Lead Frontend Engineer

Frontend Developers

• Contract To Hire (Initial Engagement: 6 months)

Experience: 5+ years

Mandatory Skills:

● React.js

● React Native

● JavaScript

● Experience in developing scalable and maintainable web and mobile applications

● Frontend architecture and reusable components

● State management

● REST API/backend service integration

● Application performance optimisation

● Authentication/authorisation and frontend security

● Git and pull-request-based development

● Clean, reusable and testable code

● Agile/product development experience

● Code reviews, debugging and production issue resolution

Good to have:

● TypeScript

● Next.js

● Jest / React Testing Library

● CI/CD

● Application monitoring

● Mobile deployment

Title: React.js Lead Developer (Svelte Js experience would be a plus) Location: ChennaiMode:

Onsite - Work from OfficeType:

ContractDuration: Long term

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead – Frontend Engineering with strong expertise in React.js and Svelte.js to lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance web applications. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical leader who can drive frontend architecture, guide engineering teams, establish development standards, and collaborate closely with product, UX, backend, and architecture teams.

• Requirements: A minimum of 7+ years of experience in software/frontend application development.
• Strong hands-on development experience with React.js.
• Strong hands-on development experience with Svelte.js and/or SvelteKit.
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript ES6+ and TypeScript.
• Solid experience of HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Responsive Web Design, and Modern frontend development practices
• Strong experience developing reusable UI components and component libraries.
• Experience with frontend state management solutions such as Redux, Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Context API, and Svelte Stores
• Experience integrating applications with REST APIs and/or GraphQL.
• Strong knowledge of asynchronous programming and API communication.
• Strong understanding of frontend application architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with Git-based source-control platforms.
• Experience with modern build and development tools such as Vite, Webpack, npm, Yarn, or pnpm
• Experience with unit and frontend testing frameworks.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.

Job Title: Technical Lead

Experience: 6+ Years

Job Type: Full-Time

Department: Engineering

Job Location: Sec-62, Noida.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Technical Lead with strong software engineering expertise and a proven track record of building scalable, secure, and production-grade web applications.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of software development experience, strong expertise across modern frontend and backend technologies, and the ability to take end-to-end technical ownership—from architecture and development through deployment and production support.

The role requires a technically hands-on leader who can provide architectural direction, mentor developers, review code, solve complex engineering challenges, and ensure high standards of engineering quality.

Practical knowledge of AI/GenAI technologies is important. Prior experience in the Indian FinTech/BFSI ecosystem will be strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, architecture, development, and delivery of web-based applications.
• Take end-to-end technical ownership of projects, ensuring scalable, maintainable, secure, and high-quality implementations.
• Work hands-on across frontend, backend, databases, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and third-party integrations.
• Define technical architecture, technology choices, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high standards of code quality, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance throughout design and implementation.
• Identify technical risks, bottlenecks, scalability concerns, and architectural challenges early in the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Designers, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.

• Participate in effort estimation, sprint planning, technical discussions, and delivery planning.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis and permanent resolutions.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies, frameworks, development practices, and AI-assisted engineering tools where appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to incorporate AI/GenAI capabilities into products, workflows, and internal engineering processes.
• Ensure applications follow appropriate practices for security, data privacy, authentication, authorization, logging, and monitoring.

Technical Skills & Requirements

Mandatory

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience building and maintaining production-grade web applications.
• Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems.
• Experience with frontend frameworks such as React.js, Next.js, Angular, Vue.js, or similar.
• Strong backend development experience using Node.js and/or other modern backend frameworks and languages.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, API design, authentication, authorization, and third-party integrations.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
• Good understanding of system design, distributed systems, scalability, caching, asynchronous processing, and performance optimization.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Git-based development workflows, monitoring, and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong understanding of application security and secure software development practices.

AI / GenAI Skills

The candidate should have a practical understanding of the modern AI ecosystem and its application in software products.

Experience or knowledge in the following areas will be an advantage:

• LLM-based applications and APIs
• OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar AI platforms
• AI agents and agentic workflows
• RAG and vector databases
• Prompt engineering and structured outputs
• AI-assisted development tools
• Integration of AI capabilities into existing web applications

• Reliability, security, privacy, cost, and hallucination considerations in production AI systems

Deep AI/ML research experience is not mandatory. The candidate should, however, be comfortable understanding and integrating modern AI capabilities into software products.

