Lead Software Engineer - AI (Frontend - React + Typescript)

Keka Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Impact Analytics is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - AI (Frontend) to architect and scale enterprise SaaS frontend systems using React and TypeScript. You will lead frontend teams, drive UI/UX innovations, and transform complex multi-agent AI workflows into intuitive experiences.

The role emphasizes performance, security, accessibility, and modern engineering practices, with opportunities to impact global retail AI products from India.

Qualifications

• Deep mastery of React.js and modern frontend architectures.
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
• Experience architecting data-heavy UI ecosystems and real-time datasets.
• Strong frontend security practices (XSS/CSRF, CSP, OAuth/SAML/JWT).
• WCAG accessibility and frontend observability practices.
• Experience with Micro-frontends/Monorepos and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale sophisticated enterprise SaaS frontend systems.
• Lead frontend engineering teams to deliver high-quality UI/UX solutions.
• Drive UI/UX innovations and simplify multi-agent AI workflows for users.
• Ensure performance, security, and accessibility across the frontend stack.

Skills

React.js

Typescript

Frontend architecture

Leadership

UI/UX design

Web performance

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or equivalent

Tools

Jest

Cypress

Playwright

CI/CD

Web accessibility (WCAG)

Job description

Lead Software Engineer - AI (Frontend - React + Typescript)

7-12

Full-Time

About Impact Analytics

Impact Analytics is an agentic-first AI software company transforming retail merchandising through cutting-edge AI, LLMs, and Generative AI technologies. As a fast-growing Series D company with deployments across five continents, it is building both industry-leading merchandising solutions and foundational AI agents that are redefining how retail decisions are made.

What makes Impact Analytics unique is its combination of deep retail domain expertise, strong innovation culture, and global presence. It is one of the few India-born AI companies recognized globally by organizations like Fortune, Gartner, and the Inc. 5000.

For candidates looking to work on next-generation AI products with global scale and real-world impact, Impact Analytics is an exciting place to build your career. Here’s a link to our website: www.impactanalytics.co.

The impact that you will be making

The role would require you to architect and scale sophisticated enterprise SaaS products, lead frontend engineering teams, and drive UI/UX innovations that transform complex multi-agent AI workflows into intuitive user experiences.

What lands you in this role

• Deep mastery of React.js and modern frontend architectures; proven ability to 'think in React' and design scalable UI systems
• 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring, and driving technical excellence across engineering teams
• Extensive experience architecting data-heavy UI ecosystems, leveraging virtualization, complex datagrids, advanced charting, and handling real-time, large-scale datasets
• Strong expertise in web performance engineering: Core Web Vitals optimization, bundle size optimization, rendering pipeline efficiency, memory management, and large dataset handling
• Deep understanding of frontend security best practices, including mitigating XSS/CSRF, implementing strict Content Security Policy (CSP), and enterprise authentication/authorization (OAuth/SAML/JWT)
• Hands-on commitment to web Accessibility (WCAG standards, ARIA) and Observability (frontend telemetry, error tracking, and performance monitoring)
• Sound knowledge of modern engineering processes including Micro-frontends/Monorepos, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (Jest/Cypress/Playwright), and web performance optimization
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

What we offer

• An opportunity to develop and lead some of the best enterprise SaaS products to be built out of India
• Opportunities to quench your thirst for problem-solving, experimenting, learning, and implementing innovative solutions
• A flat, collegial work environment, with a work hard, play hard attitude
• A platform for rapid growth if you are willing to try new things without fear of failure
• Remuneration with best in class industry standards with generous health insurance cover

Some of our accolades include:

• Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Companies by Financial Times for five consecutive years: 2020-2024.
• Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000 for seven consecutive years: 2018-2024.
• Voted #1 by more than 300 retailers worldwide in the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024 report.
• Ranked #72 in America's Most Innovative Companies list in 2023 - by Fortune - alongside companies like Microsoft, Tesla, Apple, IBM, etc.
• Forged a strategic partnership with Google to equip retailers with cutting-edge generative AI tools.
• Recognized in multiple Gartner reports, including Market Guides and Hype Cycle, spanning assortments, merchandising, forecasting, algorithmic retailing, and Unified Price, Promotion, and Markdown Optimization Applications.