Tech Lead

Director - Frontend | Snapmint

Location: Gurgaon (Unitech Cyber Park, Sector 39)

Work Days: Monday – Friday

Experience: 12-16 years

About Snapmint: Founded by serial entrepreneurs from IIT Bombay, Snapmint is redefining how banking works by building the experience from the ground up. Our flagship offering provides 0% interest purchase financing to over 300 million banked Indian consumers even those without credit cards — through instant credit scoring and advanced underwriting systems.

By evaluating hundreds of data points beyond traditional credit models, we deliver real-time credit approvals, seamless digital loan servicing, and repayments — revolutionizing financial access for the modern, smartphone-first Indian consumer.

https://snapmint.com/

Job Overview:

We’re looking for a Director of Frontend Engineering with a strong focus on Web (React/Next.js) to lead the design, architecture, and execution of Snapmint’s consumer-facing platforms. This role will own web engineering at scale, while also overseeing Android frontend teams to ensure consistency, performance, and a unified user experience across platforms.

You will be responsible for building and scaling high-performance, modular frontend systems that serve millions of users, with a strong emphasis on design thinking, component reusability, and engineering excellence. This is a strategic leadership role that demands a deep understanding of web technologies, system architecture, and modern frontend design patterns, coupled with the ability to mentor teams and drive execution at speed.

🔧 Key Responsibilities:

• Own the frontend web strategy, architecture, and roadmap, focusing on React.js, Next.js, and scalable design systems.
• Lead and mentor web engineers to build modular, maintainable, and high-performing web applications.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Backend teams to deliver intuitive and performant cross-platform experiences.
• Oversee the Android frontend team (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose), ensuring consistency in UX, shared design principles, and code quality across platforms.
• Drive the development of design systems and component libraries that scale across web and mobile.
• Champion frontend modularization and micro-frontend architecture to support faster development and easier codebase management.
• Ensure adherence to code quality, performance, security, and accessibility standards.
• Implement best-in-class observability, error tracking, and performance monitoring tools (e.g., Sentry, Firebase, Lighthouse).
• Lead UI experimentation efforts (e.g., A/B testing, feature flags), continuously improving UX based on data.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and collaborative innovation within the frontend engineering teams.
• Keep the engineering org updated with the latest in frontend tech, frameworks, and tooling.

✅ Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 8+ years in frontend development and 5+ years in technical leadership roles.
• Deep hands-on expertise in:

○ React.js, Next.js, JavaScript/TypeScript

○ Component-driven architecture, server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG)

○ Building and scaling design systems and modular UIs

• Strong understanding of web performance optimization, SEO, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Experience building scalable consumer-facing applications with millions of users.
• Exposure to Android frontend development (Kotlin/Jetpack Compose) with ability to guide and align mobile teams on UI/UX consistency.
• Familiarity with DevOps for frontend: CI/CD pipelines, feature flagging, analytics, and deployment strategies.
• Passion for design thinking, user-centric product development, and pixel-perfect implementation.
• Strong problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.
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Experience with deploying applications on cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS

• Experience in using REST APIs with the front end

• Experience in handling webMap applications using leading webMap Javascript APIs like ReactJS Leaflet, Google Maps Javascript API and Geoserver management

• Experience with the Agile/Scrum development model

• Strong experience in code versioning using Git.

• Strong design, development, and implementation experience.

• Very good experience in React JS, React Leaflet and Redux

About the Company:- Rejolut is one of the award-winning fastest-growing emerging tech companies which is working on leading technology like Blockchain, ML & AI, Complex mobile & web apps, IoT etc.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing highly scalable and secure code.

React Js Job Description

• Proficient in client & server-side JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 and webpack
• Competent in building single page web applications using Node.js and React Js
• Redux for state management
• Universal rendering (Client-side rendering and Server-side rendering)
• Experience with cross-browser, cross-platform, and design constraints on the web
• Experience in developing automated unit and functional tests
• Experience in an agile development process
• Solid knowledge of algorithms and design patterns
• Have a passion for quality and writing clean, readable code that scales and performs well
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• 1+ years of software design and web application development

Benefits :

> Health Insurance

> Work from Home

> Fast growth and more visibility into the company

> Experience to work on the latest technology

> Competitive Learning Environment with supportive co-workers

> Employee friendly HR Policies

> Paid leaves up to certain limits

> Competitive salaries & Bonuses

> Liberal working atmosphere

> Get mentored by the best in the industry

Schedule:

Day Shift/Flexible working hours

Monday to Friday

Skills:- React.js, Javascript and Redux/Flux

Description of Skills/abilities:

We are looking for a great JavaScript developer who is proficient with React.js. Your primary focus will be on developing user interface components and implementing those with well-known React.js workflows such as Redux. You will ensure that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to maintain. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is a must.

