Frontend Lead | Offshore

Location
Chennai
Workplace
Remote ok

About this role

Key Responsibilities 

  • Design and implement scalable microfrontend architectures using React, enabling independent team deployments and feature isolation. 
  • Lead frontend development efforts with emphasis on performance optimization, accessibility (A11y), and SEO best practices for large-scale web applications. 
  • Build and maintain responsive, modern UIs using React, TypeScript, and contemporary frontend frameworks; optimize for Core Web Vitals and search engine visibility. 
  • Develop frontend applications, implementing RESTful APIs and microservices patterns. 
  • Architect and implement cross-cutting concerns including authentication, authorization, logging, caching, and monitoring across frontend and backend layers. 
  • Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to translate requirements into technical specifications and implementation plans. 
  • Enforce coding standards, design patterns, and best practices across frontend and backend development; conduct thorough code reviews. 
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment of frontend and backend components. 
  • Mentor and guide developers on frontend technologies, SEO optimization, and cloud deployment patterns. 
  • Identify and address performance bottlenecks, technical debt, and architectural gaps; recommend pragmatic solutions with impact analysis. 

Required Qualifications 

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. 
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in a fullstack or senior frontend engineer role. 
  • Expert-level proficiency in React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript; proven experience building complex, performant web applications at scale. 
  • Strong experience implementing microfrontend architectures (Module Federation, iframes, Web Components, or similar patterns). 
  • Demonstrable knowledge of SEO best practices, including server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), structured data, and Core Web Vitals optimization. 
  • Strong understanding of web performance optimization, caching strategies, and browser APIs. 
  • Proficiency with version control, frontend build tools (Webpack, Vite, Next.js, etc.), and testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library). 
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and containerization/deployment technologies. 
  • Strong communication skills, ability to work across teams, and problem-solving mindset. 

Preferred Skills 

  • Experience with Next.js, Remix, or other React meta-frameworks for SSR/SSG capabilities. 
  • Expertise in state management solutions (Redux, Zustand, Context API, etc.). 
  • Familiarity with design systems and component library development and maintenance. 
  • Experience with CSS-in-JS solutions (styled-components, Emotion, etc.) or utility-first CSS frameworks (Tailwind). 
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices. 
  • Experience with GraphQL or gRPC for modern API development. 
  • Cloud certifications (AWS Associate/Professional or Azure Administrator/Developer). 
  • Agile and Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe) experience. 
  • Exposure to generative AI feature delivery and integration in web applications. 

Experience 

  • 6–10+ years of overall software development experience. 
  • 2+ years of professional frontend development with significant emphasis on frontend architecture and React. 
  • Demonstrated success building and scaling complex web applications with performance and SEO as key considerations.

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