Principal React Front-End Engineer

CybeRim; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare organisation is seeking a Principal React Front-End Engineer for a fully remote 12-month FTC. The role focuses on setting technical direction for large-scale applications and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates should have deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and experience with CI/CD pipelines. This position offers the opportunity to influence engineering standards and drive improvements in developer experience while shaping strategies for customer-facing web platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing large-scale React applications.
• Ability to mentor engineers and advocate for engineering standards.
• Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for React applications.
• Drive performance and accessibility improvements.
• Collaborate with architects, product leads, and UX teams.

Skills

Deep React expertise

Architectural vision

Influencing teams at scale

Strong command of modern React patterns

Experience in TypeScript

Understanding CI/CD processes

Job description

Role Overview

A Principal React Front-End Engineer is required on a fully remote 12 month FTC to provide technical leadership for customer-facing web platforms at a leading UK healthcare organisation. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who combines deep React expertise with architectural vision and the ability to influence teams at scale.

You will take ownership of front-end strategy across a modernising platform used daily by customers, shaping how React, TypeScript, and micro front‑end architecture are applied as the organisation expands internationally and invests heavily in engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for large-scale React applications, ensuring long-term scalability and maintainability.
• Act as a hands‑on technical leader, mentoring engineers and raising front‑end engineering standards.
• Drive improvements in performance, resilience, accessibility, and developer experience across teams.
• Partner closely with architects, product leaders, UX, and DevOps to align front‑end strategy with business goals.
• Influence best practices around testing, CI/CD, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript patterns.
• Strong command of modern React patterns (hooks, state management, testing, and application architecture).
• Experience designing scalable front‑end platforms using TypeScript, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• A pragmatic, strategic mindset with the confidence to challenge, guide, and improve engineering outcomes.