Lead Software Engineer - UI

Sabre; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabre is seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer – UI to drive architecture, design, and development of high‑performance web interfaces. You will mentor frontend engineers, own frontend architecture, and collaborate with product, UX, and backend teams to deliver scalable features.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in frontend/UI, deep React/Redux expertise, and strong experience with TypeScript, RESTful APIs, and modern build tooling.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of frontend/UI development experience.
• Strong expertise in React.js and Redux (Redux Toolkit a plus).
• Proficient with JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript; HTML5/CSS3.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices integration, and JWT/OAuth.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend architecture, design, and development of high‑performance UI.
• Mentor team of frontend engineers through reviews and best practices.
• Collaborate with PMs, UX, and backend engineers to deliver features.
• Drive quality with automated testing and modern security/accessibility standards.

Skills

React.js

Redux

TypeScript

JavaScript (ES6+)

HTML5

CSS3

Node.js

RESTful APIs

JWT/OAuth

Education

Degree in Computer Science / equivalent certifications

Tools

Webpack

Babel

Vite

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world’s largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide.

Sabre is seeking a talented Lead Software Engineer – UI to support the Frontend Application Development Project. At Sabre, we’re passionate about building software that solves problems. In this role you will plan, design, develop and test software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools.

Position: Lead Software Engineer – UI / Frontend
Experience: 8+ Years
Location: Bangalore
Employment Type: Full-time
Technology Stack: React, Redux, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, HTML5, CSS3

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Software Engineer – UI/Frontend to drive the architecture, design, and development of high‑performance user interfaces for our next‑generation web applications. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in modern frontend frameworks—particularly React with Redux—and brings strong technical leadership, clean coding practices, and a passion for building scalable, reliable, and intuitive user experiences.

Technical Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of frontend engineers through design, development, code reviews, and best practices.
• Own the frontend architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX designers, and backend engineers to deliver high‑quality features.

Frontend Development

• Design and develop responsive, high‑performance UI components using React, Redux, and TypeScript.
• Build modular, reusable UI components with clean and maintainable code.
• Implement state management with Redux, Redux Thunk, Redux Saga, or other best‑fit patterns.
• Optimize application performance, page load times, and rendering efficiency.

Full‑Stack Exposure

• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js (as needed).
• Integrate frontend applications with RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

Quality & Delivery

• Drive code quality through automated testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress).
• Ensure adherence to modern security, performance, and accessibility standards.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimations, and agile ceremonies.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in frontend/UI development.
• Degree in Computer Science / equivalent certifications.
• Strong expertise in React.js and Redux (Redux Toolkit is a plus).
• JavaScript (ES6+).
• TypeScript.
• HTML5 and CSS3 (Flexbox, Grid, responsive design).
• Node.js development and tooling.
• Strong understanding of modern build tools: Webpack, Babel, Vite, or similar.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices integration, and JWT/OAuth authentication.
• Ability to design scalable UI architectures and lead technical discussions.
• Strong debugging, problem‑solving, and performance‑tuning skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UI frameworks like Material UI, Chakra UI, Tailwind, or similar.
• Familiarity with testing tools: Jest, Enzyme, React Testing Library, Cypress.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker), cloud platforms, and micro‑frontend patterns.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management abilities.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, collaborative, and innovative environment.

Reasonable Accommodation

Sabre is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Sabre position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Sabre at [e-mail]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case‑by‑case basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sabre is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals.

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