Lead Frontend Engineer
Job Overview
Do you want to help shape a unified, user-friendly digital platform that enhances our freight operations across Europe and beyond? Are you looking for a role where you can contribute to building modern and scalable frontend experiences? If so, you could be the newest addition to our team as Lead Frontend Engineer.
Be part of the movement - and play your part.
About the role
As a Lead Frontend Engineer at DFDS, you’ll join a passionate and collaborative team on an exciting journey to develop digital capabilities that enhance customer and user experiences. Together, we work to deliver applications with a strong focus on performance, reusability, and a cohesive end-user experience.
Our team operates with autonomy and embraces a start-up mindset. We foster a build-measure-learn approach and love sharing knowledge while experimenting with new tools and frameworks.
As our Lead Frontend Engineer, you will:
Architect Scalable Frontend Solutions: Design and enforce frontend architecture patterns using React, Next.js, and modular design principles to ensure maintainability and performance at scale.
Own Frontend Quality: Set and enforce coding standards across the team (naming conventions, SRP, reusability, state management, styling structure, and translation practices) in line with our internal.
Mentor & Guide: Lead technical discussions, conduct strict code reviews, and coach frontend engineers on writing clean, reusable, and tested code with high attention to performance and structure.
Champion Reusability: Craft reusable components and solutions by adhering to atomic design principles, enabling efficient code sharing across teams.
As well as:
Innovate and Optimize: Continuously improve our platform's performance while exploring new ideas, tools, and technologies.
Drive Platform Consistency: Maintain and evolve the shared UI component system (using ShadCN UI and Tailwind) and guide design discussions to balance pixel-perfection with practical delivery.
Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Coordinate closely with backend teams, product managers, UX designers, and chapter leads to ensure architecture decisions align with business needs and tech vision.
Push CI/CD Standards: Take ownership of the frontend pipeline by integrating robust workflows with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to support reliable, testable deployments.
About you
We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we are looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative and agile environment.
To succeed in this role, you should have:
Proven experience architecting React + Next.js applications in complex, modular environments.
Familiarity with building and consuming Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers and integrating with REST/GraphQL APIs or CMS platforms.
Comfort working with tools like Tailwind CSS for styling, expanding our own internally built shared UI system.
An understanding of CI/CD workflows with tools like GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
A passion for writing clean, reusable, and scalable code.
Experience with testing frameworks such as Playwright or Cypress (a plus).
A pragmatic understanding of modern AI-assisted development and agentic workflows, and know how to use these tools realistically to improve productivity, code quality, and developer workflows.
Additionally, your mindset matters to us and we are looking for you who:
Have the ability to set the direction for the frontend tech stack, enforce guidelines, and ensure team alignment.
Can collaborate effectively with stakeholders to align on vision and details.
See coding as a creative process and take pride in delivering intuitive solutions.
Feel confident presenting your work during sprint reviews and team discussions.
Are willing to push back on unclear or inefficient designs and drive pragmatic technical decisions.
Maintain high standards for development and user experience.
Enjoy contributing to a team that values openness, trust, and continuous learning.
While we offer flexibility, this role is primarily office-based. We are looking for someone who enjoys being at our office most days and who values in-person collaboration with the team.
Working at DFDS
Join the movement and grow with us.
Join a modern, innovative workplace that empowers you to grow while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Here’s what we offer:
Modern Tech Stack: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and more.
State-of-the-Art Facilities: Our headquarters in Copenhagen (Office Building of the Year 2023) offers a vibrant environment with stunning waterfront views, only 5 minutes from nearest train and metro stations
Top-Notch Amenities: From fitness facilities, a game room, and a café to a rooftop terrace with ocean views.
Work-Life Balance: Flexible work arrangements and a focus on maintaining your well-being.
Growth Opportunities: We invest in your growth through training, workshops, and hands-on projects.
Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.
If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply as soon as possible as we are keen to meet candidates on an ongoing basis. If you have it, you can include your GitHub link.
Is there something you need to know that is not covered here? Then please do not hesitate to reach out to Frontend Chapter Lead, Peter Biro on [email protected]. Please be aware that we do not accept applications through email as we only consider applications submitted through the system.
We look forward to hearing from you.