Frontend Engineering Lead

The role

You will own the design system and front-end architecture at Omnea. You will work across every product team to set the standard for building interfaces.

What you will do

• Own the design system including components, patterns, tokens, documentation, and adoption
• Own the front-end architecture including deployment strategy, performance, and build tooling
• Set the standard for how interfaces are built
• Partner with Design to turn intent into reusable primitives
• Work with all engineering teams on front-end-heavy projects
• Act as connective tissue between design intent and shipped code

Required qualifications

• Deep experience in React with understanding of rendering behaviour, state, and performance
• Experience owning front-end infrastructure including rendering strategies, build tooling, and bundle performance
• Experience building or owning a design system
• Deep knowledge of CSS including layout, styling architecture, accessibility, and motion
• Fluency in TypeScript
• Ability to work beyond the browser when required

Nice to have

• Worked at design-led companies or somewhere with a high bar for interface quality
• Performed exceptionally at something else in academics, sport, or work
• Contributed to open source or worked on side projects

Benefits

• Competitive geo-localised benefits

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship is supported
• Interview includes an AI Product Eng Challenge
• Interview includes a pair programming stage involving general TypeScript
• Application confirms consent to use AI note-takers in interviews

About the company

Omnea is the agentic operating system for procurement. It is an AI-first platform used by companies like Spotify, PayPal, and Adyen.