Senior Frontend Engineer

Noble Panacea is a new revolutionary skincare brand founded by Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart and launched in October 2019. The ground-breaking OSMV™ Technology at the core of the brand enables transformational efficacy and precision. We create deep respect & intention by adhering to the global principles of green chemistry. We take our commitment to nature and sustainability to all stages of product development, from R&D to packaging. Ultimately, we strive to promote absolute skin health by empowering all who seek authentic, natural, and ageless beauty. 

We are looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to take a lead role in shaping the next generation of our global e-commerce experience. You'll be key in our migration to BigCommerce's Catalyst framework and responsible for front-end performance, design implementation, and the integration of content and merchandising tools. 

You'll collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to create elegant, performant, and maintainable front-end solutions for our luxury skincare brand. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation and optimisation of a headless front end (Stencil to Catalyst on BigCommerce) establishing best practices for maintainable and high-performance front-end code. 

• Collaborate with Design and Content teams to deliver beautiful, on-brand key page and theme updates. 

• Collaborate with UX, design, and marketing teams to reduce friction in key customer journeys - product discovery, checkout, and loyalty engagement. 

• Integrate future CMS and DAM with Catalyst. 

• Partner with the backend team to ensure API and data layer integrations are efficient and secure. 

• Drive continuous improvement in site performance, SEO, and accessibility. 

• Establish code standards, reusable components, and performance-focused design patterns. 

• Implement A/B testing, merchandising, and analytics tools that improve customer experience and business insight. 

• Guide junior or vendor developers, ensuring alignment with architectural direction and delivery timelines. 
  
  
  

• 7+ years in modern frontend development with expertise in React, Next.js, TypeScript. 

• Experience working with headless or composable architectures (BigCommerce, Shopify Hydrogen, etc.). 

• Strong understanding of web performance optimisation, responsive design principles, and accessibility best practices. 

• Familiarity with GraphQL, REST APIs, and content integration via CMS/DAM. 

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; able to work effectively in a distributed team. 

• Familiarity with observability tools (NewRelic, Datadog) or performance monitoring. 

• Exposure to design systems and component-driven development. 

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, and agile delivery. 

Nice to Have 

• Expertise in headless CMS integrations 

• Strong portfolio in e-commerce or digital brand experience. 

• Understanding of SEO, site performance metrics, and observability tools (NewRelic, Datadog). 

• Exposure to A/B testing, analytics (GA4), and experimentation frameworks.