1,175 Lead Front End jobs in the United Kingdom

Are you a hands-on front-end leader who thrives on guiding a team while still rolling up your sleeves in code?

Job Title: Lead Front-End Engineer

Salary: Up to £100k

Based: London (Remote)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, innovative technology team at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge digital solutions. You’ll be part of a culture that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement, working on products that directly impact thousands of users!

The Role

• Lead and mentor a small team of front-end engineers, fostering growth and encouraging best practices.
• Champion user experience, ensuring products are intuitive, accessible, and designed with the end user at the forefront.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, QA, and wider stakeholders, translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Balance leadership with hands-on development work – primarily in React , with some exposure to Python back-end development considered a bonus.
• Drive continuous improvement in front-end processes, frameworks, and tools to elevate product quality and performance.

About You

• Expert in modern JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript, with deep knowledge of HTML5, CSS/SASS/LESS, and responsive design.
• Extensive experience with React and its ecosystem (Hooks, Context, State Management, Routers, Next.js).
• Proven experience as a hands-on technical leader, guiding teams, setting engineering direction, and mentoring engineers.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and collaborative experience with design teams using tools like Figma.
• Solid knowledge of consuming and integrating with RESTful APIs.
• Experienced in Test Driven Development (TDD), with practical skills in Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Comfortable in agile, product-led environments, with experience in CI/CD workflows.
• Proven problem solver, capable of making decisions independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in start-up or scale-up environments is highly desirable, with a focus on continuous product improvement.
• Experienced in mentoring and developing engineers, building capability within a team.
• A player-coach mindset: approximately 70% hands-on development, 30% management.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with Webpack, Vite, or Rollup.
• Experience with server-side rendering (SSR), particularly in a Python/Django context.
• Experience with performance monitoring tools like PostHog.

Why Join?

This is a rare opportunity to make a tangible impact on a growing team, influencing both technical direction and team culture. You’ll have the autonomy to foster growth, mentor engineers, and shape the front-end experience for products that prioritise the user.

Are you a hands-on front-end leader who thrives on guiding a team while still rolling up your sleeves in code?

Job Title: Lead Front-End Engineer

Salary: Up to £100k

Based: London (Remote)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, innovative technology team at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge digital solutions. You’ll be part of a culture that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement, working on products that directly impact thousands of users!

The Role

• Lead and mentor a small team of front-end engineers, fostering growth and encouraging best practices.
• Champion user experience, ensuring products are intuitive, accessible, and designed with the end user at the forefront.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, QA, and wider stakeholders, translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Balance leadership with hands-on development work – primarily in React , with some exposure to Python back-end development considered a bonus.
• Drive continuous improvement in front-end processes, frameworks, and tools to elevate product quality and performance.

About You

• Expert in modern JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript, with deep knowledge of HTML5, CSS/SASS/LESS, and responsive design.
• Extensive experience with React and its ecosystem (Hooks, Context, State Management, Routers, Next.js).
• Proven experience as a hands-on technical leader, guiding teams, setting engineering direction, and mentoring engineers.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and collaborative experience with design teams using tools like Figma.
• Solid knowledge of consuming and integrating with RESTful APIs.
• Experienced in Test Driven Development (TDD), with practical skills in Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Comfortable in agile, product-led environments, with experience in CI/CD workflows.
• Proven problem solver, capable of making decisions independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in start-up or scale-up environments is highly desirable, with a focus on continuous product improvement.
• Experienced in mentoring and developing engineers, building capability within a team.
• A player-coach mindset: approximately 70% hands-on development, 30% management.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with Webpack, Vite, or Rollup.
• Experience with server-side rendering (SSR), particularly in a Python/Django context.
• Experience with performance monitoring tools like PostHog.

Why Join?

This is a rare opportunity to make a tangible impact on a growing team, influencing both technical direction and team culture. You’ll have the autonomy to foster growth, mentor engineers, and shape the front-end experience for products that prioritise the user.

UI Designer - Production Designer – Design Systems (App visuals)

Hybrid – London (3 days onsite 2 days work from home)

ASAP start | Till May 31st 2026 | 40 hours per week

Are you a detail-obsessed Production Designer who loves creating clarity, consistency, and craft at scale?

Join the Design Systems team behind one of the world’s most widely used communication platforms — used by billions globally.

