Lead Frontend Developer

Botpress Technologies Inc.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Botpress Technologies Inc. as a Lead Frontend Developer at one of Canada’s fastest-growing AI start-ups. In this hands-on leadership role, you will guide a team of developers in crafting scalable, high-quality solutions while collaborating closely with design and product teams. You will shape user experiences and drive the future of AI technology, all while benefiting from a vibrant office culture and comprehensive employee perks. Ideal candidates will have extensive frontend experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for user-centric design.

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

A vibrant office community, including weekly socials

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in frontend development, with at least 1–2 years in a senior or lead role.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend 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 frontend 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 frontend best practices and advocate for the right tools and workflows.

Skills

Frontend development

TypeScript

React

UI / UX principles

Responsive design

Accessibility standards

Scalable solutions

Design systems

Excellent communication

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 Frontend 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 frontend 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 frontend 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 frontend 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 frontend best practices and advocate for the right tools and workflows

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in frontend development, with at least 1–2 years in a senior or lead role
• 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

Botpress recently raised its $25 million Series B funding. As a fast-growing 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.

• 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