Lead Font End Developer
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,000 to £55,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Salary dependant on qualification and experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | YO11 3UT |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Mainline Menswear |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DEV0326 |
Summary
Mainline Menswear is one of the biggest names in men’s fashion in the UK, offering all the biggest brands. We ship orders globally via eight custom built territorial websites and an app. Despite a challenging market, the last twelve months has seen our market share increase in the UK, and as a result the growth of the business is on a strong upward trajectory.
We believe a huge contributing factor to our success is by keeping the control amongst the in-house teams as much as possible. You will find a team of passionate experts who, through a mix of best practice and data aim to provide everything the customer needs to shop with us. This is supplemented by a small selection of market leading partners providing niche expertise and support.
In line with continual company growth, we are looking to recruit a talented Lead Front End Developer to join us. Leading the existing team of front end developers and UX operations, within the wider development team and reporting to the Head of Development the successful applicant will be responsible for helping to maintain and develop the companies’ customer facing websites and apps.
Located on the outskirts of Scarborough, close to the A64, Seamer train station and public transport with free parking.
The role is full time, the working hours are 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday in the office.
Competitive Salary, Dependent on Experience & Skillset
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead, coach and develop the front end team to evolve and maintain best practice standards.
• Own the day-to-day development of the front facing elements of the company’s website and app.
• Continually improve the shopping experience for a wide variety of users around the world.
• Gatekeep the versions and change history to ensure changes and features have been tested and are live at the right time.
• Lead the UX designer and 3rd party testing platform to test and launch changes and new features.
• Understand and adopt design best practice for a retail eCommerce website.
SKILLS
• A keen eye for design, attention to detail and an ability to positively impact customer experience is essential.
• Experience and expertise in web development is essential. Ideally working within a similar role, or ready to take a step up in career progression.
• Moderate to expert knowledge in at least two of the following: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL.
• Knowledge of Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Node.js, Angular2, Typescript, RESTFUL APIs and XXXXXX would be advantageous but not necessary.
• Must be able to self-organise and manage / plan your own time effectively.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships both internally and externally.
• Passionate and proactive about web design, consistency and attention to detail.
• The ability to react to all situations positively and quickly.
• A positive attitude and energetic approach to any task.
• Flexibility – ability to work in a fast paced and ever-changing dynamic business environment which will require the job holder to manage a large volume of high priority tasks.
• Ability to show their design skills and abilities by providing examples of work in a portfolio.
We believe a huge contributing factor to our success is by keeping the control amongst the in-house teams as much as possible. You will find a team of passionate experts who, through a mix of best practice and data aim to provide everything the customer needs to shop with us. This is supplemented by a small selection of market leading partners providing niche expertise and support.
In line with continual company growth, we are looking to recruit a talented Lead Front End Developer to join us. Leading the existing team of front end developers and UX operations, within the wider development team and reporting to the Head of Development the successful applicant will be responsible for helping to maintain and develop the companies’ customer facing websites and apps.
Located on the outskirts of Scarborough, close to the A64, Seamer train station and public transport with free parking.
The role is full time, the working hours are 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday in the office.
Competitive Salary, Dependent on Experience & Skillset
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead, coach and develop the front end team to evolve and maintain best practice standards.
• Own the day-to-day development of the front facing elements of the company’s website and app.
• Continually improve the shopping experience for a wide variety of users around the world.
• Gatekeep the versions and change history to ensure changes and features have been tested and are live at the right time.
• Lead the UX designer and 3rd party testing platform to test and launch changes and new features.
• Understand and adopt design best practice for a retail eCommerce website.
SKILLS
• A keen eye for design, attention to detail and an ability to positively impact customer experience is essential.
• Experience and expertise in web development is essential. Ideally working within a similar role, or ready to take a step up in career progression.
• Moderate to expert knowledge in at least two of the following: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL.
• Knowledge of Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Node.js, Angular2, Typescript, RESTFUL APIs and XXXXXX would be advantageous but not necessary.
• Must be able to self-organise and manage / plan your own time effectively.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships both internally and externally.
• Passionate and proactive about web design, consistency and attention to detail.
• The ability to react to all situations positively and quickly.
• A positive attitude and energetic approach to any task.
• Flexibility – ability to work in a fast paced and ever-changing dynamic business environment which will require the job holder to manage a large volume of high priority tasks.
• Ability to show their design skills and abilities by providing examples of work in a portfolio.