Senior Frontend Engineer/Frontend Lead

AI Rudder Pte Ltd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Development

Performance Recognition

Global Exposure

Meaningful Impact

Ownership & Autonomy

Team Building

Job summary

AI Rudder is seeking a senior frontend engineer to own the frontend architecture for our SaaS platform and operations systems. You will design complex features with emphasis on performance and accessibility, and build reusable components to ensure UI consistency across products.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with backend teams on API design, and drive frontend best practices, CI/CD, and testing strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of professional frontend development experience, with 3+ years focused on Vue.js ecosystem (Vue 2/3, Vuex/Pinia, Vue Router).
• Strong experience with modern frontend tooling: Vite/Webpack, ESLint, Git workflows, and automated testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, or Playwright).
• Proven ability to architect frontend applications: state management, routing, modular design, and micro-frontend patterns when appropriate.
• 1+ years of team lead or mentoring experience; comfortable owning code quality standards and guiding other engineers’ technical growth.

Responsibilities

• Own the frontend architecture for our SaaS platform and operations management systems; guide technology choices and framework upgrades.
• Design and implement complex frontend features with a focus on performance, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Build and maintain reusable component libraries and design systems for UI consistency across products.
• Establish frontend engineering best practices: code review standards, build tooling, testing strategies (unit / E2E), CI/CD integration, and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with backend teams on API design and data contracts for efficient frontend-backend integration.
• Explore and integrate AI/LLM capabilities into frontend products, such as conversational UIs and real-time data visualization.
• Mentor and guide junior frontend engineers; conduct code reviews and foster quality culture.
• Coordinate frontend tasks: sprint planning, workload distribution, and delivery tracking; act as liaison between KL R&D center and Shanghai on requirements and releases.

Skills

Frontend architecture

Vue.js

Team leadership

English communication

UI/UX sensitivity

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Vite/Webpack

ESLint

Git workflows

Jest

Cypress

Playwright

ECharts

D3.js

Job description

Own the frontend architecture for our SaaS platform and operations management systems; make technology selection and framework upgrade decisions.

Design and implement complex frontend features with a focus on performance, accessibility, and maintainability.

Build and maintain reusable component libraries and design systems to ensure UI consistency across products.

Establish frontend engineering best practices: code review standards, build tooling, testing strategies (unit / E2E), CI/CD integration, and performance monitoring.

Collaborate with backend teams on API design and data contract definition to ensure efficient frontend-backend integration.

Explore and integrate AI/LLM capabilities into frontend products, such as conversational UIs, real-time data visualization, and intelligent interaction patterns.

Team Management

Mentor and guide junior frontend engineers, conducting code reviews and fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Coordinate frontend development tasks: sprint planning, workload distribution, and delivery tracking.

Serve as the frontend communication bridge between KL R&D center and headquarters (Shanghai), aligning on product requirements, UI specifications, and release schedules.

Requirements

Required

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.

5+ years of professional frontend development experience, with 3+ years focused on Vue.js ecosystem (Vue 2/3, Vuex/Pinia, Vue Router).

Strong experience with modern frontend tooling: Vite/Webpack, ESLint, Git workflows, and automated testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, or Playwright).

Proven ability to architect frontend applications: state management, routing, modular design, and micro-frontend patterns when appropriate.

1+ years of team lead or mentoring experience; comfortable owning code quality standards and guiding other engineers’ technical growth.

Proficiency in English — able to participate in technical discussions, write documentation, and communicate with both local and overseas teams. Added advantage if able to converse in Chinese as collaboration is expected with China-based teams.

Strong sense of UI/UX quality, attention to detail, and user empathy.

Preferred

Experience with React or other major frontend frameworks in addition to Vue; ability to evaluate and migrate between frameworks when needed.

Experience building data visualization dashboards or real-time monitoring UIs (ECharts, D3.js, etc.).

Familiarity with backend development (Node.js, Golang, or Python); ability to understand and debug full-stack issues.

Experience with AI/LLM-powered UI features, such as chatbot interfaces, streaming response rendering, or prompt-based interaction design.

Experience working in cross-cultural, distributed teams (especially China + Southeast Asia collaboration).

Experience with mobile-responsive design or hybrid app development (e.g., uni-app, Electron).

About AI Rudder

AI Rudder is an AI product company transforming how business communicate to their customers.

We launched in 2019 with one of the world’s first enterprise-grade AI voice agents: built to hold real, intelligent conversations, not just play back scripts. Today, we serve over 500 enterprises across 20+ countries, processing 50 million calls every day and having delivered more than 8 billion calls to date. Our customers range from fast-growing startups to large enterprises.

When AI talks to people, it has to feel human. That’s what we build.

How We Work

AI-first: AI isn’t a tool we reach for. It’s the default we start from. Every team, every workflow: AI-first.

Global Collaboration: We operate globally and work as one team. Distance is a logistics problem, not a cultural one. We build the habits that make distributed teams actually work

Communication Principle: Simple, Trust, Transparent. We remove unnecessary complexity so people can focus on what matters most.

What We Offer

• Learning & Development: Continuous learning through real projects, knowledge sharing session, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Performance Recognition: Regular performance reviews, feedback, and opportunities for career progression.
• Global Exposure: Collaborate with international teams, global rotations, and work with global enterprise customers.
• Meaningful Impact: Build AI solutions that create real value for businesses around the world.
• Ownership & Autonomy: Freedom to take initiative and drive outcomes.
• Team Engagement: Team Building, Local & Global Gatherings & Local Events Celebration

AI Rudder is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants.