Frontend Developer

Senior Frontend Engineer | Hybrid in Mansfield (3 days p/w onsite)

We are working with a leading retail organisation that is transforming the industry through digital innovation and enhanced customer experiences. Operating across multiple brands within the sports, premium, and luxury sectors, our client has a significant global presence and continues to invest heavily in modern technology platforms.

The Opportunity

This is a senior individual contributor role offering the opportunity to shape front-end architecture, influence engineering standards, and play a key role in delivering exceptional customer experiences at scale.

You will be working on a modern MACH-based digital platform (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-Native, Headless), supporting a large portfolio of websites and mobile applications. This environment is built for engineers passionate about performance, scalability, and clean, maintainable front-end architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive front-end architecture decisions including component design, state management, and application structure
• Build and deliver complex front-end solutions using React, Next.js, and TypeScript
• Contribute to shared design systems and front-end standards across multiple brands and teams
• Partner with Product, Design, and Content teams from discovery through to delivery
• Provide technical leadership through mentoring, code reviews, and collaborative development
• Own critical customer journeys, ensuring high standards of performance, accessibility, and usability
• Work with GraphQL and REST APIs, with exposure to Node.js services where required
• Champion best practices across code quality, testing, performance optimisation, and security
• Identify opportunities to improve developer experience, CI/CD pipelines, and delivery processes

Required Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a Senior Front-End engineer in large-scale environments
• Expert knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript
• Deep experience with React and Next.js (or similar modern frameworks)
• Proven experience mentoring engineers and supporting team growth
• Strong understanding of web performance, accessibility (WCAG), and responsive design
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle including CI/CD and automation
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally

Desirable Skills

• Experience with MACH or composable commerce architectures
• Knowledge of Core Web Vitals and front-end performance monitoring
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and Infrastructure as Code
• Exposure to distributed or event-driven systems
• A DevOps mindset and experience working in containerised environments

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation at the forefront of retail technology, working on large-scale, high-impact digital platforms.