Lead Developer (Frontend/React)

adesso orange AG; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

adesso orange AG is seeking a senior frontend engineering lead in India to guide a team of 4–10 engineers, shape architecture, and deliver enterprise-grade React applications. You will drive API-first integration, ensure security and performance, and align with client stakeholders across delivery streams.

The role requires strong leadership, deep React experience, and a track record of delivering scalable frontend platforms in cross‑functional environments, with SAFe/Agile alignment and global

Qualifications

• 10+ years frontend development experience.
• 5+ years leading frontend teams.
• Experience building enterprise-grade SPA with React.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend engineering efforts and set technical direction.
• Define frontend architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
• Review designs for scalability, security, performance.
• Coordinate with backend, DevOps, QA, UX, and architects.
• Mentor developers and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

React

SPA development

Frontend architecture

Team leadership

Agile/Scrum

REST API integration

Stakeholder management

Code reviews

Problem solving

Multicultural collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Bronson UI

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the frontend engineering team and provide technical direction for React-based applications.
• Define frontend architecture, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Review solution designs and ensure scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.
• Drive technical decision-making and resolve complex engineering challenges.

Client & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact between client stakeholders, architects, and the offshore development team.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Participate in requirement workshops, technical discussions, estimation, and solution planning.
• Provide regular technical updates, identify risks, and proactively recommend mitigation strategies.

Delivery Leadership

• Lead a team of 4–10 frontend engineers.
• Drive sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, and release planning.
• Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of project milestones.
• Coordinate with backend, DevOps, QA, UX, and architecture teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Hands-on Development

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade React applications.
• Build reusable UI components and frontend frameworks.
• Integrate frontend applications with REST APIs following API-first principles.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
• Support production issue analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills

Mandatory

• Strong hands-on expertise in React.
• Experience building enterprise-scale Single Page Applications (SPA).
• Experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs.
• Experience designing scalable frontend architectures.
• Experience leading frontend development teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring developers.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred

• Experience with AWS-based applications.
• Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud / Sales Cloud integrations.
• Experience with Bronson UI.
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Experience working with multi-country enterprise platforms.
• Experience in the Financial Services or Automotive domain.
• Experience working with SAFe / Agile Release Train (ART).

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across distributed teams.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural global teams.

Years of Experience

• 10+ years of frontend application development experience.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on React development experience.
• 2–4 years of technical or team leadership experience.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.