Senior Frontend Engineer (React / Next.js)

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We’re working with a well-established, growing organisation that has recently undergone a major transformation across its technology function, with significant investment and huge growth within the technical team.
As part of this continued growth, they’re now looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer with strong React and Next.js experience to join the team.
You’ll have the opportunity to influence frontend architecture, make important technical decisions, improve engineering standards and play a key role in how customer-facing applications are designed, built and delivered.
This is a role for someone who wants genuine ownership. You’ll be trusted to work with a high degree of autonomy, bring fresh ideas to the table and take responsibility for solutions from initial concept through to production.
The Role
  • Designing and developing scalable React and Next.js applications
  • Helping shape frontend architecture and technical standards
  • Making decisions around component architecture, state management and application performance
  • Improving page performance, rendering and bundle sizes
  • Taking ownership of the quality and testing of your code
  • Writing clean, maintainable and well-tested code, including unit testing
  • Contributing to technical strategy and identifying opportunities for improvement
  • Working with cloud-based environments and supporting live production applications
  • Considering resilience, scalability and performance throughout the development lifecycle
  • Championing accessibility and ensuring applications meet strong accessibility standards
  • Working closely with wider engineering teams to establish and improve development practices
  • Mentoring and supporting more junior engineers
  • Exploring and adopting AI-assisted development tools where they can genuinely improve productivity and delivery
About You
We’re looking for someone who is comfortable operating at a senior level and doesn’t need to be told what to do at every turn.
You’ll ideally have:
  • Strong commercial experience with React
  • Significant production experience with Next.js
  • Strong JavaScript and/or TypeScript experience
  • Experience building and supporting large-scale customer-facing applications
  • A strong understanding of frontend architecture and modern engineering practices
  • Experience writing comprehensive unit tests and taking ownership of code quality
  • Experience working with live production systems
  • A good understanding of performance, scalability and resilience
  • Strong knowledge of web accessibility and experience putting accessibility best practices into action
  • Experience working within a cross-functional/product-focused engineering environment
  • A proactive approach to problem solving and technical decision making
  • Experience mentoring or supporting less experienced developers
  • An interest in using AI tools within the development lifecycle while maintaining strong engineering standards
Interested?
If you’re a Senior Frontend Engineer with strong React and Next.js experience and you’re looking for a role where you can have genuine technical ownership and influence, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or get in touch with Pave Talent Partners for a confidential conversation.

To apply for this job email your details to imogen@pavetalentpartners.com