Lead UI Engineer | React / | Remote First
- Lead frontend engineering across modern React & platforms
- Drive UI quality, performance, and frontend best practices
- Remote-first with Belfast & London hubs
- Salary up to £90k + EMI share options
- Exclusive opportunity through Ocho People
The Company
Ocho People are partnered with a modern cloud-native consultancy delivering digital experiences and enterprise platforms for globally recognised clients.
The business is known for high-quality engineering, strong design collaboration, and modern frontend architecture across large-scale digital platforms.
The Role
This is a Lead UI Engineering role within a high-performing frontend team building modern React and applications across a range of enterprise digital products.
You'll lead frontend delivery, mentor engineers, collaborate closely with UX and backend teams, and help shape frontend standards, tooling, and engineering culture across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead frontend engineering across React and applications
- Build scalable, accessible, and performant UI solutions
- Mentor frontend engineers and lead code reviews
- Collaborate with UX and product teams on modern digital experiences
- Drive frontend architecture, standards, and reusable component strategies
- Improve frontend testing, performance, and maintainability practices
- Contribute to delivery planning and technical decision-making
What You'll Need
Essential
- Strong commercial React and experience
- Strong JavaScript and TypeScript expertise
- Experience leading frontend delivery or mentoring engineers
- Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and responsive design
- Experience building scalable frontend architectures and component libraries
- Nice to Have
- Accessibility and performance optimisation experience
- Design systems exposure
- Experience working within cloud-native engineering teams
Why Apply?
- Work on modern frontend platforms using cutting-edge technologies
- Strong engineering and design culture
- Remote-first environment with excellent flexibility
- Genuine technical ownership and influence
- EMI share options, healthcare, pension, and learning budget
For more information or a confidential conversation, connect with Chanel Gillen at Ocho People or apply via the link below.
LI Chanel Gillen
Skills:
Frontend React UI/UX
Benefits:
Work From Home
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