Lead Front-End Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Lead Front-end Engineer and take the lead in shaping our company's front-end architecture, optimizing performance, and creating exceptional user experiences. Collaborate with product, marketing, and growth teams to deliver impactful solutions. You will design and implement front-end features using React and Next.js, ensuring smooth performance and a top-tier user experience. You'll also collaborate on SEO optimization, work with large-scale traffic, and partner with other teams to drive user acquisition and retention. This role requires a minimum of 5 years of front-end experience and a proven track record of delivering high-performance solutions. The ideal candidate is passionate about innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in software engineering, primarily focused on front-end (React, Redux, Hooks, Next.js)
• Proven track record of problem-solving and delivering scalable, high-performance front-end solutions
• Knowledge in SEO for large-scale B2C platforms, including a deep understanding of how front-end decisions affect search rankings and performance
• Experience with testing methodologies and a commitment to maintaining high code quality
• Exceptional English Communication Skills with the ability to convey technical decisions and rationale to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to proactively contribute to team discussions and problem-solving, ensuring active participation in meetings and collaborative efforts
• Product Mindset: Understands the importance of aligning technical decisions with business goals and user needs

Responsibilities

• Design and implement front-end features and optimisations using React and Next.js
• Ensure smooth performance, responsiveness, and a top-tier user experience
• Proactively consider SEO impact in all front-end changes and site architecture decisions
• Collaborate with marketing and product teams to implement SEO-friendly features and improvements
• Design systems that can handle large-scale traffic while maintaining excellent load times and user experiences
• Partner with the growth and marketing teams to develop landing pages, run A/B tests, and implement features that drive user acquisition and retention
• Work closely with our Lead Product Designer in Figma to ensure accurate implementation of UI/UX designs
• Contribute to our content engine, ensuring it aligns with both technical and growth objectives
• Stay updated on emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends; Specifically, must be extremely well versed in leveraging AI
• Suggest and champion improvements to our tech stack, architecture, and processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Science, Engineering or related
• Startup/Scale-up experience —comfortable working in a fast-paced, autonomous environment where time is critical and every decision matters