Lead Front-End Developer

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

• Min Experience: 6+ years
• Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced Lead Front-End Developer to take end-to-end ownership of our consumer-facing product experiences. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building polished, high-performance B2C products, preferably within a startup environment. You should be passionate about delivering exceptional user experiences, shipping quickly without compromising quality, and driving technical excellence within a growing front-end engineering team.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. Front-End Architecture

• Define and evolve the front-end technology stack, architecture, coding patterns, and development standards.
• Drive technical decisions related to state management, component design, performance optimisation, and build pipelines.
• Develop and maintain scalable, reusable components and architecture patterns that support multiple products and use cases.

2. B2C Product Development

• Build responsive, mobile-first web applications designed to serve thousands of merchants and end users.
• Deliver intuitive, visually engaging, and high-performance product experiences.
• Focus on optimising page load times, interaction quality, responsiveness, and overall user experience.

3. Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and guide a small team of front-end developers.
• Conduct code reviews, establish engineering standards, and promote best coding practices.
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages ownership, continuous learning, and professional growth.

4. API Integration

• Collaborate with back-end engineering teams to design and integrate RESTful APIs.
• Own front-end and back-end integration contracts, ensuring seamless communication and reliable application functionality.

5. Design Collaboration

• Partner with product designers to translate Figma designs and specifications into pixel-perfect, responsive, and accessible interfaces.
• Contribute to and maintain a shared design system to ensure consistency across products.
• Work closely with product and engineering teams to deliver cohesive user experiences.

6. Quality and Testing

• Establish and promote a strong front-end testing culture using Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or equivalent tools.
• Ensure critical user journeys and application functionality are thoroughly tested.
• Drive improvements in code quality, maintainability, and release reliability.

7. Performance Optimisation

• Monitor and optimise Core Web Vitals, bundle sizes, rendering performance, and application responsiveness.
• Implement monitoring and testing tools to identify performance issues and prevent regressions.

Technical Skills

Must-Have Skills

• Next.js
• Tailwind CSS
• React
• TypeScript
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• HTML5 and CSS3

Good-to-Have Skills

• Figma
• Analytics and A/B Testing Platforms
• Monorepo Tooling
• Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress
• Git/GitHub, CI/CD Pipelines, Webpack, and Turbopack
• JIRA, Confluence, and Agile/Scrum Methodologies

Deep expertise in Next.js and Tailwind CSS is essential, along with strong React experience. Candidates should be comfortable working with the remaining technologies or demonstrate the ability to learn them quickly.

Qualifications and Experience

• B.Tech, B.E., MCA, or an equivalent qualification.
• 6–8 years of hands-on front-end development experience, including at least 2 years in a senior or leadership role.
• Previous experience working in a startup environment, with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities, make independent technical decisions, and deliver effectively in ambiguous situations.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating experience building B2C products, applications, or web experiences used directly by consumers or small business owners.
• Strong understanding of scalable front-end architecture, reusable components, consistent design patterns, and maintainable codebases.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical decisions and trade-offs to engineers, designers, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a methodical approach to debugging complex issues and developing practical solutions.
• A passion for mentoring developers, improving engineering practices, and building a strong front-end engineering culture.