In this role, you’ll sit at the heart of the app’s UI Foundations , managing Figma libraries , refining visual systems , and ensuring pixel-perfect design delivery across iOS, Android, and Web .

This is not a product design role — it’s a production-focused, systems-level position for someone who thrives on precision, organization, and design craftsmanship.

What You’ll Do

• Own and maintain large Figma component libraries and design system assets.
• Partner with product designers and engineers to streamline design-to-dev handoff.
• Conduct design audits to ensure quality and consistency across mobile platforms.
• Support visual design work including icons, motion, and illustrations.
• Explore ways to improve team efficiency through automation and AI-driven design tools .

What You’ll Bring

• 6+ years of design experience, including 3+ years in design systems .
• Strong visual design background with a keen eye for detail and structure.
• Hands-on experience designing for iOS and Android apps.
• Deep expertise in Figma (Auto Layout, Tokens, Libraries).
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite , basic HTML/CSS , and file management tools .
• Experience in large-scale tech or digital environments is a plus.

Why Join

You’ll work with a talented, global design team shaping the design language for a product used daily by billions

Expect a fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on efficiency, quality, and innovation — including exploring AI tools that push what’s possible in modern design systems.

UI Designer - Production Designer – Design Systems (App visuals)

Hybrid – London (3 days onsite 2 days work from home)

ASAP start | Till May 31st 2026 | 40 hours per week

Are you a detail-obsessed Production Designer who loves creating clarity, consistency, and craft at scale?

Join the Design Systems team behind one of the world’s most widely used communication platforms — used by billions globally.

In this role, you’ll sit at the heart of the app’s UI Foundations , managing Figma libraries , refining visual systems , and ensuring pixel-perfect design delivery across iOS, Android, and Web .

This is not a product design role — it’s a production-focused, systems-level position for someone who thrives on precision, organization, and design craftsmanship.

What You’ll Do

• Own and maintain large Figma component libraries and design system assets.
• Partner with product designers and engineers to streamline design-to-dev handoff.
• Conduct design audits to ensure quality and consistency across mobile platforms.
• Support visual design work including icons, motion, and illustrations.
• Explore ways to improve team efficiency through automation and AI-driven design tools .

What You’ll Bring

• 6+ years of design experience, including 3+ years in design systems .
• Strong visual design background with a keen eye for detail and structure.
• Hands-on experience designing for iOS and Android apps.
• Deep expertise in Figma (Auto Layout, Tokens, Libraries).
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite , basic HTML/CSS , and file management tools .
• Experience in large-scale tech or digital environments is a plus.

Why Join

You’ll work with a talented, global design team shaping the design language for a product used daily by billions

Expect a fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on efficiency, quality, and innovation — including exploring AI tools that push what’s possible in modern design systems.

UI Designer - Production Designer – Design Systems (App visuals)

Hybrid – London (3 days onsite 2 days work from home)

ASAP start | Till May 31st 2026 | 40 hours per week

Are you a detail-obsessed Production Designer who loves creating clarity, consistency, and craft at scale?

Join the Design Systems team behind one of the world’s most widely used communication platforms — used by billions globally.

In this role, you’ll sit at the heart of the app’s UI Foundations , managing Figma libraries , refining visual systems , and ensuring pixel-perfect design delivery across iOS, Android, and Web .

This is not a product design role — it’s a production-focused, systems-level position for someone who thrives on precision, organization, and design craftsmanship.

What You’ll Do

• Own and maintain large Figma component libraries and design system assets.
• Partner with product designers and engineers to streamline design-to-dev handoff.
• Conduct design audits to ensure quality and consistency across mobile platforms.
• Support visual design work including icons, motion, and illustrations.
• Explore ways to improve team efficiency through automation and AI-driven design tools .

What You’ll Bring

• 6+ years of design experience, including 3+ years in design systems .
• Strong visual design background with a keen eye for detail and structure.
• Hands-on experience designing for iOS and Android apps.
• Deep expertise in Figma (Auto Layout, Tokens, Libraries).
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite , basic HTML/CSS , and file management tools .
• Experience in large-scale tech or digital environments is a plus.

Why Join

You’ll work with a talented, global design team shaping the design language for a product used daily by billions

Expect a fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on efficiency, quality, and innovation — including exploring AI tools that push what’s possible in modern design systems.

