Founding Frontend Engineer — Equity & High-Impact Startup

Jack & Jill/External ATS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent tech startup in London is looking for a Founding Frontend Engineer to lead the frontend development efforts. This high-impact role involves shaping technical architecture and building user-facing products from scratch. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of frontend experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and a strong product intuition. This opportunity offers significant equity and the chance to define the engineering culture and contribute to the company’s rapid growth.

Benefits

Significant equity package

Opportunity for leadership growth

Qualifications

• 5+ years of frontend development experience using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Experience in early-stage environments, building products from scratch.
• Deep expertise in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable frontend architecture.
• Collaborate directly with founders and designers.
• Help define engineering culture and mentor future frontend engineers.

Skills

Frontend development experience

Modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular)

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript

Product intuition

Job description

A prominent tech startup in London is looking for a Founding Frontend Engineer to lead the frontend development efforts. This high-impact role involves shaping technical architecture and building user-facing products from scratch. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of frontend experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and a strong product intuition. This opportunity offers significant equity and the chance to define the engineering culture and contribute to the company’s rapid growth.