Jobs in London - UX/UI Frontend Developer • Central London

Company: Thursday

Central London

UX/UI + Frontend DeveloperThursdaySalary: £40-£50KThursday is a singles IRL events company that organises singles events, trips, dinners, activities, education and media. We're building technology to scale our operations and enhance the experience for our members.We value equality and inclusion as core principles - our diverse audience deserves technology that serves everyone well, and we're committed to building a team that reflects and respects that diversity.We're seeking a UX/UI Designer with strong opinionated design skills paired with front-end development ability to shape how our products look, feel, and work. You'll establish best practices for front-end design across the company and help implement them - building design systems, component libraries, and patterns that scale across our internal platform, customer-facing websites, mobile apps, and new products.Experience Level: Mid-level (2+ years experience in design and development)Location: Primarily remote, with regular in-office meetups and attendance at company events expectedTechnical Skills:DesignStrong UI/UX fundamentals (layout, typography, colour, spacing)Experience designing for web and mobileProficiency in Figma (or similar)Portfolio showing end-to-end product design workExperience building and maintaining design systemsDevelopmentHTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScriptReact (our stack is React + TypeScript + Tailwind)Comfortable turning designs into responsive, accessible interfacesExperience creating reusable component librariesMobile development (React Native, iOS, Android) - nice to haveAI & ToolsUses AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, etc.) effectively to accelerate workKeeps up with AI developments in design and applies them practicallyCan critically evaluate AI-generated outputViews AI as a tool to augment creativity, not replace itKey Responsibilities:Design & DevelopmentEstablish and document front-end design best practicesBuild and maintain design systems and component librariesCreate consistent, accessible interfaces that serve our diverse user baseOwn features from concept through to shipped codeBalance aesthetics with usability and performanceDriving Adoption & ImpactFocus on growing engagement with our tools (internal and external)Remove friction and improve user experienceGather feedback and iterate based on user needsChampion design consistency and quality across all productsBusiness LeadershipWork with different parts of the company (marketing, operations, partnerships) to gather requirements and feedbackCollaborate with external partners and stakeholders to understand their needsTurn feedback into actionable improvementsIdentify opportunities where better design can solve business problemsMarket your work and champion good UX across the companyWhat We ValueEntrepreneurial & business-minded - sees opportunities, takes initiativeDelivery-focused - ships work regularly and iterates based on feedbackIndependent & proactive - works autonomously and solves problemsCollaborative - comfortable working across teams and with external partnersInclusive & user-focused - builds for diverse audiencesAdaptable - comfortable across design and code, eager to learnWhat Success Looks LikeDesign system enables faster development and better consistency across productsBest practices are documented and adopted across the teamProducts are intuitive, consistent, and loved by usersUser feedback drives measurable improvements in engagementStrong relationships with stakeholders across the businessWorking StyleRemote with async communicationFeature ownership with autonomyAttendance at Thursday events to see your work in actionOccasional flexibility for deadlines balanced with managing your own time