Frontend Lead Developer

About the Role

We are looking for a Frontend Lead Developer to lead the technical direction and delivery of the front-end experience for a large-scale web portal.

In this role you will oversee the front-end build ensuring UI screens and reusable components are aligned with the established design system and built to a high standard of quality performance accessibility and scalability.

You will combine hands-on technical expertise with architectural leadership defining scalable front-end solutions establishing development standards driving reusable component strategies and microfrontend adoption and mentoring developers across the team.

The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with deep experience in modern React and TypeScript ecosystems front-end architecture component-based development and large-scale web applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the front-end solution design and technical implementation for large-scale web applications.
  
• Translate business and product requirements into scalable and maintainable UI architecture.
  
• Oversee the front-end build of the portal ensuring UI screens and reusable components align with the design system.
  
• Define component strategies reusable UI patterns and front-end architectural standards.
  
• Drive the adoption of microfrontend architecture and establish alignment across development teams.
  
• Establish front-end standards governance coding practices and architectural best practices.
  
• Mentor front-end developers and provide technical guidance through code reviews design reviews and architectural discussions.
  
• Ensure applications meet accessibility usability responsive design and cross-browser compatibility standards.
  
• Collaborate closely with UX/UI Designers Product Engineering and other stakeholders to ensure accurate and effective design implementation.
  
• Integrate front-end applications with REST APIs and authentication workflows.
  
• Drive performance optimization across front-end applications including lazy loading code splitting caching and bundle optimization.
  
• Apply secure front-end development practices throughout the application lifecycle.
  
• Support production readiness release planning troubleshooting and defect resolution.
  
• Contribute to technical decision-making and continuously improve front-end architecture tooling and development processes.
  

Functional Skills

• Front-End Solution Leadership: Ability to lead the technical design and implementation of complex large-scale web applications.
  
• UI Architecture: Ability to translate business requirements into scalable maintainable and reusable front-end architectures.
  
• Component Strategy: Strong understanding of reusable UI components design patterns and component library strategies.
  
• Microfrontend Leadership: Ability to drive microfrontend adoption establish architectural direction and align development teams around common approaches.
  
• Technical Governance: Ability to establish and enforce front-end standards development practices and architectural guidelines.
  
• Technical Mentorship: Experience mentoring developers conducting code reviews and providing constructive technical feedback.
  
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with UX/UI Product Engineering and other stakeholders.
  
• Quality & Production Ownership: Strong focus on accessibility usability performance security production readiness and reliable releases.
  

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
  
• Deep understanding of component-based architecture and reusable UI library design.
  
• Experience with microfrontend architecture including Webpack Module Federation.
  
• Strong experience integrating front-end applications with REST APIs.
  
• Experience implementing authentication workflows and secure front-end applications.
  
• Strong knowledge of state management particularly Redux.
  
• Solid understanding of front-end application architecture and established design patterns.
  
• Experience with front-end performance optimization including:
  
• Lazy loading
  
• Code splitting
  
• Caching strategies
  
• Bundle optimization
  
• Strong understanding of responsive web design and cross-browser compatibility.
  
• Strong knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3.
  
• Experience with front-end testing frameworks and tools such as Jest React Testing Library Cypress or Playwright.
  
• Strong experience with Git and branching/version control practices.
  
• Knowledge of accessibility standards including WCAG and ARIA.
  
• Experience with modern build tooling and package management including Webpack Vite npm Yarn or pnpm.