Lead Frontend Engineer

About the role

CORTO's FormPhil team is looking for a hands-on lead front-end developer in Sydney. The role takes Figma designs, understands the requirements, gives designers feedback and turns them into polished, usable interfaces. You will work closely with the UX/UI Lead and full-stack developers to refine initial implementations, strengthen the frontend code and ensure the experience is cohesive.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the UX/UI Lead to understand the user problem and design intent, discuss trade-offs and suggest improvements.
• Translate Figma designs into high-quality React interfaces, paying attention to layout, typography, spacing, responsive behaviour and interaction details.
• Resolve gaps between static designs and a working application, including loading, empty, error, validation, focus and disabled states.
• Refine initial implementations with full-stack developers, improving component structure, state handling and consistency.
• Develop and maintain shared component libraries and frontend conventions, documenting their use.
• Improve performance and reliability, write maintainable tested code, take part in code reviews and build accessibility and cross-browser reliability.

Required profile

• Strong visual and interaction judgement, with an eye for spacing, hierarchy and feedback.
• Experience working closely with designers, interpreting Figma designs and prototyping ideas.
• Proactive, collaborative approach, comfortable refining another developer's work and giving constructive feedback.
• Examples of contributions that made an interface meaningfully better are particularly valued.

Required skills

• React and TypeScript, with a solid understanding of JavaScript, semantic HTML and CSS.
• Frontend engineering practices: reusable components, application state, API integration, responsive design, accessibility, testing and performance optimisation.
• Nice to have: design systems, Storybook, complex forms, workflow-heavy applications or AI-powered interfaces.

What we offer

• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Well-funded global employer (ATI Group) with career and learning opportunities.
• Additional time off, gym membership and social and sports activities.
• Access to LEAP Home, a program supporting the purchase of a primary residence.