Lead Front End Developer

Botpress; Montreal; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI start-up is hiring a Lead Front-End Developer to shape the future of user experience. You'll lead a talented team, write high-quality code, and be pivotal in implementing scalable front-end solutions. Join Botpress to work on innovative AI technology and enjoy benefits like generous vacation and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

4 weeks of vacation

Paid sick and parental leave

Comprehensive health, dental, vision, travel, and life insurance

Funding for education and skills improvement

Fully-stocked fridge and cupboard

Your own desk

Vibrant office community with weekly socials

Qualifications

• 5+ years in front-end development with at least 1-2 years in a lead role.
• Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and React.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and responsive design.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-end architecture decisions and implementations.
• Mentor developers and enforce best practices.
• Collaborate with product and design teams for user experience.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

UI/UX Principles

Responsive Design

Accessibility Standards

Communication Skills

Job description

Help bring AI agents to companies worldwide.

Over the next decade, autonomous agents will redefine how we work.

Botpress allows companies to build and deploy advanced AI agents that move beyond conversation into real business logic.

Our product works today and at scale, across industries, regions, and limitless use cases.

As the 3rd fastest-growing B2B AI start-up worldwide, we're at the forefront of the AI revolution, providing the most widely-used platform for sophisticated AI agents.

The work ahead is ambitious. The opportunity is rare. We take a deliberate approach to growth: product-led, capital-efficient, and highly focused.

If you want to build foundational technology for one of the most meaningful platform shifts in software, we're looking for top talent to join us.

Key Highlights:

• Over 1 million AI agents and chatbots deployed
• 700,000+ platform users
• Trusted by 35% of Fortune 500 companies
• 7 years of expertise in AI solutions
  
  

About the Role

We're looking for a Lead Front-End Developer to head up our front-end team. You'll be responsible not just for writing high-quality code, but for leading a team of developers, setting technical direction, and driving collaboration across engineering, product, and design.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll write production code, mentor others, shape the future of our user experience, establish best practices, and help scale a front-end architecture that supports rapid growth.

You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and backend teams to ship beautiful, intuitive, and high-performance user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-end architecture decisions and guide the implementation of scalable, maintainable solutions
• Collaborate with designers to turn mockups and prototypes into polished, high-performing features
• Write clean, modern, well-tested TypeScript and React code
• Own our design system and enforce visual and interaction consistency across the app
• Review code, mentor developers, and help grow front-end expertise across the team
• Continuously improve performance, accessibility, and usability
• Partner with product and engineering leads to shape roadmap priorities and execution plans
• Keep up with modern front-end best practices and advocate for the right tools and workflows
  
  
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in front-end development, with at least 1-2 years in a senior or lead role
• Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and front-end tooling
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, responsive design, and accessibility standards
• Experience architecting complex SPAs with performance and scalability in mind
• Familiarity with design systems, component libraries, and design-to-code workflows
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to give and receive technical feedback
• A product mindset — you care about the user experience as much as the implementation
  
  
  

About Botpress

As a fast-growing Series A start-up, we run a lean and innovative ship that leans on AI for maximum business impact. At Botpress, everyone is an owner, bringing their unique perspective and talents.

Our teams are talented and passionate. We intentionally hire individuals who are eager, passionate, talented, and hungry to learn and grow throughout their career.

You'll be on a team that's not just adapting to the AI revolution, but leading it. Joining our team means changing the future of enterprise AI and building technology that will define the next era of business automation.

Benefits

• Work at one of Canada's fastest-growing AI start-ups
• Work with a talented and passionate team
• 4 weeks of vacation
• Paid sick and parental leave
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, travel, and life insurance
• Funding for education and skills improvement
• Fully-stocked fridge and cupboard - we take snacks seriously
• Your own desk - no ‘hot-desk'-style sign-up systems
• A vibrant office community, including weekly socials