How to Become a Front End Engineer?

Are you thinking of becoming a Front End Engineer or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Front End Engineer, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Front End Engineer job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Front End Engineer Career Path

Front End Engineer

Alias: Front End Engineer II, Assistant Front End Engineer...(3)
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29% advanced to
2 - 4Years of Experience
€49K - €73K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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29% advanced to

Senior Front End Engineer

Alias: Mid-Level Front End Engineer
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2 - 4Years of Experience
€74K - €90K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Lead Front End Engineer

Alias: Team Lead Front End Engineer
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5 - 7Years of Experience
€85K - €89K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Salary Trajectory

Front End Engineer Career Path

Front End Engineer I
Front End Engineer
Senior Front End Engineer
Front End Engineer Manager
Lead Front End Engineer
Principal Front End Engineer
Director of Front End Engineering
Senior Vice President of Engineering
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€20K
€40K
€60K
€100K

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Important Skill Sets for the Front End Engineer Career Path

HTML AND CSS
javascript/jquery
angular.js
Frameworks

Related careers in the engineering Industry

Interested in other engineering careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Front End Engineer skills. Discover some of the most common Front End Engineer career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Software Engineer
13% skills overlap
47% transitioned to Software Engineer