Position Summary
We are looking for passionate and motivated Front-End Technical Lead with strong expertise in React.js and hands-on exposure to a wide range of front-end technologies. In this role, you will provide technical leadership, architectural guidance, and mentorship while driving the design and delivery of scalable, performant, and user-centric applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape the technical roadmap and ensure engineering excellence across the front-end stack. You will be responsible for building high-performing, scalable, and responsive web applications that deliver an exceptional user experience. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain complex, high-performance web applications, provide technical mentoring to the team, and help drive best practices in coding, architecture, and software development processes.
Under direct supervision, assists in designing, developing, testing, debugging web application with robust backend and intuitive frontend components, software tools, and utilities required for the operation, maintenance, and control of computer systems. Assists in modifying existing software to fit specialized needs and configurations and maintains program libraries and technical documentation.
Must have:
- 10+ of experience in front-end development, with at least 2+ years in a lead/architect role.
- 4–5 years of professional experience in front-end development (React.js required).
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, SASS/LESS and related web technologies.
- Hands-on experience with React.js, Redux (or Context API), Hooks, and React Router.
- Knowledge of any other JS framework like Angular, Backbone, Vue.js etc.
- Knowledge of RESTful APIs integration.
- Experience with TypeScript.
- Deep understanding of front-end architecture, state management, and performance optimization.
- Experience integrating with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and micro-frontend architectures.
- Knowledge of Testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress).
- Experience with Git or other version control systems.
- Understanding of responsive design, accessibility (WCAG/ARIA standards), cross-browser compatibility, and performance optimization.
- Familiarity with modern build pipelines and tools (Webpack, Babel, npm/yarn).
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
- Experience in code refactoring, quality improvement, and performance optimization
- Experience working in an agile environment with an SDLC like Scrum, SaFE, etc.
- Experience participating in product release cycle, including code reviews and defect triage.
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).
- Experience with software development best practices like test-driven development.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on coding when required.
Good to have:
- knowledge of API development using C# & relational databases such as SQL Server.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
- Exposure to Agile development methodologies.
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures or microservices.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of user-facing features using modern front-end technologies (React.js or equivalent).
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of front-end applications with a focus on React.js and its ecosystem.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to front-end developers, guiding them in best practices, coding standards, and design patterns.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure feasibility and deliver high-quality designs.
- Drive adoption of modern front-end frameworks, tools, and libraries to ensure scalability and maintainability.
- Establish and enforce front-end best practices, coding standards, and architecture guidelines.
- Collaborate with Architects and Tech Lead to finalize implementation plan to refactor Azure IaaS/PaaS cloud services for high availability, resiliency, scalability, security, and optimal performance to meet service level objectives.
- Develop scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions that meet business and user requirements.
- Guide and mentor junior developers by conducting code reviews, sharing best practices, and providing technical support.
- Collaborate closely with product owners, designers, QA engineers to deliver high-quality features on time.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues in production and development environments.
- Write clean, testable, and efficient code, and maintain comprehensive unit and integration tests.
- Relentlessly document your implementation, patterns, practices, and processes.
- Contribute to improving development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and overall team productivity.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to bring innovative ideas to the team.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
