[Upcoming Roles] Developer Team Lead (Front End Developer)

Google Operations Center; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages with comprehensive健康

Health care including medical, dental,

Job summary

Google Operations Center in Bengaluru, India, seeks a seasoned Frontend Lead to steer the front-end team in building responsive, high-performance user interfaces. You will work closely with UI/UX designers and product managers to ensure feasible, scalable solutions and uphold rigorous code quality.

You will mentor junior developers, unblock technical hurdles, and contribute to hiring and onboarding to grow the engineering org.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of professional developer experience with leadership experience.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Hands-on Angular framework experience; familiarity with modern build tools and CMS architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop User Interfaces: Lead the front-end team in development activities and resolve technical queries.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to translate designs into working code.
• Maintain code quality through internal reviews and adhere to Google coding standards.
• Optimize performance to ensure fast load times and scalable applications across devices and browsers.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers, pair on complex bugs, and help them grow skills.
• Unblock the team by removing technical hurdles and clarifying requirements.
• Participate in technical interviews and contribute to onboarding of new engineers.
• Align with Product & Design to assess feasibility and ensure designs are buildable.

Skills

Frontend leadership

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript/TypeScript

Angular

Code reviews

Git

CMS experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Git

CMS platforms

Job description

Join Us!

At Google Operations Center we help Google users and customers solve problems and achieve their goals—all while enjoying a culture focused on improving continuously and being better together. We work hard, we play hard, and we want you to join us!

Role Overview

In this role, you will lead the front‑end team in developing responsive and high‑performance user interfaces while collaborating closely with UI/UX designers and product managers to ensure design feasibility. You will maintain rigorous code quality standards through code reviews, optimize application performance for scalability, and act as a mentor to junior and mid‑level developers. Additionally, you will serve as a key technical resource by unblocking the team, resolving complex bugs, and contributing to the growth of the engineering team through effective hiring and onboarding processes.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop User Interfaces: Lead the front‑end team in development related activities, while addressing and resolving technical queries from the team.
• Collaborate on Design: Collaborate with UI/UX designers to turn visual designs into working code.
• Maintain Code Quality: Conduct internal code reviews and enforce the writing of clean, well‑documented, and testable code adhering to Google coding standards.
• Optimize Performance: Employ advanced techniques to ensure applications load quickly, run seamlessly, and scale across diverse devices and web browsers.
• Mentoring: Guiding junior and mid‑level developers, pairing with them on complex bugs, and helping them level up their skills.
• Unblocking: Acting as a shield for the team by removing technical hurdles, resolving access issues, or clarifying ambiguous requirements.
• Hiring & Onboarding: Participating in technical interviews and creating seamless onboarding processes for new engineering hires.
• Aligning with Product & Design: Working closely with Product Managers and UX/UI Designers to assess technical feasibility, negotiate scope, and ensure designs are practical to build.

Minimum Requirements

• Professional Experience: A solid background with a minimum of 4–6 years of professional experience working as a Developer, combined with demonstrated capability in team leadership, guiding technical initiatives, and mentoring team members.
• Technical Capabilities: Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Framework Expertise: Practical, hands‑on experience utilizing modern frameworks, particularly Angular.
• Development Tools: Familiarity with modern build tools such as Webpack and Vite, Git for version control, and state management libraries.
• CMS Proficiency: Skilled in working with various content management systems, including both traditional/coupled and headless CMS architectures.
• Interpersonal Skills: A strong eye for detail, outstanding verbal and written communication abilities, a passion for crafting excellent user experiences, and exceptional leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Having as many of these specific qualifications is a plus, but transferable skills/experiences may be equally valuable:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

Benefits

• We support you with competitive wages and with comprehensive health care including medical, dental and vision coverage
• We support your family with gender-neutral baby bonding leave, 26 week birth‑parent maternity leave, and generous life, accident and disability insurance minimums
• Employees who work onsite can enjoy free meals and snacks, and fun onsite experiences

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