Lead Developer (Frontend/React)

We are seeking a Lead Developer to join the frontend team of a large-scale, security-critical multi-market portal platform (React SPA frontend, AWS-based microservices backend, integrations with Salesforce Marketing & Sales Cloud) used across multiple countries in the financial services / automotive banking sector. As the Frontend Lead, you will serve as the primary technical and delivery lead for the India frontend team, working closely with client stakeholders, product owners, architects, and global engineering teams. You will drive technical excellence, mentor developers, and ensure successful delivery of enterprise-scale React applications powering digital customer journeys across multiple European markets. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will combine technical expertise with delivery ownership, guiding the frontend team while actively contributing to architecture, design, and development. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership: Lead the frontend engineering team and provide technical direction for React-based applications. Define frontend architecture, coding standards, and engineering best practices. Review solution designs and ensure scalability, maintainability, security, and performance. Drive technical decision-making and resolve complex engineering challenges. Client & Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as the primary technical point of contact between client stakeholders, architects, and the offshore development team. Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Participate in requirement workshops, technical discussions, estimation, and solution planning. Provide regular technical updates, identify risks, and proactively recommend mitigation strategies. Delivery Leadership: Lead a team of 4–10 frontend engineers. Drive sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, and release planning. Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of project milestones. Coordinate with backend, DevOps, QA, UX, and architecture teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Hands-on Development Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade React applications. Build reusable UI components and frontend frameworks. Integrate frontend applications with REST APIs following API-first principles. Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards. Support production issue analysis and continuous improvement initiatives. Required Skills: Mandatory: Strong hands-on expertise in React Strong JavaScript development skills Experience building enterprise-scale Single Page Applications (SPA) Experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs Experience designing scalable frontend architectures Experience leading frontend development teams Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring developers Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Preferred Experience with AWS-based applications Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud / Sales Cloud integrations Experience with Bronson UI Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Experience working with multi-country enterprise platforms Experience in Financial Services or Automotive domain Experience working with SAFe / Agile Release Train (ART) Soft Skills Excellent communication and presentation skills Strong leadership and mentoring abilities Ability to influence technical decisions across distributed teams Ownership and accountability Ability to work effectively in multicultural global teams Years of Experience 10+ years of frontend application development experience Minimum 5 years of hands-on React development 2–4 years of technical or team leadership experience Education Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.