Lead Front-End Developer (React)

About the Position

We are looking for a Lead Front-End Developer with strong React expertise to build responsive, accessible web experiences while shaping engineering standards and mentoring others. You will partner with cross-functional peers and embed GenAI into daily delivery to improve speed and quality. Apply to help drive meaningful impact!

Responsibilities

• Design responsive, user-friendly web applications with high accessibility standards
• Architect reusable frontend libraries and frameworks to improve scalability and maintainability
• Lead technical decisions for UI implementation, performance, and long-term code health
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver cohesive interfaces
• Translate UI/UX wireframes into high-quality React and JavaScript code and provide design feedback
• Mentor junior developers on best practices, coding standards, and career growth
• Lead code reviews to raise quality, consistency, and team learning
• Optimize application performance to ensure fast load times and smooth interactions
• Debug complex issues and ensure cross-browser and cross-device stability
• Implement unit and end-to-end testing to reduce regressions and increase reliability
• Coordinate with QA to identify, prioritize, and resolve defects before releases
• Adopt GenAI tools in daily workflows and validate outputs against data and quality constraints
• Drive continuous improvement by evaluating new frontend practices and GenAI-enabled delivery methods

Requirements

• 5+ years of front-end development experience with JavaScript and React
• Proven leadership skills mentoring developers and driving team alignment (1+ years)
• Hands-on experience designing reusable UI architectures and scalable component libraries
• Strong code review skills with clear, constructive feedback and quality standards
• Solid project execution skills coordinating with product, design, backend engineering, and QA
• Strong performance optimization skills for fast load times and smooth interactions
• Hands-on testing skills, including unit testing and end-to-end testing practices
• Strong debugging skills across browsers and devices with a stability-first mindset
• Applied Generative AI skills using GenAI tools for research, drafting, analysis, and code generation
• Strong prompt engineering skills for iterative, production-grade outputs
• Practical AI risk awareness covering hallucinations, context limits, and data sensitivity validation
• English proficiency at a B2+ level

Nice to Have

• AI security fundamentals, including prompt injection risks and data classification handling
• Cybersecurity & Trust knowledge relevant to secure frontend delivery
• GenAI application development experience connecting GenAI tools to APIs and internal data sources
• GenAI in SDLC experience 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