspectives, use inclusive language and work in alignment with Deltatre's commitment to diversity and inclusion. At Deltatre, everyone is welcome and celebrated.

Other information

We are committed to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities for all. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments or if you have any special requirements for the interview process. Depending on the role this normally includes a written test and interview.