Lead Front End Developer

Lead Front-End Developer 

Reports to: Head of Product 

Salary: £90k - £100k pa + Benefits

Location: Hybrid/Remote

Who We Are 

World Host Group (WHG) are a leading global web hosting company with over 30+ brands and a diverse customer base. We provide cutting-edge technology and exceptional customer service, striving to enhance our products and services. As a customer obsessed organisation, we are committed to transparency and delivering the best possible experience to our clients.  

Our global reach, combined with a local focus, drives us to continuously grow the business through mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, we are devoted to being an employer of choice, offering employees opportunities for growth and career development. 

The Role

As the Lead Front-End Developer, you will be at the forefront of our efforts to deliver an outstanding user experience through our customer hosting panel. Leading a team of front-end developers and collaborating closely with our UX/UI Designer, you’ll bring designs to life with clean, efficient, and high-quality code.

You will lead the project of our Customer Hosting Panel, building this from scratch with the front-end developer and UX/UI Designer. This panel is to be the forefront of our customers experience. Offering hosting services and solutions based on their wants and needs. This is a front-end application that will work with other solutions via API calls as well as working with business intelligence software to utilise customer data.

Your expertise in front-end technologies will be crucial in creating a seamless, responsive, and user friendly interface that meets the needs of our diverse global customer base. You’ll drive the development of new features, ensure coding standards are upheld, and foster a collaborative and innovative team culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of front-end developers and a UX Designer and support their professional growth within the team. .

• Advocate and implement testing practices, ensuring that all interfaces are tested to deliver an optimal user experience. 

• Develop new products, including our new customer Hosting Panel to high standards in code quality, design, and performance. 

• Collaborate closely with the Front-end Team, UX designers and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive, user-friendly interfaces. 

• Proactively identify technical challenges and collaborate with the product and design teams to address issues and improve the overall user experience 

• Provide strategic input to the product roadmap and continuously seek opportunities for automation and process improvement. 

What You’ll Need

• At least 5+ years of front-end development experience, with 1-2 years in a leadership role.

• Advanced skills in HTML, CSS, TypeScript, and Vue.js and Nuxt.js.

• Experience building front-end applications with API integrations.

• Knowledge of business intelligence tools and customer data integration.

• Proficiency in testing tools like Cypress or Jest.

• Expertise in creating responsive, high performance interfaces.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).

• Strong collaboration with UX/UI designers.

• Problem solving and proactive technical skills.

• Commitment to continuous learning and adopting new technologies.

• Proven ability to deliver clean, maintainable, and efficient code.

• Experience mentoring and motivating a team to achieve high standards.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.

• A collaborative and innovative work environment.

• The chance to work on impactful projects with a global reach.