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# Lead Software Engineer

- **Company:** Oho Group Ltd
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Data Visualization, TypeScript, WebGL, ReactJS, Webpack, Material UI, Information Technology, Plotly, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815094554-lead-software-engineer

## About the Role

* Expert React + TypeScript (4+ years), 2+ years leading engineers
 * Strong architecture background - ideally micro-frontends
 * Experience with complex data visualisation or geospatial tools (DeckGL/Mapbox)
 * Knowledge of modern bundlers (Vite, Webpack, esbuild)
 * Focus on performance, modularity, and scalable front-end systems

Nice to have

 * Micro-frontend patterns (Module Federation, single-spa)
 * D3/Plotly/Recharts, AWS, testing frameworks

If you want to lead architecture, own engineering quality, and help shape a platform used by half of the UK's cities, let's talk.

## Description

Lead Frontend Engineer - Climate Tech - London / Cambridge

Take ownership of front-end engineering at a growing climate-tech company shaping the future of energy planning. You'll lead the move from a monolithic UI to a modern micro-frontend architecture - while building a high-quality engineering culture from the ground up.

This role is hands-on. You'll work directly with the CTO, steer architectural decisions, and mentor a growing team. If you enjoy solving complex front-end challenges, scaling modern React systems, and building high-performance data and geospatial visualisations, this is an opportunity to lead with impact.

What you'll lead

 * The migration to a micro-frontend architecture
 * The creation of a reusable design system + component library
 * High-performance geospatial visualisation (DeckGL, WebGL)
 * Front-end standards: TypeScript excellence, testing, CI/CD, performance
 * Mentoring front-end engineers + shaping team culture

What you bring

 * Expert React + TypeScript (4+ years), 2+ years leading engineers
 * Strong architecture background - ideally micro-frontends
 * Experience with complex data visualisation or geospatial tools (DeckGL/Mapbox)
 * Knowledge of modern bundlers (Vite, Webpack, esbuild)
 * Focus on performance, modularity, and scalable front-end systems

Nice to have

 * Micro-frontend patterns (Module Federation, single-spa)
 * D3/Plotly/Recharts, AWS, testing frameworks

If you want to lead architecture, own engineering quality, and help shape a platform used by half of the UK's cities, let's talk.

Seniority level

 * Mid-Senior level

Employment type

 * Full-time

Job function

 * Information Technology


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