Senior Front End Engineer

Type: Permanent, full-timeLocation: UK-based (flexible home, office, or hybrid working)Office locations: Newcastle and LeedsHub locations: Edinburgh, Manchester, London

Senior Front End Engineer

We’re growing our Engineering team to strengthen our ability to deliver world‑class digital products for our clients. As a Senior Front End Engineer, you’ll play a key role in a fast‑moving proof‑of‑concept engagement. The goal is to build something that looks great, works well, and helps make confident technology choices.

What you’ll do

Build and iterate on a proof‑of‑concept front‑end at pace, focusing on outcomes and usability.

Collaborate closely with Product and UX to shape journeys, interactions, and responsiveness.

Integrate with back‑end APIs sensibly and reliably.

Make pragmatic choices and trade‑offs to keep delivery moving while maintaining quality.

Help evaluate and recommend front‑end approaches grounded in real‑world implementation, not theory.

Who is hedgehog lab

hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience. Based in Northern England, we help global brands craft better digital experiences through technical excellence and human‑first collaboration.

Benefits

28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

5 Impact Days per year to spend on L&D, volunteering or innovation

Flexible working environment

Enhanced parental policy

Annual wellbeing budget + two days of wellbeing

Mental health support

Company‑supplied Apple Mac

What we’re looking for

Strong front‑end engineering experience and confidence with at least one modern framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc.).

Adaptability: happy to work with whichever framework fits the work, and not “framework‑locked”.

Experience consuming APIs and building robust UI states (loading, error, empty, offline‑friendly patterns).

A delivery mindset: you can make decisions, move forward, and communicate trade‑offs clearly.

Nice to have

Experience working on short, high‑impact prototypes or POCs.

Experience with map‑heavy or highly interactive UIs.

Familiarity with offline caching patterns and performance optimisation.

Ready to apply?

Submit your application below. Please note that we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

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