Design Engineer — Front-End & Design System Lead

NextGenEnergyJobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking a frontend-focused engineer to craft web experiences for marketing pages and core app interfaces. You will contribute to a growing design system, build robust components, and refine interactions with designers and developers alike.

Applicants should demonstrate strong React/Next.js skills, a solid portfolio of interactive web projects, and familiarity with accessibility, Storybook, and testing workflows. A collaborative, AI-enabled workflow is encouraged.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in front-end development, design engineering, or creative tech.
• Experience with React and Next.js, delivering accessible, on-brand code.
• Familiar with design systems and contributing to a shared component library.

Responsibilities

• Concept, prototype, and build web experiences for marketing pages and core app UI.
• Help evolve a design system by building robust components and conventions.
• Refine micro-interactions and motion for polished web apps.
• Translate rough inputs, from sketches to prototypes, into clean code.
• Collaborate with designers, PMs, and engineers to bridge design and shipping.

Skills

React

Next.js

Design system

UI design fundamentals

Accessibility

Storybook

Testing (Playwright/Jest)

AI-assisted development

Motion/animation

Tools

Storybook

Playwright

Jest

Figma/Design tools

Job description

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking a frontend-focused engineer to craft web experiences for marketing pages and core app interfaces. You will contribute to a growing design system, build robust components, and refine interactions with designers and developers alike.

Applicants should demonstrate strong React/Next.js skills, a solid portfolio of interactive web projects, and familiarity with accessibility, Storybook, and testing workflows. A collaborative, AI-enabled workflow is encouraged.