Senior Frontend Developer

Join Hobbii, the leading online yarn retailer and creative hub for knitters and crocheters, and help us craft the next generation of our digital experience 🧶✨.

We’re building a brand-new platform, and we’re looking for a Senior Frontend Developer to take charge of its technical direction. Whether it’s Nuxt, Next, or something else entirely, you’ll help make the key architectural calls that will shape our stack for years to come. This is your chance to work closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver a platform that reaches millions of users worldwide.

What you'll do

• Lead the frontend vision for our new platform, from framework choice (Nuxt/Next) to architecture design.

• Take ownership of technical decisions, ensuring scalable, maintainable, and performant solutions.

• Collaborate across disciplines to deliver an exceptional user experience.

• Build a flexible architecture that supports rapid feature development and easy scaling.

• Champion code quality through testing, reviews, and mentoring.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of experience as a frontend developer, with leadership in technical decision-making.

• Deep expertise in JavaScript (bonus: TypeScript) and experience with React, Vue, or both.

• Proven ability to evaluate and implement modern frameworks (e.g., Nuxt, Next).

• Strong understanding of frontend architecture and patterns for scalable apps.

• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, etc.).

• Great communicator, able to bridge tech and business perspectives.

• Product-minded, you think in terms of user value, not just code.

• Holds a valid EU work permit 

Bonus points for

• Experience with Tailwind CSS, Shopify, or Laravel.

• Contributions to developer communities or open-source projects.

• Languages & Frameworks: TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, React, Liquid

• Styling: Tailwind CSS

• APIs: ApolloJS GraphQL

• Platform: Shopify, Laravel

• The New Platform: You decide 🚀 (Nuxt? Next? You’ll shape it.)

How we work

At Hobbii, we have a strong engineering culture where ownership, collaboration, and curiosity drive everything we do.

We work in empowered, cross-functional product teams with a product-trio lead of a Product Manager, a Designer and an Engineering Manager.

We’re data-driven, actively collecting data and feedback from our users to guide our decisions and measure impact.

We follow Scrum, with backlog refined several sprints ahead, while keeping things flexible enough to adapt when new insights arise.

Every developer is encouraged and trusted to take ownership of their work, from idea to release.

We maintain close collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring that technical direction aligns with product goals.

The crafter & designer team vibe

You’ll join our Crafter & Designer team, a group of passionate, collaborative, and creative problem-solvers who care about building products that truly delight our users.

We value openness, experimentation, and continuous improvement. We balance high-quality engineering with a playful, social atmosphere. We have a strong work-life balance, and we come to work excited and looking to make a change together.

Life at Hobbii

We’re a 300-person team based in Copenhagen, with over 25 engineers from 10+ nationalities. We value curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, whether we’re building platforms, playing board games, or enjoying cake Fridays..

Perks & Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible office/home setup

• 6 weeks vacation + paid parental leave

• Health insurance

• Delicious Meyers lunch & barista coffee

• Fantastic company parties 🎉

Ready to architect something new?
Apply now,  share your CV, LinkedIn, or portfolio. No cover letter needed, we’ll get to know you during the process.

📍 Location: Hobbii HQ, Dortheavej, Copenhagen