Lead Frontend Engineer: Growth Foundations

Kraken; Danmark; On-site; SEK 1,196,000 - 1,795,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a frontend engineer to join the Growth Foundations team to design, build, and ship a comprehensive component library and design system using React.js and a custom CMS. You will create reusable, accessible components, deliver polished UI, and collaborate with Design to ensure pixel-perfect implementations across the platform.

You will establish frontend best practices, document components, mentor engineers, and work across multiple initiatives to accelerate development while

Qualifications

• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript and React with 4+ years of web UI experience.
• Experience building/designing design systems or component libraries at scale.
• Strong UI engineering skills: CSS, responsive layouts, pixel-perfect implementations.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication; cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with modern frontend tools (webpack, Vite) and CMS integrations.
• Knowledge of WCAG accessibility and inclusive UI practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship a comprehensive component library and design system using React and a CMS backend.
• Create reusable, accessible components and document them for internal use.
• Deliver polished UI that translates designs into production with close collaboration with Design.
• Move quickly across multiple projects while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Establish frontend best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns across Kraken.
• Document components and guidelines to empower developers across teams.
• Mentor junior and senior engineers and influence technical decisions.
• Design scalable systems that support growth across teams and initiatives.
• Optimize performance, accessibility, and developer experience to boost velocity.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

UI engineering

Design systems

Component-driven design

Communication

Accessibility WCAG

Tools

webpack

Vite

Next.js

REST/GraphQL

CMS integration

Job description

Kraken is seeking a frontend engineer to join the Growth Foundations team to design, build, and ship a comprehensive component library and design system using React.js and a custom CMS. You will create reusable, accessible components, deliver polished UI, and collaborate with Design to ensure pixel-perfect implementations across the platform.

You will establish frontend best practices, document components, mentor engineers, and work across multiple initiatives to accelerate development while