Team Lead - UI Tech Lead

HCLTech; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech in Bengaluru seeks a UI Tech Lead to drive scalable frontend solutions. You will own frontend architecture, enforce coding standards and mentor a team to deliver high-quality UI applications.

You will collaborate with product, UX, backend, QA, DevOps and architecture teams to ensure secure, accessible and performant UI delivery, while adopting AI-assisted development practices responsibly.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• Frontend architecture, state management, routing, modular design and reusable components.
• Experience with design systems, shared UI libraries and component governance.
• Performance optimization, accessibility, browser behavior and responsive design.
• Unit, integration and automation testing and UI testability.
• Code reviews, documentation and maintainable code design.
• CI/CD, build systems, deployments, cloud hosting, environments, monitoring and release governance.
• Frontend production delivery and DevOps practices.
• Backend awareness: APIs, microservices, authentication, data contracts and integrations.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Applied AI usage for coding, reviews, refactoring, documentation, test generation and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of scalable, maintainable UI applications.
• Define frontend architecture, coding standards, reusable patterns and best practices.
• Guide the team on component development, design system adoption, accessibility, performance and responsive design.
• Review designs, pull requests and implementation approaches for quality and consistency.
• Mentor developers and improve engineering maturity.
• Collaborate with product, UX, backend, QA, DevOps and architecture teams.
• Identify technical risks early and propose practical solutions.
• Improve build quality, release readiness, productivity and maintainability.
• Support debugging, RCA, performance tuning and production issue resolution.
• Ensure UI applications meet security, compliance, accessibility and enterprise standards.
• Applied AI for development: use AI tools responsibly and effectively with data protection in mind.

Skills

Angular

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Frontend architecture

Design systems

CI/CD

Accessibility

Performance optimization

Code reviews

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Description: UI Tech Lead

Only Immediate joiner to 30 days notice period candidates are preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of scalable, maintainable UI applications.
• Define frontend architecture, coding standards, reusable patterns, and best practices.
• Guide the team on component development, design system adoption, accessibility, performance, and responsive design.
• Review designs, pull requests, and implementation approaches for quality and consistency.
• Mentor developers and improve engineering maturity.
• Collaborate with product, UX, backend, QA, DevOps, and architecture teams.
• Identify technical risks early and propose practical solutions.
• Improve build quality, release readiness, productivity, and maintainability.
• Support debugging, RCA, performance tuning, and production issue resolution.
• Ensure UI applications meet security, compliance, accessibility, and enterprise standards.

Required Skills and Experience

• Self-learner and able to onboard themselves quickly.
• Strong hands-on experience with Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture, state management, routing, modular design, and reusable components.
• Experience with design systems, shared UI libraries, component governance, and UI consistency.
• Strong knowledge of performance optimization, accessibility, browser behavior, and responsive design.
• Good understanding of unit, integration, automation testing, and UI testability.
• Strong experience with code reviews, documentation, engineering practices, and maintainable code design.
• Must have infrastructure awareness, including CI/CD, build systems, deployments, cloud hosting, environments, monitoring, logging, and release governance.
• Good understanding of DevOps practices and frontend production delivery.
• Good to have backend awareness, including APIs, microservices, authentication, authorization, data contracts, and integrations.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and convert business needs into scalable technical solutions.

Applied AI for Development

• Uses AI tools for coding, reviews, refactoring, documentation, test generation, and debugging.
• Understands AI models, token limits, context management, and model selection for development tasks.
• Guides developers on safe, effective AI usage without blindly accepting AI output.
• Understands enterprise-safe AI practices, including data protection and output validation.

Leadership Expectations

• Acts as technical owner for frontend delivery and quality.
• Makes practical engineering decisions with maintainability in mind.
• Coaches developers and raises team capability.
• Communicates clearly with stakeholders, leadership, architects, and engineering teams.
• Balances speed with quality, security accessibility and scalability.
• Promotes accountability, continuous improvement, automation, and engineering excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading UI teams or acting as a tech lead in enterprise product development.
• Experience with shared component libraries.
• Experience with cloud deployments and enterprise CI/CD.
• Exposure to backend development, API design, or full-stack engineering.
• Experience introducing AI-assisted development practices within engineering teams.