Lead Frontend Engineer

Acre Software; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Acre Software seeks a Lead Frontend Engineer to enhance the home buyer experience through innovative UI design and development in a dynamic startup environment. This role involves collaborating with a talented team to deliver high-quality software solutions, mentoring others, and contributing to a user-centric application. Located in Northern Ireland, this position offers the chance to impact a reforming industry and grow alongside the company.

Benefits

Opportunities to earn grants through EMI scheme

One week of free accommodation for relocators

Matched pension contributions up to 4%

Healthcare benefits

Vibrant Shoreditch office with social events

Qualifications

• Proficient in software engineering and delivering quality products.
• Experience in creating user-friendly interfaces and automated testing.
• Familiarity with issue management and CI/CD tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test user interfaces for mortgage management.
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Mentor team members and promote engineering best practices.

Skills

Software engineering

User-friendly interface design

Automated testing

Version control

CI/CD tools

Job description

Lead Frontend Engineer, Northern Ireland

Client: Acre Software

Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: e5f94b475b9a

Job Views: 27

Posted: 18.06.2025

Expiry Date: 02.08.2025

Job Description:

Better homebuying for everyone involved

Acre is rebuilding the UK’s £1.4 trillion mortgage market with a new end-to-end management system for mortgages. Our platform simplifies the home buying process, covering everything from borrowing to getting keys, guided by the voices of home buyers and close relationships with industry professionals.

After a record-breaking 2023 with a 400% increase in mortgage volume, we continue to grow, onboarding major industry players and expanding our team.

The role:

We seek a lead front-end developer passionate about improving the home buyer experience and building a top-tier frontend engineering team. You will collaborate with developers and the broader engineering team to deliver a seamless user experience, taking pride in your work and focusing on user-centric design to create a unique, beautiful system.

What you’ll be doing:

You will design, implement, and test user interfaces that enable consumers, brokers, and operational staff to efficiently manage mortgage research and applications. Your work will involve writing reusable, testable, and efficient code, and translating business requirements into development tasks. You will mentor team members and promote engineering best practices and quality culture, with potential for future management roles.

Who you will be:

• Passionate about software engineering and delivering quality products.
• Enjoy creating beautiful, user-friendly interfaces.
• Committed to automated testing and maintainable code.
• Proficient with issue management, version control, CI/CD tools.

What we offer:

• Impact within a funded, early-stage Fintech startup.
• Opportunity to earn grants through our EMI scheme.
• One week of free accommodation for relocators.
• Matched pension contributions up to 4%.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Vibrant Shoreditch office with social events.