Lead Frontend Engineer

CORTO

. Partner with the UX/UI Lead to understand user problems and design intent, contribute ideas, discuss trade-offs, and suggest improvements .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in translating Figma designs into high-quality React interfaces while ensuring accessibility and performance optimization. Proficient in collaborating with UX/UI teams to enhance usability and interaction design through reusable components and effective coding practices.

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ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptResponsive DesignAccessibility

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Hard Skills

FigmaSemantic HTMLCSSFrontend FrameworksComponent LibrariesAPI IntegrationPerformance OptimizationTestingUsability ImprovementCode Review

Soft Skills

Proactive ApproachCollaborative MindsetStrong Visual JudgementInteraction Judgement

Tools & Technologies

Storybook

Industry Keywords

Design SystemsComplex FormsWorkflow-Heavy ApplicationsAI-Powered Interfaces

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with the UX/UI Lead to understand user problems and design intent, contribute ideas, discuss trade-offs, and suggest improvements
Translate Figma designs into high-quality React interfaces
Apply responsive design, typography, spacing, layout, transitions, and interaction details
Identify and resolve gaps between static designs and working applications, including loading, empty, error, validation, focus, and disabled states
Refine full-stack developers’ initial frontend implementations into production-ready experiences
Improve component structure, state handling, usability, and consistency while preserving business requirements
Build and maintain shared component libraries and frontend conventions
Document reusable patterns and help the wider engineering team adopt them
Identify and address slow loading, unnecessary rendering, and unresponsive interactions
Write maintainable, tested code
Participate in code reviews
Build accessibility and cross-browser reliability into implementations
Collaborate early with UX/UI and development teams to shape interactions and resolve design and technical questions
Contribute practical improvements to usability and interaction design

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong visual and interaction judgement
Experience working closely with designers
Ability to interpret Figma designs, discuss design intent, prototype ideas, and resolve implementation details
Strong React and TypeScript skills
Solid understanding of JavaScript, semantic HTML, CSS, and modern frontend frameworks and tooling
Experience building and maintaining substantial applications
Experience with reusable components, application state, API integration, responsive design, accessibility, testing, and performance optimisation
Ability to improve existing code without unnecessary complexity
Proactive, collaborative approach
Experience contributing to products, components, or case studies demonstrating engineering decisions and attention to user experience
Experience with design systems, Storybook, complex forms, workflow-heavy applications, or AI-powered interfaces would be useful

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible and hybrid working
Career and learning opportunities
Celebrations, socials, and sports teams
Access to sailing and yacht events
Additional time off
Gym membership
Other perks
Access to LEAP Home, a program supporting employees in buying their primary residence
Trust and autonomy to work on complex projects
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact
Work with a passionate team
Global company environment