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EPAM Systems

Lead Front-End Developer (React)

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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

Benefits

  • 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

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