Job Title : Engineering Team Lead Frontend
Location : Bangalore
Experience : 10+ years
About the Role :
We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Team Lead (Frontend) to establish and grow our Bangalore engineering hub. You will lead the design and development of our funnel optimisation platform for eCommerce, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability. This role requires deep frontend expertise, strong architectural skills, and the ability to mentor and lead engineers while still being actively involved in coding and technical decision-making.
Key Responsibilities :
Technical Leadership :
- Architect, design, and implement scalable, high-performance frontend systems.
- Own and evolve the frontend stack (React, Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL / REST, Webpack / Vite, CI / CD pipelines).
- Define best practices for code quality, testing (unit, integration, e2e), and performance optimization.
- Set up observability and monitoring for frontend applications (logging, metrics, APM).
Hands-On Development :
Write production-quality code and perform in-depth code reviews.Optimize frontend applications for scalability, accessibility, and cross-browser performance.Implement secure and reliable integrations with backend APIs and data pipelines.Architecture & Scaling :
Lead architectural discussions on micro-frontends, state management (Redux, Recoil, Zustand), caching strategies, and design systems.Collaborate with backend and DevOps teams on end-to-end system design, API contracts, CI / CD, containerized deployments (Docker / Kubernetes).Team Building & Mentorship :
Recruit, coach, and lead a world-class frontend engineering team.Conduct design reviews, tech talks, and pair programming sessions to drive technical excellence.Strategic Contribution :
Partner with Product and Design teams to align technical direction with business priorities.Drive experimentation with new frontend technologies, frameworks, and performance tooling.Establish engineering metrics (code coverage, build time, release frequency, error rates) to measure 10+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years leading engineering teams.Frontend Expertise :
Advanced proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, React (hooks, context, suspense, SSR), Next.js.Deep knowledge of modern UI frameworks, component libraries, CSS-in-JS, responsive design, accessibility (WCAG 2.1).Strong expertise in frontend build systems (Webpack, Vite, Babel, Rollup) and package management (npm, yarn, pnpm).Experience with GraphQL, REST APIs, WebSockets, and real-time data streaming.Architecture & Cloud :
Proven experience designing scalable frontend architectures, including micro-frontends, design systems, and modular monorepos.Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS / GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI / CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI).Knowledge of frontend security practices (XSS, CSRF, CSP, OAuth, JWT, SSO).(ref : hirist.tech)