UI Engineering Manager

Blueface Ltd; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast seeks an experienced UI Engineering Manager to lead the frontend team and deliver scalable, high‑performance web applications. The role combines deep frontend expertise with strong leadership to mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product, UX, QA, and backend teams.

You will champion modern practices, CI/CD, testing, accessibility, and security, while steering roadmaps and ensuring quality delivery across high‑traffic platforms for a global audience.

Qualifications

• Lead frontend engineering teams with strong people leadership.
• Design and implement scalable frontend architectures for high-traffic apps.
• Collaborate with Product, UX/UI, QA, and Backend teams to deliver high-quality UX.
• Drive automated testing, CI/CD, performance optimization, and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of frontend engineers to technical excellence.
• Define and drive frontend architecture strategies for scalable apps.
• Oversee design, development, testing, and deployment of modern web apps using React.
• Establish frontend standards, code quality guidelines, and best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, QA Engineers, and Backend Engineers.
• Drive modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, and performance optimization.

Skills

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS3

Node

Redux

Zustand

Jotai

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

npm

yarn

pnpm

Vite

Webpack

Turbo

NX

Job description

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary This job manages a team of engineers, cultivating a culture of innovation and professional development. It oversees the design and update of software and web applications, ensuring alignment with business goals. Collaborating cross-functionally, it sets project requirements and timelines, manages the release process, and monitors adherence to standards and budgets. The job also tracks industry trends and develops proposals for technological enhancements, driving continuous improvement and team expertise.

Job Description FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.

We are seeking an experienced UI Engineering Manager to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-performance web applications. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise in modern frontend technologies with proven leadership skills to drive engineering excellence, mentor teams, and collaborate effectively across functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of front-end engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Define and drive front-end architecture strategies for scalable, maintainable, and high-traffic applications.
• Oversee the design, development, testing, and deployment of modern wceb applications using React and related technologies.
• Establish and enforce frontend development standards, best practices, and code quality guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, QA Engineers, and Backend Engineers to deliver high-quality user experiences.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, performance optimization, and accessibility compliance.
• Participate in technical planning, architectural reviews, and technology evaluations.
• Ensure application performance, scalability, reliability, and security across all front-end platforms.
• Manage release planning, deployment processes, and production support activities.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, and career development initiatives.

Required Technical Skills

• Frontend Technologies: Strong hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, Node.
• Architecture & Design Experience designing and implementing: Micro-Frontend Architecture, Mon repo Architecture.
• Scalable front-end platforms for high-traffic applications.
• Strong understanding of front-end design patterns and component-driven development.
• State Management: Expertise with state management solutions such as Redux, Zustand, Jotai.
• Build & Package Management: Familiarity with package management and build orchestration tools: npm / yarn / pnpm, Vite, Webpack, Turbo (preferred) or NX.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Experience implementing comprehensive testing strategies such as Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Cypress / Playwright, Visual Regression Testing, Cross-browser testing frameworks.
• Performance & Optimization: Strong understanding of frontend performance optimization, caching strategies and techniques, application monitoring and observability, bundle optimization and lazy loading.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Responsive Web Design.
• Experience with cloud-native deployments and release processes, including Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of frontend security best practices.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Proven experience leading frontend engineering teams and managing project delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively partner with QA Engineers, Backend Engineers, Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, and Engineering Leadership.
• Experience driving technical roadmaps, sprint planning, and engineering process improvements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering. 10+ years of frontend development experience, with 2+ years in a technical leadership or engineering management role. Demonstrated experience building and scaling enterprise-grade web applications serving large user bases. A hands-on UI Engineering Manager who can balance people leadership with technical depth, drive modern frontend architecture initiatives, and deliver exceptional user experiences at scale.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

Education

Bachelor's Degree While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience 5-7 Years

Relevant Work Experience 5-7 Years

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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