Heading to the New Year and thinking of a change for 2026? If you're a front end developer we'd love to talk to you. We've been retained by our London client to help them find a senior leader for their engineering team as they look to re-engineer a highly successful platform relied on by some of the biggest names in asset management and banking.
This is a rare opportunity to join a greenfield project as the company look to design their run away success application from the ground up. New stack (C#.NET) new architecture - this represents a great chance to put your design and programming skills to work.
Our client is a successful Fintech, underwritten by P.E. investment, growing 30% YoY, which a very strong balance sheet and highly focused and motivated leadership team.
We're looking forward to speaking to senior front end engineers with the following profile:-
A minimum 8 years of professional software engineering experience
, with
at least 4 years building production frontends with React, Angular, or Vue
. React experience is required--you've shipped real applications with React, not just experimented
Strong frontend engineering fundamentals
: Component architecture, state management, performance optimisation, responsive design, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
Proven track record as a hands-on senior frontend engineer
--you design and deliver production features while supporting team development
React expertise
: Deep hands-on experience with React including hooks, context, component patterns, and modern React features
TypeScript proficiency
: Strong TypeScript skills--you write type-safe code and understand advanced TypeScript patterns
Modern frontend tooling
: Experience with build tools (Vite, Webpack), testing frameworks, and modern development workflows
API integration
: Experience consuming REST APIs, handling asynchronous data, error handling, and loading states
Performance optimisation
: Deep understanding of frontend performance--code splitting, lazy loading, memorisation, rendering optimisation
You'll be happy producing high quality code and collaborating closely with UX designers. As a senior front end developer you'll also be comfortable guiding and mentoring more junior engineers. This is a role that comes with a high degree of autonomy and there is an expectation that you will be passionate about your craft and build that culture around you.
If this sounds like the move you're looking for in 2026, please get in touch us (we're working over the festive period) and we'd be happy to share further details with you.
TheDifferenceEngine is a recruitment agency, retained by our client to help them find the best in the market. Promising candidates can be assured of a typical 24 hour response from initial contact.