You will be responsible for architecting and building the applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

Responsibilities

1. Developing new user-facing features using React.js, React hooks.
2. Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
3. Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code.
4. Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and all browsers.
5. Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across all web browsers.
6. Diagnose, fix bugs, maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
7. Key understanding about Object Oriented Programming, Web Architecture, SDLC, Rest Framework.
8. Should have understanding in Hybrid App Ecosystem, Code Once - Deploy Anywhere thought process.
9. Responsible for development of new highly-responsive, web-based user interface.
10. Construct visualizations that are able to depict vast amounts of data.
11. Work with product team and graphic designers.
12. Develop a flexible and well-structured front-end architecture, along with the APIs to support it React.js developer requirements and qualifications.
13. Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support). Produce fully functional web, mobile applications writing clean code.

Skills

1. Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
2. Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles.
3. Having Experience with popular React.js workflows such as Redux.
4. Familiarity with newer specifications of Typescript.
5. Having Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js).
6. Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus.
7. Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
8. Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
9. Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
10. Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
11. Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, SVN.
12. Knowledge of functional or object-oriented programming.
13. Ability to write well-documented, clean typescript code.
14. Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts.
15. Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage.

Skill Set:

React, React Hooks, Redux, and Typescript with minimum of 6+ Years of relevant Experience.

Responsibilities

• Build applications using JavaScript frameworks such as React.js, Vue.js or svelte.js

• Build reusable UI components, ensuring that UI code base is scalable and maintainable

• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs

• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

• Good in writing unit test cases, and can follow test driven development approach

• Participate in user experience design and architecture initiatives

• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery and elicit new

requirements

• Perform troubleshooting steps, if any, in the phase of implementation, customization, and

configuration

• Having good debugging skills and proficiency in tool to build next-generation web apps

Mandatory Skills

• Knowledge of Functional and OO JavaScript/ES6

• Built web Applications using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with Frameworks like React.js(Hooks

and context API), Vue.Js and svelte.js

• Basic understanding of Typescript and type language concepts

• Clear fundamental understanding of server-side rendered apps, experience with frameworks like

Next,js or Nuxt.js is the Best

• Good understanding of lib and frameworks like Webpack (4.0), lodash, any charting lib like d3.js or

Victory

• Expertise in using JavaScript state Management libraries such as Redux or Mobx

• Prior experience in building responsive design layouts using a formal framework like Material UI.

• Familiarity with best practices (web security concepts, ensuring browser & device compatibility,

etc.)

• Experience in development and debugging tools for cross-browser issues

• Working knowledge of integrating with RESTful APIs for server-side functionality

• Ability to work well individually and in a group setting, under pressure and deadlines

Requirements

• B.Tech/ B.S. or M.Tech/ M.S. in Computer Science, IT or related field.

• 5-8 years of experience.

Desirable Skills

• Hands-on experience with using Git (handling branching and merging), any DevOps pipeline,

• Experience with Agile methodologies

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced JavaScript developer who is proficient with React.js. The primary focus of the selected candidate would be on developing user interface components implementing and executing them following well-known React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux). Also ensuring that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to manage. A commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality products are important.

Responsibilities:

• Developing the latest user-facing features using React.js
• Designing a modern highly responsive web-based user interface
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Learn and understand user interactions
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Coordinating with various teams working on distinct layers
• As a React.js Developer, you will be involved from conception to completion with projects that are technologically sound and aesthetically impressive. 

Technical skills:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Prior experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Familiarity with more current specifications of ECMAScript
• Prior experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
• Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with HTML / CSS
• GIT experience is a plus
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization

As a Mid Level Front-End Developer, you will:

Create well-designed, documented, and tested front end solutions using modern JavaScript frameworks, such as React and Redux, CSS-in-JS, Styled Components, etc.

Collaborate with clients, project managers, UX designers, and other developers to gain a thorough understanding of project requirements within agreed-upon scope and architecture designs

Translate wireframes into fully functional user interfaces and proactively address edge case scenarios

Collaborate with back-end developers to design REST APIs and request/response schemas

Perform code reviews with constructive feedback

Promote clean code, best practices, and consistent design patterns across the team

Write infrastructure as code and automated deployment scripts for customer delivery

Provide development estimates from granular tasks to comprehensive projects/applications

Lead and present technical discussions to clients, including knowledge transfers

Take on additional responsibilities over time and become a key contributor for scaling team size