FinTech / BFSI Experience – Preferred

Prior experience working with FinTech, BFSI, lending, payments, banking, insurance, credit, or financial services products in India will be strongly preferred.

Experience in any of the following areas will be particularly valuable:

• Digital lending / Loan Management Systems
• Payments and payment gateways
• Credit bureau and credit-score integrations
• KYC / eKYC and identity verification
• Account Aggregator ecosystem
• UPI / NPCI integrations
• Banking and NBFC integrations
• Financial APIs and third-party FinTech platforms
• RBI-related technology and compliance requirements
• Data security and privacy requirements for financial applications

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to make sound technical and architectural decisions.
• Strong ownership mindset with accountability for project delivery.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities.
• Ability to balance engineering quality with practical business and delivery requirements.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a hands-on Technical Lead rather than a purely managerial profile.

The ideal candidate should be able to:

• Understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Design scalable and reliable application architecture.
• Guide and mentor engineering teams.
• Review critical code and technical implementations.
• Solve complex technical and production issues.
• Make effective technology and architecture decisions.
• Take ownership of delivering reliable products into production.

Mandatory Criteria

6+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in modern web technologies.

Strongly Preferred

• Experience building or leading FinTech products in India.
• Practical understanding of AI/GenAI technologies and their integration into modern software products.

Role Summary

The Senior Front-end Developer builds and maintains client-facing interfaces per UI/UX designs and product requirements, owns front-end architecture and code-review standards, and mentors the Junior Front-end Developer. This is a specialized front-end role, not a full-stack position.

Key Responsibilities

•   Own front-end architecture decisions, including framework, state management, and tooling choices.

•   Set and enforce code-review, testing, and performance/accessibility standards for the pod.

•   Lead implementation of complex, high-visibility features.

•   Troubleshoot and resolve complex front-end performance or technical issues.

•   Mentor the Junior Front-end Developer, including code review and skill development.

•   Partner closely with UI/UX to ensure design fidelity and flag implementation constraints early.

•   Evaluate and recommend front-end tooling or library upgrades.

Required Skills & Technical Competencies

•   Deep expertise in a modern front-end framework (React strongly preferred) and associated ecosystem.

•   Strong understanding of front-end performance optimization and accessibility standards.

•   Experience owning front-end architecture for a production application.

Targeted Qualifications

•   5–8 years of front-end development experience.

•   Deep expertise in a modern framework (React preferred) and front-end architecture patterns.

•   Experience owning performance and accessibility standards.

•   Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

•   Experience with data-dense or real-time dashboard interfaces (relevant to IoT products).

•   Experience mentoring junior developers formally.

This role is for our client, who are reimagining video security for the modern world. Their cloud-native platform uses computer vision and AI to help businesses stay safe, make smarter decisions, and move faster; from real-time alerts to seamless clip sharing and multi-site visibility.

You’ll be joining an ambitious, fast-moving team that values clarity, craftsmanship, and impact. Every person there has a voice, ships meaningful work, and helps shape how AI can make the world safer and more connected.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale high-performance React and TypeScript applications built for real-time surveillance operations.
• Build UI components for video playback, timeline scrubbing, and multi-camera grid management.
• Optimize client-side rendering, network bandwidth, and browser memory usage when streaming high-frequency data.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Machine Learning engineers to transform complex AI detection capabilities into simple user experiences.
• Establish frontend architecture patterns, maintain testing standards, and mentor team members.

Skills And Qualifications

• Experience building production web applications in React and TypeScript
• Deep understanding of frontend performance profiling, browser memory management, and client-side optimization
• Hands-on experience working with real-time data streams (WebSockets, SSE, or WebRTC)
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including modular architecture, state management, and automated testing
• High bar for UI detail, usability, and web accessibility is a plus
• Experience with video technologies on the web (HLS, WebRTC, MSE, or Canvas/WebGL video rendering) is a plus
• Experience building spatial or location-aware dashboards using mapping tools (e.g., Mapbox, Leaflet) is a plus
• Prior experience in fast-paced startup environments or developer-centric B2B SaaS platforms is a plus

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Early-stage equity in a rapidly growing company
• Referral bonuses
• Team dinners and regular team off-sites
• The latest Apple products and unlimited tech stack

The company is on a mission to transform a $50B+ legacy industry by bringing the power of cutting-edge multimodal LLMs and computer vision to real-world security and operations. From firearm detection to intelligent access control, our AI-native platform turns every camera and sensor into a smart system that enhances safety, efficiency, and awareness.