Lead Front End Developer
Core
Lead the development and delivery of Royal London's Design System, ensuring reusable, accessible, and performant front-end foundations built in vanilla HTML and CSS.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Front End Developer (Design System)
Builds
Reusable front-end components, patterns, and templates for web journeys
Domain
Financial Services / Web Development
Required skills
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, Accessibility (WCAG/ARIA), Design Token Architecture, CI/CD, Code Reviews, Agile
Preferred skills
Mobile app development approaches, Automated testing frameworks
Technologies
Angular, Figma, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Lead the development of the Design System; Collaborate with designers and engineers to translate designs into functional components; Develop and maintain reusable code libraries; Optimise front-end performance; Conduct code reviews; Plan and facilitate workshops for agile squads; Research technologies and implementation patterns.
