Front End Engineering Manager

Overview

In this role you drive frontend engineering across large digital and agile programs, shaping product experiences for clients and leveraging Generative AI to boost outcomes. You will lead cross-functional collaboration with product, design, data, and engineering teams in a fast-paced, client-centric environment. The role blends strategic advisory with hands-on leadership and hands-on delivery, offering opportunities to influence offerings and grow the team. This position combines client impact, technology leadership, and culture-building in a globally connected practice.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Equity opportunities
• Health and wellbeing benefits
• 30 days leave + 3 volunteering days
• Flexible work policies

Responsibilities

• Support growth within our customer technology product engineering practice
• Advise clients on how to build product and platform engineering capabilities and teams
• Build strong client relationships focused on customer, digital and platforms
• Lead engineering across large digital & agile transformation programmes
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver user-facing products
• Propel the use of Generative AI within our work and products
• Provide input to technology & engineering thought leadership to our clients and teams
• Maximise team performance through mentorship, skills learning and career development
• Contribute to developing offerings, assets, capabilities, and attend events

Key requirements

• Experience leading front end engineering teams/squads
• Experience building with modern frontend technologies on web and/or mobile (e.g. React/iOS/Android/React Native)
• Use of Generative AI within workflows and/or products
• Experience with integrating cloud services directly into complex solutions (GraphQL/Restful APIs)
• Previous experience in software engineering senior roles (e.g. Engineering Lead, Team Lead)
• Extensive experience in agile environments for digital product creation
• Broad experience in modern engineering practices including: Systems Architecture, Front End Engineering, Platform & SRE Engineering, Quality Engineering, CI/CD
• Comfortable articulating trends in technology and engineering practices
• Experience improving speed and quality outcomes using modern engineering practices
• Track record engaging with senior leadership as a trusted advisor
• Created proven scalable solutions, especially with AI

• Client-facing communication
• Mentorship and people development
• Strategic thinking and advisory mindset
• React
• iOS
• Android

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