Frontend Engineering Lead
Slick
- London, England, United Kingdom
- London, England, United Kingdom
Über
While 65% of salons still rely on pen and paper, we’re bringing the beauty industry online - the way taxis, hotels, and restaurants already are. Since launching in 2019, over 8,000 UK professionals have used Slick to take millions of bookings, backed by partnerships with L’Oréal, Meta, and Stripe.
Role Summary We are looking for a hands-on Frontend Engineering Lead to own the frontend of our web and mobile applications. This role is 70% hands-on, focused on building new features, improving existing ones, modernizing the codebase, improving performance, and mentoring frontend engineers while setting strong technical standards.
Key Responsibilities
Own frontend architecture, technical direction, and code quality across web and mobile platforms
Lead frontend modernization and refactoring of large, legacy codebases
Drive performance, scalability, and user experience improvements
Partner with product and backend teams to design and deliver complex features
Establish and enforce frontend standards, best practices, and testing strategy
Implement and oversee authentication and authorization flows using AWS Cognito
Mentor engineers through code reviews, design guidance, and hands-on collaboration
Required Skills & Experience
Proven leadership in evolving and maintaining large-scale or legacy frontend systems
Strong expertise in frontend architecture, state management, and API integration
Demonstrated success improving frontend performance and reliability
Experience designing and maintaining frontend testing strategies (unit and E2E)
Ability to lead by example while remaining deeply hands‑on
Nice to haves
Experience with Stripe or other payment‑related frontend integrations
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (CircleCI or similar)
Experience improving frontend engineering processes and developer experience
Why Join Us You’ll take ownership of frontend architecture and execution, build and modernize core experiences hands‑on, and mentor engineers in a culture that values quality, transparency, and thoughtful growth.
Come Build With Us (Without the Corporate Bloat) We’re growing fast - but we’ve deliberately kept the startup energy that made us exciting in the first place.
At Slick, you’ll find a team that’s:
Scrappy by design: We move fast, iterate quickly, and give you real ownership. You won’t be boxed into process for process’ sake.
Built for senior talent: No pointless 1:1s or micromanagement. We hire people we trust to take initiative, make decisions, and ship.
Autonomy‑first: You’ll have the space to propose ideas, solve meaningful problems, and actually see your work make an impact.
Remote by default: Work where you’re most productive. We care about outcomes, not where your desk is.
Globally diverse: Our fully remote setup means you’ll collaborate with a strong, international tech team bringing different perspectives to the table.
25 days + bank holidays annual leave + 1 extra day on your birthday
Company pension
Bring your dog to work
Remote role or we have shared working space in central london (2 days a week) / home based with flexible working policy
Equal Opportunity Statement At Slick, embracing diversity in all of its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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