Lead Frontend Developer (InsurTech)

TL;DR

Lead Frontend Developer (InsurTech): Providing technical leadership across the frontend estate by setting standards and shaping architecture for cloud-native insurance platforms. Focus on mentoring engineers and ensuring high-quality, scalable delivery across Angular, VueJS, and React applications.

Location: Norwich, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Salary: £45,000–£55,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading strategic data, analytics, and technology partner providing AI-powered risk modeling and solutions to the global insurance industry.

What you will do

• Define and maintain frontend architecture standards across Angular, VueJS, and React products.
• Lead design decisions regarding component architecture, state management, and performance.
• Mentor and coach full-stack developers to foster technical growth and knowledge sharing.
• Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices.
• Collaborate with backend, DevOps, and UX teams to deliver secure, performant user experiences.
• Contribute to Scrum-based delivery processes and refinement standards.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading and building modern frontend applications.
• Strong expertise in Angular, VueJS, or React.
• Deep understanding of JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience with state management patterns like Redux, Vuex, or NgRx.
• Practical knowledge of consuming RESTful APIs and microservice architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control in an Agile environment.

Nice to have

• Experience working within AWS-hosted environments.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization patterns (e.g., OKTA).
• Familiarity with performance monitoring, observability, and OpenTelemetry.
• Exposure to DevSecOps tooling like Snyk.

Culture & Benefits

• Global team of over 7,500 professionals in 30+ countries.
• Certified Great Place to Work with an emphasis on inclusivity and wellbeing.
• Supportive, people-first culture focused on innovation and collaboration.
• Professional development and tuition benefits provided.
• Flexible work environment with a commitment to employee growth and engagement.