Lead Front-End Developer (React)

We are seeking a Lead Front-End Developer with deep React expertise to craft responsive, accessible web experiences while defining engineering standards and guiding teammates. You will collaborate with cross-functional peers and integrate GenAI into daily delivery to boost speed and quality. Apply to help create meaningful impact!

Responsibilities

• Build responsive, user-friendly web applications with high accessibility standards

• Create reusable frontend libraries and frameworks to boost scalability and maintainability

• Drive technical decisions for UI implementation, performance, and long-term code health

• Partner with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver cohesive interfaces

• Convert UI/UX wireframes into high-quality React and JavaScript code and share design feedback

• Guide junior developers on best practices, coding standards, and career growth

• Run code reviews to raise quality, consistency, and team learning

• Tune application performance to ensure fast load times and smooth interactions

• Troubleshoot complex issues and ensure cross-browser and cross-device stability

• Apply unit and end-to-end testing to reduce regressions and increase reliability

• Work with QA to identify, prioritize, and resolve defects before releases

• Embed GenAI tools in daily workflows and validate outputs against data and quality constraints

• Advance continuous improvement by assessing new frontend practices and GenAI-enabled delivery methods

Requirements

• 5+ years of front-end development background in JavaScript and React

• Proven leadership skills in mentoring developers and driving team alignment (1+ years)

• Hands-on expertise in designing reusable UI architectures and scalable component libraries

• Strong competency in code reviews with clear, constructive feedback and quality standards

• Solid proficiency in project execution across product, design, backend engineering, and QA

• Strong skills in performance optimization for fast load times and smooth interactions

• Hands-on qualifications in testing, including unit testing and end-to-end testing practices

• Strong capability to debug across browsers and devices with a stability-first mindset

• Applied skills in Generative AI, using GenAI tools for research, drafting, analysis, and code generation

• Strong expertise in prompt engineering for iterative, production-grade outputs

• Practical understanding of AI risks, covering hallucinations, context limits, and data sensitivity validation

• Proficiency in English at a B2+ level

Nice to have

• Knowledge of AI security fundamentals, including prompt injection risks and data classification handling

• Familiarity with Cybersecurity & Trust practices relevant to secure frontend delivery

• Background in GenAI application development, connecting GenAI tools to APIs and internal data sources

• Showcase of GenAI in SDLC, building reusable prompts, agent workflows, or automation templates

We offer

• International projects with top brands

• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers

• Healthcare benefits

• Employee financial programs

• Paid time off and sick leave

• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses

• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses

• Global career opportunities

• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities

• EPAM Employee Groups

• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn