Harry Ashton

Contract and consulting frontend work — design systems, component architecture, and production UI for teams that need senior judgment without the overhead. Founder of Frontend Now.

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United Kingdom, remote. 11+ years shipping ui. Open to contract, consulting, or lead/senior roles.

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About

Engineer first.

Clarity under pressure.

I'm a senior frontend engineer with a long arc from agency throughput to product leadership: design systems, accessibility engineering, and micro-frontends where teams need guardrails without slowing delivery.

Today I'm focused on contract and consulting frontend work — delivery as a senior individual contributor, sensible architecture, and accessibility engineering teams can sustain. If you need someone who ships and explains trade-offs without theatre, we'll get along.

Where I've worked

  • EO Charging logo

    Lead Frontend Developer

    EO Charging

    Sep 2022 — May 2025

  • THRIVE LXP logo

    Senior Product Engineer

    THRIVE LXP

    Jun 2020 — Sep 2022

  • JH logo

    Mid Frontend Developer

    JH

    Mar 2018 — Jul 2020

Selected work

Proof in production.

Case studies are narrative wrappers around constraints — accessibility, architecture, and taste under pressure.

  • 2022—2025

    EO Charging — EO Portal

    Lead Frontend Developer
    ReactTypeScriptmicro-frontendsmapsdashboardsaccessibility tooling

    Lead frontend for analytical dashboards, customised maps, and UI libraries across a micro-frontend architecture — with WCAG 2.1 AA governance baked in.

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  • 2020—2022

    THRIVE LXP — Learning Platform

    Senior Product Engineer
    ReactMUITypeScriptdesign systemstestingaccessibility

    Owned UI strategy for a large learning platform — component libraries spanning multiple apps, bespoke/MUI hybrids, and accessibility leadership across teams.

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  • 2023—Present

    Front End Now — Career programs

    Co-FounderLead Coachcurriculumproduct
    Next.js ecosystemcurriculumcommunitycareer systems

    Programs that help beginners land frontend roles — structured learning, accountability, and realistic hiring literacy.

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  • 2024—Present

    Inkwarden — AI writing companion

    Co-founderproduct & frontend
    Next.jsTypeScriptAIwriting toolslore & worldbuilding

    Inkwarden is an AI-powered writing companion that helps you build rich worlds, organize your lore, and interact with your characters as you create your story.

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Contact

Say hello — roles, contracts, or consulting.

Tell me what you're building, the role or engagement type, and your timeline. Short briefs beat polished vagueness.

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