UI Designer - Production Designer – Design Systems (App visuals)

Hybrid – London (3 days onsite 2 days work from home)

ASAP start | Till May 31st 2026 | 40 hours per week

Are you a detail-obsessed Production Designer who loves creating clarity, consistency, and craft at scale?

Join the Design Systems team behind one of the world’s most widely used communication platforms — used by billions globally.

In this role, you’ll sit at the heart of the app’s UI Foundations , managing Figma libraries , refining visual systems , and ensuring pixel-perfect design delivery across iOS, Android, and Web .

This is not a product design role — it’s a production-focused, systems-level position for someone who thrives on precision, organization, and design craftsmanship.

What You’ll Do

• Own and maintain large Figma component libraries and design system assets.
• Partner with product designers and engineers to streamline design-to-dev handoff.
• Conduct design audits to ensure quality and consistency across mobile platforms.
• Support visual design work including icons, motion, and illustrations.
• Explore ways to improve team efficiency through automation and AI-driven design tools .

What You’ll Bring

• 6+ years of design experience, including 3+ years in design systems .
• Strong visual design background with a keen eye for detail and structure.
• Hands-on experience designing for iOS and Android apps.
• Deep expertise in Figma (Auto Layout, Tokens, Libraries).
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite , basic HTML/CSS , and file management tools .
• Experience in large-scale tech or digital environments is a plus.

Why Join

You’ll work with a talented, global design team shaping the design language for a product used daily by billions

Expect a fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on efficiency, quality, and innovation — including exploring AI tools that push what’s possible in modern design systems.

Senior UI Designer

Clientside/In-house

Up to £70K

London/Hybrid (4 days in office)

The Company:

My client is a global leader in the online learning and immersive education space. They are a fun, purpose-driven, and energetic global community that thrives on continuous learning and fearless innovation.

They are now looking for a Senior UI Designer to join their passionate creative team.

The Role:

You will lead all digital design and website builds. You’ll shape the future of their website, ecommerce flow and digital design language to drive engagement and improve ecommerce conversion through user centric design. All with a mobile-first mindset.

Specifically, you will:

• Lead UI design and development for their website across mobile and desktop to drive engagement, signups and ecommerce growth.
• Utilize a diverse array of design techniques from concepts and wireframes, to designs and prototypes all in Figma.
• Build and maintain their website using their CMS platform Storyblok, ensuring accuracy, consistency and quality across all web touchpoints.
• Champion a user-centric approach to UI design using qualitative research and quantitative data from their user research teams to guide design decisions and iterations.
• Evolve their digital design system, UI components and graphics to elevate and unify all their brands digital touchpoints.
• Collaborate across teams and functions from creative and copy to tech and product.
• Present concepts, rationale and outcomes to senior leadership.

Must-have hard skills:

• 5-8 years professional UI/digital design experience. Ecommerce experience highly desirable.
• Extremely high level of proficiency in design tools and methodologies, including but not limited to Figma, wireframing, workflow diagramming, and prototyping.
• CMS site-building experience: design and publishing content and pages within a CMS (Storyblok)
• Mobile first designs are your bread and butter. You understand user flows, design psychology and an ability to wireframe and design solutions that drive engagement and ecommerce growth.
• Proven track record designing for A/B tests.
• Experience with design systems and scaling design across large sites for multiple languages.

Must-have soft skills:

• Concept-to-completion ownership with proactive problem-solving and high accountability.
• Clear, confident communication with cross-functional partners and non-creative stakeholders.
• Collaboration & feedback literacy—giving/receiving notes, iterating quickly.
• Organised & detail-obsessed, with strong prioritisation across multiple streams.
• Self-motivated and capable of thriving in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.

Portfolio:

The client is interesting in seeing 4-6 recent pieces that showcase:

1. Desktop and mobile website designs (ecommerce example highly desirable)
2. Wireframing and prototype designs with a clear understanding of the customer funnel.
3. Examples designing and building component libraries for multi-language websites with component variations for A/B testing.
4. Responsive email template designs for marketing campaigns desirable.

Benefits:

This company have an amazing set up and a fabulous London office, including free barista coffee in their on-site café, access to office gym (with state-of-the-art cardio machines, free weights, Peloton bikes, free yoga and pilates sessions, plus so many discounts, company socials and leadership talks….(will share full list with brief).

