Lead Frontend Engineer

4 weeks ago


London, UK, United Kingdom Tag Full time

Lead Frontend Engineer

Location: Poland Street, London

(2 days minimum in office)


Why choose Tag?

We are the long-standing, production partner of choice that has helped brands across borders and cultures for over half a century achieve their business goals. With 2,700 experts in 29 countries across the world, we are a global team of collaborators, innovators, and motivators.

We pride ourselves on creating empowering, safe, and supportive environments for all our employees, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, or any other defining factor. We embrace difference through diversity of thought, experience, and expertise to maximise potential and bring the greatest benefits for our people and our clients.

We can’t bring big ideas to life without exceptional people. At Tag, we respect individuality and the power of the collective. We want people to be themselves, unafraid to voice ideas, no matter how big they are or who they come from.

In June 2023, Tag was acquired by dentsu Group, Inc, though we remain a distinct brand that is led by David Kassler, Tag Global CEO, headquartered in London. As dentsu’s acquisition of Tag significantly expands content delivery capabilities, Tag’s expertise to deliver personalized, omnichannel content in real-time and at-scale for clients remains unparalleled across the entire customer journey, unlocking marketing effectiveness and efficiency.

Tag and dentsu bring together our innovation and technology infrastructure to help solve clients’ toughest challenges. United in business acumen, we share similar core values, company culture, and embrace a vision “to be at the forefront of people-centric transformations that shape society.

dentsu was founded over 120 years ago and proudly counts nearly 72,000 employees around the world.


The role


Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of frontend developers
  • Architect, design, and implement complex frontend solutions
  • Drive projects from concept to completion, ensuring high-quality deliverables
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement innovative frontend solutions across both greenfield and legacy estates
  • Establish coding standards, best practices, and enforce architectural guidelines for frontend development
  • Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback
  • Stay current with emerging frontend technologies and industry trends
  • Champion user-centric design and development practices
  • Adapt quickly to changing requirements and technological landscapes


Skills and Experience required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years of experience in frontend development
  • 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role
  • Proven track record of successfully delivered complex frontend projects
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Experience with microservices architecture and its implications on frontend development
  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies
  • Experience with scalable, high-performance web applications

Key Attributes:

  • Product-focused mindset with a strong emphasis on user empathy
  • Ability to work and deliver with high velocity
  • Adaptable and resilient in the face of changing requirements and technologies
  • Proactive in identifying and solving user experience challenges
  • Passionate about creating intuitive, efficient, and visually appealing user interfaces
  • Skilled at balancing technical constraints with user needs and business goals
  • Comfortable making decisions and prioritizing work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Open to giving and receiving constructive feedback

Good to Have:

  • Experience implementing and extending design systems
  • Experience with ReactFlow
  • Proficiency in 2D graphics with HTML canvas
  • Expertise in Tailwind CSS
  • Experience with WebSocket implementations in frontend applications
  • Knowledge of build system configuration and optimization

As an ethical employer, Tag will never ask job applicants to provide private, sensitive information upfront or make offers of employment contingent on financial requests or responsibilities from any candidate.



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