Type: Permanent, full-time
Location: UK-based (flexible home, office, or hybrid working)
Office locations: Newcastle and Leeds
Hub locations: Edinburgh, Manchester, London
Senior Front End Engineer
We’re growing our Engineering team to strengthen our ability to deliver world‑class digital products for our clients. As a Senior Front End Engineer, you’ll play a key role in a fast‑moving proof‑of‑concept engagement. The goal is to build something that looks great, works well, and helps make confident technology choices.
What you’ll do
- Build and iterate on a proof‑of‑concept front‑end at pace, focusing on outcomes and usability.
- Collaborate closely with Product and UX to shape journeys, interactions, and responsiveness.
- Integrate with back‑end APIs sensibly and reliably.
- Make pragmatic choices and trade‑offs to keep delivery moving while maintaining quality.
- Help evaluate and recommend front‑end approaches grounded in real‑world implementation, not theory.
Who is hedgehog lab
hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience. Based in Northern England, we help global brands craft better digital experiences through technical excellence and human‑first collaboration.
Benefits
- 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- 5 Impact Days per year to spend on L&D, volunteering or innovation
- Flexible working environment
- Enhanced parental policy
- Annual wellbeing budget + two days of wellbeing
- Mental health support
- Company‑supplied Apple Mac
What we’re looking for
- Strong front‑end engineering experience and confidence with at least one modern framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc.).
- Adaptability: happy to work with whichever framework fits the work, and not “framework‑locked”.
- Experience consuming APIs and building robust UI states (loading, error, empty, offline‑friendly patterns).
- A delivery mindset: you can make decisions, move forward, and communicate trade‑offs clearly.
Nice to have
- Experience working on short, high‑impact prototypes or POCs.
- Experience with map‑heavy or highly interactive UIs.
- Familiarity with offline caching patterns and performance optimisation.
Ready to apply?
Submit your application below. Please note that we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
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