AVP, Principal Software Engineer (Front-End)

WhiteCrow Research; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

WhiteCrow Research seeks an AVP, Principal Front-End Software Engineer to lead frontend teams and drive innovative, AI-assisted development across the lifecycle. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and design, and promote best practices in security and architecture.

You will champion AI tooling adoption, mentor junior staff, and ensure robust, scalable frontend solutions for complex financial services applications.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience using at least one AI coding assistant as part of regular development workflow.
• Familiarity with AI-native concepts (RAG patterns, vector databases, MCP) and agent orchestration.
• Exposure to building or customizing AI agents/skills using LLm APIs for engineering automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development teams through all phases of the Agile lifecycle.
• Coach and mentor junior talent, including pair-programming and code reviews.
• Collaborate with engineers, UX designers, product managers, and architects to build applications.
• Champion responsible AI coding practices and tool adoption within the team.
• Ensure compliance with architecture, security, and technology standards.
• Analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, and implement fixes.
• Provide periodic 24x7 on-call support and drive efficiency improvements.

Skills

Frontend leadership

Agile methodologies

Mentoring & coaching

AI tooling usage

Cross-functional collaboration

Incident analysis & troubleshooting

On-call support

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Cursor

Continue.dev

Aider

Cline

Ollama

Job description

We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client’s in-house talent acquisition teams.

About our client

Our client operates in the consumer financial services space, focusing on making everyday purchases and essential needs more accessible through flexible financing solutions. They support individuals across their financial journey—from obtaining their first line of credit to managing long-term financial flexibility by enabling more informed and responsible credit decisions.

Our client has built a vast network that connects consumers with a wide range of small and mid-sized businesses, as well as providers in the health and wellness sector. Through this ecosystem, they play a meaningful role in supporting both customer financial well-being and the growth of businesses that form a critical part of the broader economy.

As an AVP, Principal Software Engineer (Front-End)

• Leading development teams through all phases of the Agile development life cycle.
• Coaching and mentoring junior talent, including pair-programming and reviewing AI-generated code with engineering judgment.
• Influencing and collaborating with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts to create amazing applications.
• Championing the responsible adoption of AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) across the team - setting prompt patterns, distinguishing AI Skills (deterministic capabilities) from Agents (autonomous, multi-step workflows), and following company guidance for data handling, PII protection, IP compliance, and code provenance in regulated financial services contexts.
• Ensuring compliance with architecture, security, and technology standards set by the company.
• Participating in root cause analyses and incident reports, and providing direction in problem resolution.
• Analyzing production defects, troubleshooting systems, identifying root causes, and implementing fixes.
• Providing 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year.
• Identifying ways to increase efficiency and improve system performance, including piloting AI tools and agentic workflows for repetitive engineering tasks.
• Working with third-party vendors to develop software and/or integrate their software into company products.

What you already have…

• Hands-on experience using at least one AI coding assistant (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent) as part of regular development workflow.
• Familiarity with AI-native concepts - RAG patterns, vector databases, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and agent orchestration, and how they differ from traditional architecture.
• Awareness of the open-source AI tooling ecosystem (Continue.dev, Aider, Cline, Ollama). Exposure to building or customizing AI agents/skills using LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Azure OpenAI) for engineering automation such as code review, documentation, or migration assistants.