Front End Engineer – AI & LLM Powered Data Platforms

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Modo Energy

The energy transition is the biggest infrastructure buildout in human history. Modo Energy is the data platform at the centre of it.

We build the benchmarking forecasting and valuation tools that the worlds most serious energy investors developers and operators depend on to make decisions. If a battery gets financed built or traded anywhere in the world theres a good chance Modo data was in the room.

Founded in 2019 were 75 people across London New York Sydney and Madrid; $30M Series B AI-native and moving fast.

This is a rare chance to join a category-defining company at the moment its scaling globally.

The Role

Were hiring a Frontend Engineer to lead the architectural evolution of our UI. Youll define the design patterns component abstractions and typing contracts that allow the wider engineering team to ship features quickly without compromising the architecture.

Our frontend is where massive datasets predictive models and AI systems become usable - fast data-heavy interfaces that let users explore energy markets interrogate datasets and interact with complex forecasting models in real time. The stack is TypeScript React and in a modern monorepo architecture built for rapid AI-assisted development.

What Youll Do

Lead the technical direction for our frontend monorepo - state management routing and module boundaries within and TypeScript
Design and develop our internal UI component library (built on MUI) - reusable strictly typed abstractions that serve as building blocks for the engineering team and AI agents
Build and improve high-performance low-latency interfaces - profiling performance minimising re-renders and keeping the platform responsive under heavy data loads
Set the architectural patterns and coding standards that govern development including oversight of high-volume AI-assisted contributions
Act as the primary technical authority for frontend - guiding the team on UI best practices and effective use of AI coding tools

What Were Looking For

The Essentials

3 years of professional frontend development experience
Strong proficiency in TypeScript React and modern JavaScript
Hands-on experience with
Experience with Material UI (MUI) or a comparable component library
Strong eye for UI/UX - you can bridge the gap between design and engineering and build polished production-quality interfaces
Solid understanding of testing principles with frameworks such as Jest Cypress or Playwright
Proficient with Git Docker and CI/CD workflows
Familiarity with monorepo structures and tools (Turborepo Yarn Workspaces or similar)

Nice To Have

Familiarity with Python and/or energy forecasting models
Experience in energy markets or data-heavy analytical products
Startup or scale-up background

Equal Opportunity & Legal

Modo Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications merit and business need. We do not discriminate on the basis of age national origin physical or mental disability race religion pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable UK law including the Equality Act 2010.

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What You Can Expect From Us

At Modo Energy we believe that exceptional work deserves exceptional reward. Were a high-performance team; ambitious collaborative and genuinely motivated by the scale of what were trying to build.

Youll have real ownership from day one work alongside some of the brightest people in the industry and be part of a company thats defining a new category in the global energy market. Were hybrid: everyone works Tuesday to Thursday in office with Monday and Friday flexible. We offer top-of-market compensation equity for every employee and the space to take your career wherever you want it to go.

Were looking for people who want to do the best work of their careers. If thats you we want to talk.

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About Modo EnergyThe energy transition is the biggest infrastructure buildout in human history. Modo Energy is the data platform at the centre of it.We build the benchmarking forecasting and valuation tools that the worlds most serious energy investors developers and operators depend on to make deci...