React Lead

Anandrathi; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Anandrathi is seeking an experienced Frontend Engineering Leader to own the architecture and delivery of React/Next.js websites. You will govern performance, SEO, accessibility, and brand compliance while guiding a distributed team of engineers and external partners.

The role emphasizes building scalable frontend solutions, optimizing Core Web Vitals, and delivering reliable deployments. Collaboration with marketing, design, and compliance teams is essential to translate campaigns into robust

Qualifications

• 8 - 12 years of frontend development experience with at least 45 years in a technical lead or architecture role.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce frontend architecture, component standards, and coding practices across multiple React and Next.js-based marketing and content websites.
• Lead technical design for multi-page, content-heavy websites with focus on performance, SEO, accessibility, and brand consistency using Next.js features (SSR, SSG, ISR, App Router).
• Manage a distributed frontend team (internal + vendors); drive sprint planning, task allocation, code reviews, and delivery accountability for multiple concurrent site initiatives.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, preview environments, and monitoring/error tracking to ensure reliable, frequent deployments across all sites.
• Drive performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse), technical SEO, schema markup, and security hardening for public-facing websites leveraging Next js capabilities.
• Oversee state management, routing, CMS integrations, API layers, and content delivery patterns across web properties using Next.js patterns.
• Collaborate with marketing, design, content, SEO, and compliance teams to translate campaign and business requirements into scalable frontend solutions.
• Manage tech debt, dependency upgrades, and modernization initiatives across the website portfolio, including migration to Next.js where applicable.
• Define and track KPIs for uptime, performance, SEO health, error rates, and release quality across all managed websites.

Skills

React

Next.js

TypeScript

JavaScript (ES2020+)

Frontend tooling

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Nx

Turborepo

Lerna

Monorepos

CMS integrations

Job description

Position Overview

Lead the frontend engineering function for our portfolio of marketing, content, and informational websites built on React and Next.js. Own architecture, performance, SEO, and delivery governance while ensuring scalable, maintainable, and brand-compliant web experiences that support business growth and client engagement

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Key Responsibilities

• Define and enforce frontend architecture, component standards, and coding practices across multiple React and Next.js-based marketing and content websites.


• Lead technical design for multi-page, content-heavy websites with focus on performance, SEO, accessibility, and brand consistency using Next.js features (SSR, SSG, ISR, App Router).


• Manage a distributed frontend team (internal + vendors); drive sprint planning, task allocation, code reviews, and delivery accountability for multiple concurrent site initiatives.


• Establish CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, preview environments, and monitoring/error tracking to ensure reliable, frequent deployments across all sites.


• Drive performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse), technical SEO, schema markup, and security hardening for public-facing websites leveraging Next js capabilities.


• Oversee state management, routing, CMS integrations, API layers, and content delivery patterns across web properties using Next.js patterns.


• Collaborate with marketing, design, content, SEO, and compliance teams to translate campaign and business requirements into scalable frontend solutions.


• Manage tech debt, dependency upgrades, and modernization initiatives across the website portfolio, including migration to Next.js where applicable.


• Define and track KPIs for uptime, performance, SEO health, error rates, and release quality across all managed websites.

Technical Requirements

• Expert-level proficiency in React, Next Js, TypeScript,JavaScript (ES2020+), and modern frontend tooling (Webpack, Vite, Turbopack).


• Strong experience with Next.js features: SSR, SSG, ISR, API routes, middleware, image optimization, and routing conventions.


• Hands-on experience managing multiple production React,Next.js websites simultaneously, with strong focus on performance, SEO, and maintainability.


• Proficiency in frontend testing (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright) and CI/CD integration for automated builds and deployments.


• Experience with CMS integrations (headless or traditional), micro-frontends, monorepos (Nx, Turborepo, Lerna), and shared component libraries.


• Strong understanding of web performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, technical SEO, schema markup, and accessibility (WCAG) in Next.js context.


• Strong hold over usage of AI Tools/ Agentic AI for development and related automation is preferred.


• Familiarity with analytics, tag management, A/B testing tools, and marketing technology integrations.


• Knowledge of accessibility compliance and implementation is a plus.

Experience & Qualifications

• 8 - 12 years of frontend development experience with at least 45 years in a technical lead or architecture role.


• Proven track record of leading large-scale React/Next.js website portfolios (20+ sites) with distributed teams, preferably in financial services, BFSI, or content-heavy domains.


• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; top-tier institute graduates preferred.


• Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills with ability to balance hands-on coding and strategic oversight.

Performance Expectations

• Maintain 99.5%+ uptime and less than 2s average load time for all managed websites.


• Achieve Lighthouse performance scores >90 and Core Web Vitals compliance for 95%+ of sites.


• Improve organic search visibility through technical SEO best practices and Next.js performance optimizations.


• Reduce critical production bugs improved testing, code reviews, and deployment practices.


• Ensure 95%+ on-time delivery for planned releases, campaigns, and content.