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Lead Front-End Developer

EPAMMexico, Guadalajara
Work model
Hybrid
Experience
5+ years
Employment
Not specified
Compensation
Not disclosed
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TypeScriptAI AgentsJavaScriptAIReact.jsFull StackNext.jsDevOpsFrontendCI/CDAutomationAI Agents Frameworks

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Role description

We are looking for a Lead Front-End Developer to modernize tooling, accelerate CI/CD, and enable safe AI-assisted development across teams. You will remove workflow friction from local setup to production and coach engineers on best practices - apply to help boost productivity at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize the front-end development lifecycle from local setup to production deployment
  • Diagnose bottlenecks in build, test, and deployment flows and implement measurable fixes
  • Design and maintain shared front-end tooling, templates, and boilerplate configurations
  • Standardize monorepo practices, linting, formatting, and dependency management patterns
  • Drive adoption of AI-assisted coding tools and define safe usage guidelines
  • Pilot and integrate AI agents and code-generation workflows into everyday engineering practices
  • Collaborate with DevOps to accelerate CI/CD, reduce build times, and improve feedback loops
  • Improve bundle size, compilation speed, and overall runtime performance of front-end deliverables
  • Document best practices and deliver training to help teams adopt new workflows quickly

Requirements

  • 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience in modern front-end ecosystems
  • 5+ years of React and Next.js experience
  • Lead-level ownership experience driving developer experience or platform initiatives
  • Strong CI/CD pipeline expertise with build, test, and release automation
  • Advanced build tooling knowledge across bundlers, monorepos, and code quality standards
  • Strong performance optimization skills for builds, bundles, and feedback loops
  • Hands-on AI-assisted coding tools experience and governance mindset for safe adoption
  • Excellent communication skills for documentation, enablement, and cross-team collaboration
  • Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2, Upper-Intermediate)

Nice to have

  • Experience with Vite, Turborepo, Nx, or ESBuild for large-scale front-end systems
  • Experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for front-end pipelines
  • Background in platform engineering or internal developer tooling at scale