Lead Developer (Frontend/React)

Overview

Experienced Frontend Technical Lead with 10+ years of expertise in React, JavaScript, and enterprise web applications. Strong in frontend architecture, team leadership, Agile delivery, REST API integration, and building scalable, high-performance solutions while collaborating with global stakeholders.

Job Description

Technical Leadership
Lead the frontend engineering team and provide technical direction for React-based applications.
Define frontend architecture, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
Review solution designs and ensure scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.
Drive technical decision-making and resolve complex engineering challenges.
Client & Stakeholder Collaboration
Serve as the primary technical point of contact between client stakeholders, architects, and the offshore development team.
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Participate in requirement workshops, technical discussions, estimation, and solution planning.
Provide regular technical updates, identify risks, and proactively recommend mitigation strategies.
Delivery Leadership
Lead a team of 4–10 frontend engineers.
Drive sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, and release planning.
Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of project milestones.
Coordinate with backend, DevOps, QA, UX, and architecture teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Hands-on Development
Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade React applications.
Build reusable UI components and frontend frameworks.
Integrate frontend applications with REST APIs following API-first principles.
Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
Support production issue analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills:
 
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Required Skills

Mandatory
Strong hands-on expertise in React.
Strong JavaScript development skills.
Experience building enterprise-scale Single Page Applications (SPA).
Experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs.
Experience designing scalable frontend architectures.
Experience leading frontend development teams.
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring developers.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Preferred
Experience with AWS-based applications.
Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud / Sales Cloud integrations.
Experience with Bronson UI.
Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
Experience working with multi-country enterprise platforms.
Experience in the Financial Services or Automotive domain.
Experience working with SAFe / Agile Release Train (ART).
Soft Skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
Ability to influence technical decisions across distributed teams.
Ownership and accountability.
Ability to work effectively in multicultural global teams.
Years of Experience
10+ years of frontend application development experience.
Minimum 5 years of hands-on React development experience.
2–4 years of technical or team leadership experience.
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Skills & Requirements

React, JavaScript, Single Page Applications (SPA), REST APIs, Frontend Architecture, Frontend Development, Technical Leadership, Team Leadership, Agile, Scrum, React Application Development, UI Component Development, API Integration, Code Review, Mentoring, Stakeholder Management, Solution Design, Technical Architecture, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Release Planning, Problem Solving, AWS, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Bronson UI, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), SAFe, Agile Release Train (ART), Financial Services, Automotive Domain, Communication, Presentation Skills

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