Personal Benefits:

• Private health insurance
• Pension contributions
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance

This is an exciting, vibrant and dynamic company on a real mission. If you have the skills needed for this role and are ready to make a huge difference in the world of online education, we would love to hear from you!

Please note the client’s specific requests on what they would like to see in your folio and send me this curated folio/work, along with your CV to

Thanks!

Senior UI Designer

Clientside/In-house

Up to £70K

London/Hybrid (4 days in office)

The Company:

My client is a global leader in the online learning and immersive education space. They are a fun, purpose-driven, and energetic global community that thrives on continuous learning and fearless innovation.

They are now looking for a Senior UI Designer to join their passionate creative team.

The Role:

You will lead all digital design and website builds. You’ll shape the future of their website, ecommerce flow and digital design language to drive engagement and improve ecommerce conversion through user centric design. All with a mobile-first mindset.

Specifically, you will:

• Lead UI design and development for their website across mobile and desktop to drive engagement, signups and ecommerce growth.
• Utilize a diverse array of design techniques from concepts and wireframes, to designs and prototypes all in Figma.
• Build and maintain their website using their CMS platform Storyblok, ensuring accuracy, consistency and quality across all web touchpoints.
• Champion a user-centric approach to UI design using qualitative research and quantitative data from their user research teams to guide design decisions and iterations.
• Evolve their digital design system, UI components and graphics to elevate and unify all their brands digital touchpoints.
• Collaborate across teams and functions from creative and copy to tech and product.
• Present concepts, rationale and outcomes to senior leadership.

Must-have hard skills:

• 5-8 years professional UI/digital design experience. Ecommerce experience highly desirable.
• Extremely high level of proficiency in design tools and methodologies, including but not limited to Figma, wireframing, workflow diagramming, and prototyping.
• CMS site-building experience: design and publishing content and pages within a CMS (Storyblok)
• Mobile first designs are your bread and butter. You understand user flows, design psychology and an ability to wireframe and design solutions that drive engagement and ecommerce growth.
• Proven track record designing for A/B tests.
• Experience with design systems and scaling design across large sites for multiple languages.

Must-have soft skills:

• Concept-to-completion ownership with proactive problem-solving and high accountability.
• Clear, confident communication with cross-functional partners and non-creative stakeholders.
• Collaboration & feedback literacy—giving/receiving notes, iterating quickly.
• Organised & detail-obsessed, with strong prioritisation across multiple streams.
• Self-motivated and capable of thriving in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.

Portfolio:

The client is interesting in seeing 4-6 recent pieces that showcase:

1. Desktop and mobile website designs (ecommerce example highly desirable)
2. Wireframing and prototype designs with a clear understanding of the customer funnel.
3. Examples designing and building component libraries for multi-language websites with component variations for A/B testing.
4. Responsive email template designs for marketing campaigns desirable.

Benefits:

This company have an amazing set up and a fabulous London office, including free barista coffee in their on-site café, access to office gym (with state-of-the-art cardio machines, free weights, Peloton bikes, free yoga and pilates sessions, plus so many discounts, company socials and leadership talks….(will share full list with brief).

Personal Benefits:

• Private health insurance
• Pension contributions
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance

This is an exciting, vibrant and dynamic company on a real mission. If you have the skills needed for this role and are ready to make a huge difference in the world of online education, we would love to hear from you!

Please note the client’s specific requests on what they would like to see in your folio and send me this curated folio/work, along with your CV to

Thanks!

SeniorProduct Designer (UI) – £65k – Fitzrovia, London (Hybrid)

A leading digital consultancy is looking for a Senior Product Designer (UI) to join their team and help create best-in-class digital products and experiences.

The Product Designer will be working closely with internal branding teams to help understand how to make highly engaging /user-friendly apps for their clients.

The ideal Senior Product Designer will have the following skills/experience:

• Proven Experience working as a Product Designer
• Strong focus on UI but also good understanding of UX
• Can work independently and collaboratively
• Ideally, previous experience experimenting with AI tools
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Salary: £60-65k

Location: Fitzrovia, London (Tuesday - Thursday) / Remote (Mon, Fri)

If you are an experienced UI Designer looking for an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact digital products, we encourage you to apply.