Senior Front-End Engineer

Senior Front-End Engineer

Hybrid (2 days from office per week) | Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary up to £65K DOE + Excellent Benefits

Shape the Future of Employee Experience Technology

We're partnering with an innovative, fast-growing SaaS business that is transforming how organisations connect, engage and communicate with their people.

Backed by significant recent investment and entering an exciting phase of growth, the business has established itself as a market leader within the employee experience and engagement space. Used by major national and international organisations, their platform helps businesses create more connected, informed and engaged workforces through modern digital solutions.

As they continue to scale, they're looking for a Senior Front-End Engineer to play a key role in shaping the future of their product and engineering function.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Front-End Engineer who enjoys combining hands-on development with technical leadership.

You'll lead the development of user-facing features across a modern SaaS platform, helping translate complex business requirements into intuitive, scalable and high-performing user experiences. Working closely with Product, Design and Engineering teams, you'll influence front-end architecture, champion best practices and support the growth of fellow engineers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the design and development of responsive, scalable front-end applications using React, TypeScript and modern JavaScript frameworks
• Collaborating with Product Managers and Designers to deliver exceptional user experiences
• Driving best practices around accessibility, performance and maintainability
• Contributing to front-end architecture decisions and long-term technical strategy
• Mentoring and supporting other developers within the team
• Promoting clean code, testing standards and continuous improvement across engineering
• Working cross-functionally to deliver impactful product enhancements

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years' experience in front-end software development
• Strong commercial experience with React and TypeScript
• Experience working with Vue.js
• Knowledge of .NET (C#) and RESTful APIs
• Strong understanding of front-end architecture, design patterns and component-based development
• Experience with modern testing tools and practices, such as Playwright
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Git, CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Experience with Azure DevOps would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of accessibility, responsive design and web performance optimisation
• Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a well-funded SaaS business during a significant growth phase
• Genuine influence over product direction and technical strategy
• Flexible hybrid working environment – 2 days from office.
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym contribution
• Travel allowance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Generous annual leave entitlement with additional discretionary days
• Collaborative, supportive and ambitious culture
• Regular team events and social activities

To apply please send your CV to siobhan.maley@reed.com