Frontend Engineer - Energy Platform (Hybrid in Mayfair)

MFK Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MFK Recruitment is assisting in the recruitment of a Frontend Engineer for a London-based energy technology client. The role focuses on building customer-facing interfaces that translate energy data into clear, actionable dashboards and experiences.

You will own the frontend stack, collaborate with data and backend teams, and influence product direction in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting. The position is hybrid, with initial office presence in Mayfair, London.

Qualifications

• Strong frontend fundamentals across HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a modern framework, ideally React.
• Track record of shipping customer-facing products and demonstrating impact.
• Strong product instinct and focus on what users actually need.
• Comfortable operating with limited direction in a fast-moving environment.
• Able to communicate technical trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ownership, pace, and building from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Build customer platforms by designing and building interfaces for energy data including consumption, costs, billing, and asset performance.
• Take ownership of the frontend codebase, defining architecture, component structure, and engineering standards.
• Work closely with backend and data teams to create clean API integrations and iterate on UX based on customer feedback.
• Make pragmatic decisions that ship working software quickly, while keeping long-term maintainability in mind.
• Translate complex operational and commercial data into UI patterns that are easy to understand and act on.
• Surface the right information at the right time, prioritising clarity and usability.
• Build reporting and performance views that help customers understand their energy usage rather than just display raw data.
• Set up the component library, testing approach, and development conventions.
• Help create an environment that is easy to onboard into as the team and product grow.
• Work closely with the founding team to prioritise effectively, balancing speed of delivery with durability.
• Embrace modern AI-powered programming tools and use them to maximise productivity and quality.
• Engaged directly with customers and internal stakeholders to understand how the product is used and where it can improve.
• Develop working knowledge of energy supply and UK energy systems interfaces reflect real customer needs.
• Identify usability issues proactively and solve them without heavy direction.

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

React

Job description

MFK Recruitment is assisting in the recruitment of a Frontend Engineer for a London-based energy technology client. The role focuses on building customer-facing interfaces that translate energy data into clear, actionable dashboards and experiences.

You will own the frontend stack, collaborate with data and backend teams, and influence product direction in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting. The position is hybrid, with initial office presence in Mayfair, London.