Lead Front-End Engineer: Generative AI & Design Systems

Accenture UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension plan

Private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Parental Leave

Job summary

Accenture UK is seeking a Front End Engineer to join our London team, leading front-end delivery on large digital programs. You will work with cutting-edge design systems and modern frameworks, collaborating with product managers, designers and data scientists to ship user-focused experiences.

You should bring 4+ years in front-end web development with TypeScript/JavaScript, experience leading squads, and hands-on Generative AI in engineering.

Qualifications

• 4+ years front-end web development with TypeScript/JavaScript and Node.js tooling.
• 2+ years leading engineering teams or squads and delivering outcomes.
• Experience with React and meta-frameworks like Next.js.
• Hands-on Generative AI in engineering workflows and products.
• Experience building scalable design systems and component libraries.
• Experience integrating front-end with backend via GraphQL and REST.
• Strong knowledge of modern front-end practices, performance, and accessibility.
• Client-facing or leadership consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Support growth within our customer technology product engineering practice.
• Advise clients on building product and platform engineering capabilities and teams.
• Lead teams across large digital & agile transformation programmes.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver compelling user-facing products and solutions.
• Propel the use of Generative AI within our work and products.
• Contribute to technology and engineering thought leadership to our clients and teams.
• Maximise team performance through mentorship, skills learning and career development.
• Contribute to developing offerings, assets and capabilities, and take part in events.

Skills

Front-end development

TypeScript/JavaScript

React

Next.js

Generative AI integration

Team leadership

Client engagement

GraphQL/REST

Performance optimisation

Agile methodologies

Design systems

CI/CD

Testing

Tools

Next.js

GraphQL

REST APIs

Node.js tooling

Job description

Accenture UK is seeking a Front End Engineer to join our London team, leading front-end delivery on large digital programs. You will work with cutting-edge design systems and modern frameworks, collaborating with product managers, designers and data scientists to ship user-focused experiences.

You should bring 4+ years in front-end web development with TypeScript/JavaScript, experience leading squads, and hands-on Generative AI in engineering.