Front-End Technical Lead

Arbor Education

About the Company

Job Description

Required Skills

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and implementation of front-end features and improvements that enhance Arbor’s front-end systems, in collaboration with stakeholders in Design and Product, setting a high standard for the team’s output.
• Collaborate closely with other Tech Leads, fostering a cohesive and high-performing engineering organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support and guide the development of new features, ensuring that all new components align with the organisation’s Design System and UX strategy, and maintain a cohesive user experience across the product.
• Take a leadership role in solutionizing complex feature requests, ensuring alignment with the team's architectural decisions and contributing to wider team responsibilities.
• Drive the creation of detailed and strategic documentation for new feature developments, emphasizing architectural considerations and alignment with the overall technology strategy.
• Lead and drive the usage of advanced testing practices, ensuring that the team maintains a high standard of test coverage and reliability, in-line with the organisation’s QE practices.
• Produce well-architected, efficient, and scalable code, serving as a role model for engineering best practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with React, along with a strong proficiency in Javascript and Typescript, HTML and CSS.
• Proficiency with front-end build tools.
• Advanced understanding and application of software engineering principles, including SOLID, DRY, etc.
• Understanding APIs, data fetching strategies, and how to efficiently manage data flow between the client and server.
• Leadership experience, showcasing the ability to guide teams, make architectural decisions, and drive technical excellence.
• A team player, willing to muck in and help others when needed, a driven personality who asks questions and actively participates in discussions.
• Good written and spoken English for effective communication and presentation.
• Considerable experience in software development.
• Bonus: Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Bonus: Experience with PHP or related backend technologies.
• Bonus: Experience with enterprise-level solutions and large-scale system architectures, contributing to high-level decision-making.
• Bonus: Familiarity with Scrum methodology or other agile development processes.
• Bonus: Experience with cloud computing.
• Bonus: Experience with Docker and containerisation.
• Bonus: Familiarity with software best practices such as Refactoring, Clean Code, Domain-Driven Design, Test-Driven Development, etc.

Benefits & Perks

• A dedicated wellbeing team who champion initiatives such as mindfulness, lunch n learns, manager training, mental health first aid training and much more!
• 32 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays). This is made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 extra company wide days given over Easter, Summer & Christmas.
• Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary.
• Comprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health, which provides a 24/7 virtual GP service, Mental health support, Counselling, and personalised Health Checks.
• Private Dental Insurance with Bupa.
• Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish Widows.
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave (20 weeks full pay) and paternity (6 weeks full pay) pay.
• 5 free return to work maternity coaching sessions, helping you adapt to this new exciting time of life!
• Access to services such as Calm and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching).
• All of our roles champion flexible working and we are happy to discuss what this means to you.
• Social committees that plan team, office and company wide events to bring people together and celebrate success.
• Dedicated professional development training budget (CPD courses, upskilling resources, professional memberships etc).
• Volunteer with a charity of your choice for a day each year.
• Dog friendly offices!

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Posted Date

June 26, 2026