Lead Web Engineer

Levi Strauss & Co.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Levi Strauss & Co. in Bengaluru, India is seeking an experienced frontend leader to architect and deliver high-performance web experiences using Nuxt.js/Vue or React/Next.js, integrated with headless commerce APIs.

You will own site performance, reliability, and platform health, including Core Web Vitals, accessibility, SEO, and cross-browser compatibility. You will lead code reviews, architecture discussions, and test strategies, mentor engineers, and contribute to hiring.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience with frontend/web.
• Experience leading the technical direction of a customer-facing web platform, ideally in e-commerce.
• Mentor engineers and communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, and documentation.
• Understanding of responsible AI practices, including data privacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead design decisions, and delivery for Levi's site from implementation through release readiness.
• Own the full lifecycle of code in production, including monitoring and on-call duties.
• Champion telemetry, observability, and site performance (Core Web Vitals, accessibility, SEO).
• Mentor developers, participate in hiring, and promote best practices.
• Partner with product/design/backend teams for APIs and integration points.

Skills

Nuxt.js, Vue, or equivalent modern框架s（

Tools

Docker

Job description

Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We’re a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future.

Job Location

Bengaluru, India

Employment Type

Full time

About the Job

Lead technical planning, design decisions, and delivery for the site from implementation approach through release readiness. Embrace a DevOps mindset - own the full lifecycle of what you build, including writing, testing, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining code in production, and fulfilling on-call duties for the site. Contribute to the technical vision for Levi's web & app platforms, defining patterns, architecture, and best practices for the team. Design, build, and maintain high-performance, accessible web experiences using Nuxt.js/Vue (or equivalent frameworks like React/Next.js), integrated with headless/composable commerce APIs. Own site performance, reliability, and platform health like Core Web Vitals, page load, accessibility (WCAG), SEO, and cross-browser/device compatibility. Champion telemetry and observability and instrumenting the site with logging, metrics, and tracing to proactively detect issues and uplevel the team's operational maturity. Lead code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical standards; own test strategy (unit, integration, end-to-end) as a shared team responsibility to reduce production defects. Mentor developers, play an active role in hiring and growing the team, and lead by example on team agreements and best practices. Foster an open, collaborative culture with honest communication, peer support, continuous learning and stay connected across the broader platform team via stand-ups, brown bags, and demos. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders like product, design, and backend/platform engineering to align on requirements, API contracts, and integration points. Drive agile execution with sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation.

About You

8+ years of professional software development experience, with significant depth in frontend/web development. Proven experience leading the technical direction of a customer-facing web platform, ideally in e-commerce or another high-traffic transactional environment. Demonstrated ability to mentor and elevate the technical skills of other engineers. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders. Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, and documentation, including writing effective prompts and critically validating AI-generated output for accuracy, security, and production quality. Understanding of responsible AI practices, including data privacy and safe handling of enterprise information.

Skills & Experience

• Nuxt.js, Vue, or equivalent modern frameworks (React, Next.js), JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS
• RESTful/GraphQL APIs, headless/composable commerce platforms
• Git-based workflows, automated pipelines, containerization (Docker)
• Core Web Vitals, accessibility (WCAG), SEO, automated testing (unit/integration/e2e)
• Experience implementing telemetry, logging, metrics, and distributed tracing (e.g., New Relic, Datadog, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) to drive proactive monitoring and operational maturity
• Any major cloud provider (Azure, GCP, or AWS)

Company Culture

Our common thread: We're originals. From day one, we've been doing it our way — creating our own drumbeat and building something that's different from the rest. That's why we're looking for people who are excited about finding their career fit and transforming the future. Because at Levi Strauss & Co., you can do what you love while staying true to who you are.