Lead- Frontend Software Developer

Location: Pune, India

Department: Technology

Experience: 5 to 8 years

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend teams to ensure that frontend development aligns with the company's strategic objectives and user needs.​
• Lead the creation and execution of the frontend development roadmap, setting clear milestones and ensuring timely delivery of features.​
• Implement and enforce coding standards, conduct regular code reviews, and promote best practices to maintain high-quality codebases.​
• Identify areas of technical debt and prioritize refactoring efforts to improve code maintainability and scalability.​
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers, fostering their growth and ensuring adherence to coding standards.​
• Encourage open communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration within the frontend team to enhance productivity and innovation.​
• Utilize tools and techniques to monitor frontend application performance, identifying and addressing bottlenecks to ensure optimal user experience.​
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment processes, ensuring rapid and reliable delivery of features.

• • Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field.
  • Certifications (if any): Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field.

• • Minimum: 5+yrs relevant experience.
  • Preferred: 7 to 8 years relevant experience

• Mandatory:
• Displays strong ownership by taking accountability for frontend module delivery from estimation through deployment.
• Demonstrates collaborative problem-solving by working closely with product owners, backend teams, and UI/UX designers to deliver consistent, user-friendly experiences.
• Shows attention to detail by upholding code quality and adhering to UI/UX design standards and coding best practices.
• Communicate effectively by articulating frontend architecture, design trade-offs, and delivery plans to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Applies critical thinking by identifying UI bottlenecks or edge cases early and proposing scalable, practical solutions.
• Demonstrates system thinking by understanding how frontend components interact within a broader architecture and optimizing accordingly.Experience building and optimizing Progressive Web Apps (PWA) to ensure fast, app-like performance and offline support for users across devices — highly relevant for high-traffic OTA platforms.
• Working knowledge of frontend security best practices, including Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) protection, Content Security Policies (CSP), and secure cookie/session handling critical in handling financial transactions or identity verification flows.
• Familiarity with Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS) and hands-on experience in improving Core Web Vitals performance for SEO and user experience gains — now essential for Google rankings and UX.
• Strong grasp of responsive design principles and mobile-first development to support diverse user bases across Tier 2/3 cities and devices, especially on low-bandwidth networks.

• Preferred:
• Experience integrating third-party SDKs for analytics (e.g., Google Analytics, Mixpanel), personalization (e.g., MoEngage, Clevertap), or customer engagement (e.g., WhatsApp plugins, chatbot SDKs).
• Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks and tools like Google Optimize or custom-built solutions to validate design and performance hypotheses for OTA platforms.
• Hands-on experience with frontend internationalization (i18n) and localization tools for supporting multilingual audiences — useful in reaching regional language users.
• Understanding of micro-frontend architecture principles to enable scalable team development and deployment in large platforms.Experience integrating third-party SDKs for analytics, personalization, and engagement — including tools like Google Analytics, Mixpanel, MoEngage, Clevertap, WhatsApp APIs, and chatbot frameworks.
• Familiarity with A/B testing methodologies and tools (e.g., Google Optimize or custom solutions) to experiment with design or performance changes based on data insights.
• Exposure to frontend internationalization (i18n) and localization techniques, enabling multilingual support for diverse regional audiences.
• Understanding of micro-frontend architectural principles to support modular codebases, team autonomy, and independent deployment in large-scale frontend applications

• Mandatory:
• Displays strong ownership by taking full responsibility for frontend delivery, from planning through testing and deployment.
• Demonstrates collaborative mindset by working smoothly with backend engineers, designers, and product teams to build seamless user experiences.
• Shows clear communication by explaining design and technical choices in a simple way to both technical and non-technical team members.
• Maintains high attention to detail by consistently delivering user interfaces that are visually polished, consistent, and error-free.
• Exhibits strong time management by prioritizing tasks effectively and delivering high-quality work across multiple projects within deadlines.
• Preferred:

• Displays mentoring ability by guiding junior frontend developers on coding standards, performance practices, and UI/UX improvements.
• Demonstrates adaptability by learning new tools, frameworks, or design patterns based on project needs or feedback.
• Shows innovation mindset by suggesting improvements in frontend workflows or proposing new ways to enhance user interaction.