Lead Front-End Engineer (React) with GenAI Impact

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Remote; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling and certification courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Lead Front-End Developer with strong React expertise to build responsive, accessible web experiences and mentor peers.

You will partner with product, design, and backend teams to deliver cohesive interfaces while embedding GenAI into delivery for speed and quality. Responsibilities include designing reusable UI architectures, leading UI decisions, code reviews, performance optimization, and ensuring cross-browser stability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of front-end development with JavaScript and React
• Proven leadership skills mentoring developers and driving team alignment
• Hands-on experience designing reusable UI architectures and scalable component libraries
• Strong code review skills with clear, constructive feedback and quality standards
• Applied Generative AI skills using GenAI tools for research, drafting, analysis, and code generation
• Strong prompt engineering skills for iterative, production-grade outputs
• Experience with end-to-end testing and cross-browser compatibility

Responsibilities

• Design responsive, accessible web applications with high usability standards
• Architect reusable frontend libraries to improve scalability
• Lead UI decisions for performance and long-term code health
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver cohesive interfaces
• Translate UI/UX designs into high-quality React/JavaScript code and provide feedback
• Mentor junior developers on best practices and coding standards
• Lead code reviews to raise quality and consistency
• Optimize performance for fast load times and smooth interactions
• Implement unit and end-to-end testing to reduce regressions
• Coordinate with QA to resolve defects before releases
• Adopt GenAI tools in daily workflows and validate outputs
• Drive continuous improvement with new frontend practices and GenAI-enabled delivery methods

Skills

React

JavaScript

Leadership

Mentoring

UI architecture

Code reviews

Performance optimization

Unit & E2E testing

Debugging

GenAI tools

Prompt engineering

AI risk awareness

Cross-browser testing

Tools

GenAI tools

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Lead Front-End Developer with strong React expertise to build responsive, accessible web experiences and mentor peers.

You will partner with product, design, and backend teams to deliver cohesive interfaces while embedding GenAI into delivery for speed and quality. Responsibilities include designing reusable UI architectures, leading UI decisions, code reviews, performance optimization, and ensuring cross-browser stability.