At Slick, we’re transforming how salons and barbers run their businesses. Our smart booking platform and digital partner help industry professionals manage bookings, clients, and payments seamlessly.
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
