UI/UX Designer

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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About Toddle

At Toddle, we help teachers do better what they do best - teach! We do this by creating intuitive technology tools that empower educators across all stages of teaching and learning. We’re reimagining how educators interact with technology to deliver learner-centered experiences. Our mission is to amplify teaching for 60 million PreK-12 educators globally by supporting them in delivering meaningful and personalized learning experiences.

At Toddle, we build teaching and learning tools for IB PYP, IB MYP, IB DP, Cambridge, US Independent, and other progressive PreK-12 teaching teams. Today, over 100,000 educators across 2,000+ schools in 100+ countries use Toddle to streamline curriculum planning, student portfolios, reports, assessments, family communication, and more. Toddle’s growth is fuelled by positive word of mouth and by users who have turned into evangelists and advocates of the product. In addition to the intuitive technology, Toddle offers a range of world-class professional learning opportunities and resources for educators and school leaders, all for free.

We love solving for

• Creating delightful experiences that help teaching teams collaborate better & be more effective
• Building tools that help teachers personalize learning for their students
• Helping teachers around the world connect with each other meaningfully

We are at a series A stage right now, growing fast in the SaaS Ed-tech space, and have been funded by Sequoia, Matrix, Beenext, and Better Capital among others.

Here’s what you’ll be doing

"Good design is as little design as Possible" - Dieter Rams

Design is one of Toddle's core competencies and as a designer on the team, you'll lead the way. Our designers are makers and storytellers. They envision how people experience our products and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired, refined and even magical.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Has an interest in designing for education and knows the difference between "good" and "great" and is able to work through team dynamics and timelines to deliver excellent design
• Is obsessed with breaking new creative ground through crafting the best ideas in design
• Is optimistic and open to new ideas and ways of working
• Has a diverse portfolio that shows good aesthetic judgment and attention to detail

Is this someone that looks like you?

• 1- 3 years of experience in designing for brands, digital products and services
• Formal design training with an incredible eye for detail and obsessive appreciation for
• typography, design and layout
• Strong design sensibilities (visual, motion and interaction)
• Adept at using the Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch or similar design tools
• Excellent organizational, collaboration, and communication skills
• We deeply value building the right culture at Toddle, and these are a few things that
• we look for in each hire – coach-ability, curiosity, ownership and hustle
• High sense of accountability & ownership
• Strong team player and someone who derives great joy from efficient teamwork
• Humility, diligence and a willingness to learn new things – A Lifelong Learner

Within the first 3 months, you will

• Understand Toddle's vision and brand strategy.
• Get a good end-to-end understanding of our creative development process, design
• language and design system
• Translate business and technical requirements into designs that are visually enticing
• and emotionally engaging
• Produce creative assets including templates, layouts, etc., for marketing activities across
• multiple channels. These include web, social media, events, and other activations
• Participate in design reviews and give feedback on the work of other team members

Within 6 months, you will

• Design for website, product, emails, social media graphics and various print media.
• Simplify a complicated idea, compliment the words or message being delivered to the
• user through design
• Brainstorm with the marketing and design team to come up with the graphic concepts.
• Generate ideas and concepts that are clear, communicative and engaging.
• Create original pieces of visual images for posters, brochures, blog covers, resources,
• etc. (Check out https://learn.toddleapp.com/resources)

Within 12 months, you will

• Own projects from kickoff through completion, working closely with design, marketing and business stakeholders
• Develop your own toolbox of varied styles that work for the brand seamlessly
• Manage timelines & ensure adherence to systems & processes
• Create and sustain a culture of creative excellence for the team and company

Excited about the role?

Here are a few more benefits:

1. Flexibility at work

• Work from anywhere – home, co-working space, cafe or even the hills
• Block “no-meeting hours” to enable uninterrupted focused work

2. Exposure to diverse learning opportunities

• Work across different projects & teams to develop skills outside of your core expertise
• Access to a small budget towards learning (e.g. books, online courses, substacks)

3. Industry best leave policy

We trust you fully on your commitment to our mission and your judgment on planning your time and taking leaves:

• No cap on the number of sick or casual leaves
• Special paid leaves for childbirth, weddings, etc.
• And if in any circumstance you feel burnt out – there is a little something for this too!

Requires 9 hours

-Work from Office( Balewadi High Street) Involved

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Research and post on a LinkedIn community we are building

2. Conduct market research into social media trends, influencers, ETC

3. Explore AI tools & SaaS tools that can automate and scale current efforts

4. Come up with creative strategies to improve engagement/impressions

5. Research on competitors' outreach strategies.

• Write lots of bug-free, efficient, scalable and reusable code.
• Write unit tests and take responsibility for the quality of your own code.
• Coach, encourage and mentor your fellow software developers to do the same.
• Consult with product owners to define, scope and plan new features.
• Test, evaluate and recommend technologies to improve the overall product.
• Be a key participant in the Agile process.
• Produce excellent documentation.
• Undertake and implement processes for smoother and efficient deployment of code base
• Maintain code base as it grows bigger and scales

What we value

• 2-3 Years of experience building and shipping API’s using python based frameworks
• Proficiency with NoSql Databases (Elastic, Mongo) is a must
• Experience in working with Amazon Cloud Services like SNS, SQS, VPC, etc. is preferred
• Experience with databases migration and system re-architecture is valued
• Ability to write modular, reusable, and clean code
• Comfortable with ticket management and documentation

• Work closely with the IT team in completing projects
• Troubleshoot and fix any issues relating to PHP programs
• Ensure smooth operations of web processes and infrastructure
• Create scripts to facilitate client systems to meet performance and objectives
• Test and develop software for client applications
• Create documentation for software created
• Utilize source debuggers and write or modify client software
• Produce results effectively and within the deadlines set

• Proven experience as a PHP developer in a competitive environment
• Strong knowledge of PHP coding and web-based applications
• Good understanding of website integration and software creation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to follow clear instructions according to client demands
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Creative ability to produce effective solutions to client problems
• Good team player that is enthusiastic about delivering results
• Able to work seated in front of a computer screen for long hours at a time

• Support the transition by planning and overseeing the transfer of members from one location to another, including but not limited to operational readiness, support documentation, knowledge transfer and acceptance checklists
• Support in ensuring transition activity is planned and executed to schedule, budget and scope
• Support in establishing transition end to end plans including infrastructure support models, change management, risk assessment and mitigation, resource planning and service management with clear tollgates
• Liaise with transition lead on milestone scheduling, knowledge transfer activities, and communication of progress (KPIs)
• Keep stakeholders involved in transition process and update them with the progress and roadblocks
• Promote awareness of transition planning and support processes within the GCC
• Support the Transition Lead to source and assess opportunities to expand the centre (including assessment of Make vs. Buy, offshore / on shore)
• Work directly with third party resources on a day-to-day basis to support the transition process during the set-up of the GCC

Skills:

• Proven knowledge of service transition methodology, tools and templates through experience or qualifications
• The ability to identify, escalate and manage project risks with the Transition Lead
• 3+ years of experience transitioning / offshoring / outsourcing projects / functions across sub processes such as Biostatistics, reg. affairs, clinical ops, drug safety, medical Governance, strategy and planning, pharma covigilance
• Good exposure in previous roles to multi-cultural, transversal functions
• Pharma background with experience across the systems development life cycle with experience in different project phases
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – must be able to communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing