Engineering
Hire Front End Engineers
Hire front end engineers who turn design into delightful product.
Mid-level base · UK · DE · US
£60k–£82k · €70k–€95k · $85k–$120k
Ethan Nguyen
Lead Front End Engineer
ai_summary9 yrs shipping production-grade front end engineer work. Strong on React & TypeScript.
React
TypeScript
Next.js
Vue9+
Years
$210k
Expects
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Markets
UK · DE · US
24h
First shortlist
from kick-off call
14–21
Days to hire
median across roles
£60k–£82k
Typical mid pay (UK)
Why Haystack
The fastest way to hire front end engineers without the agency tax.
Great front end engineers blend craft and engineering - building accessible, fast, beautifully-built interfaces on top of modern web platforms.
Haystack matches you with front end developers across React, Vue, Angular and Svelte - each with verified skills and clear preferences on tech, team and ways of working.
On Haystack now
Front End Engineers ready to interview
A sample of front end engineers currently active on Haystack. Sign in to browse full profiles, see expected salaries, and start a conversation.
Olivia Martinez
Senior Front End Engineer
6+
Years
$185k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Lead Front End Engineer
Angular
Svelte9+
Years
$210k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Maya Patel
Senior Front End Developer
Tailwind CSS5+
Years
$155k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Marcus Johnson
Senior Front End Engineer
11+
Years
$230k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Amelia Hughes
Staff Front End Engineer
7+
Years
£82k
Expects
<2h
Response
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Jordan Okafor
Senior Front End Developer
5+
Years
£68k
Expects
<2h
Response
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View profileSalary benchmark
Salary benchmark for front end engineers across UK, Germany & US
Anchored to live Haystack data. London, Berlin tech hubs and US coastal markets skew toward the upper bound.
GBP · base salary
Junior · 0–3 yrs
£40k–£60k
Mid · 3–6 yrs
£60k–£80k
Senior · 6+ yrs
£85k–£120k
EUR · base salary
Junior · 0–3 yrs
€50k–€65k
Mid · 3–6 yrs
€70k–€95k
Senior · 6+ yrs
€100k–€140k
USD · base salary
Junior · 0–3 yrs
$60k–$85k
Mid · 3–6 yrs
$85k–$120k
Senior · 6+ yrs
$125k–$175k
EUR and USD bands are indicative conversions from live UK data using current market multipliers. Local seniority, sector and equity packages can push offers higher.
What strong front end engineers ship with
5 core · 4 nice to have
Core stack
Nice to have
Where the talent lives
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Interview prep
Sample front end engineer interview questions
Use these across technical and behavioural rounds. Tap a card for what to listen for.
Blueprint
Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months
A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.
- 01
30-min kick-off
Day 0We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.
- 02
Matches in 24h
Day 1A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.
- 03
Interview rounds
Day 2–10We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.
- 04
Offer & references
Day 10–14We support both sides through offer and reference checks.
- 05
Onboard
Day 14–21Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.
92%
Offer acceptance
Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, front end engineer offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.
Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates
"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."
"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."
"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."
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