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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Front-End Developer (React) - **Company:** Captivation AI Ltd - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £90,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Component-Based Software Engineering, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Design of User Interfaces, Next.js, Shopify, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Performance Optimization, ReactJS, Git, Build Management, Front End Software Development - **Published:** August 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2cc6a7f56ae930ff ## About the Role As we enter our next stage of growth, we're looking for an exceptional Lead Front-End Developer with 3+ years' experience to join us. You'll be ambitious, creative and highly capable, with the confidence to contribute ideas, embrace emerging technologies and thrive in a fast-moving start-up environment. Just as importantly, we're looking for someone who is collaborative, grounded and generally a decent person to work with. We are very sorry, but at this stage we cannot offer sponsorship for overseas applicants. You must have an existing right to work in the UK., You're an experienced React developer with a real passion for creating polished and intuitive user interfaces. You enjoy solving complex problems, takes pride in building clean, well-engineered software. You are confident working independently in a fast-moving environment. You'll have: * Strong commercial experience with React/Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript and HTML, including component-based architecture and state management. * A passion for emerging AI and front-end technologies, with the curiosity and drive to explore and embrace new ways of working. * Strong experience integrating applications with APIs, third-party platforms and modern AI services; knowledge of emerging integration technologies and standards such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) would be advantageous. * A solid understanding of front-end performance, accessibility and scalable application architecture. * Strong UI/UX instincts, with an eye for clean, intuitive interfaces and close attention to usability and visual detail. * Experience with Git-based development workflows, code reviews, automated testing and CI/CD pipelines. * Confidence working directly with senior business and technical stakeholders, contributing ideas and constructively challenging approaches where appropriate. * Experience working with cloud-hosted applications and services, ideally within AWS environments, would be advantageous. * Familiarity with database technologies and commerce platforms such as Shopify would also be beneficial. ## Description You'll work directly with our CEO and CTO to deliver our product strategy. This is a genuine opportunity to contribute to the evolution of our platform, bringing your front-end expertise into technical discussions, enhancing implementation decisions and building exceptional user experiences using modern React technologies. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, embracing AI as part of modern software engineering, and want to play a key role in a growing business where your contribution will have real impact, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Do You'll be at the heart of bringing our products to life, combining strong front-end engineering with creativity, curiosity and an enthusiasm for emerging AI technologies. * Develop modern, responsive web applications using React/Next.js and TypeScript, working directly with the CEO and CTO to translate product concepts and solution designs into exceptional user experiences. * Keep pace with emerging AI and front-end technologies, bringing new ideas, tools and approaches into how we design and build our products. * Bring strong front-end expertise to solution and technical design discussions, contributing ideas and identifying practical, scalable implementation approaches. * Create intuitive interfaces for AI-driven and conversational experiences, with a strong focus on usability, performance, accessibility and scalability. ## Related Videos - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [The Resilience of the World Wide Web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1281-the-resilience-of-the-world-wide-web) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE – AI, Freelancing, Keeping Up with Tech and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1786-wearedevelopers-live-ai-freelancing-keeping-up-with-tech-and-more) - [NoLoJS - Avoiding JavaScript Cruft with HTML and CSS - Aaron T. 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