Chief Front-End Developer

EPAM Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 7,384,615 - 11,076,922; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Chief Front-End Developer to modernize build systems, enhance CI/CD feedback, and drive safe adoption of AI-assisted coding to accelerate delivery.

The role requires hands-on leadership across teams, ownership of cross-team initiatives, and expertise in modern front-end stacks including React and Next.js. You will partner with DevOps to optimize pipelines and guide adoption of AI tools while maintaining high-quality standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of JavaScript/TypeScript in modern front-end stacks.
• 5+ years with ReactJS and Next.js applications.
• 5+ years designing developer tooling and platform capabilities.
• Strong leadership to influence engineering standards.
• Proven ownership of cross-team initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Analyze end-to-end front-end workflows from local setup to production release.
• Identify bottlenecks in build, test, and deploy cycles and implement measurable fixes.
• Design and maintain shared tooling, templates, and boilerplate configurations for front-end teams.
• Standardize linting, formatting, and dependency management to reduce friction.
• Modernize build and bundling approaches to improve performance and reduce bundle size.
• Collaborate with DevOps to optimize CI/CD pipelines and speed up feedback loops.
• Pilot and roll out AI-assisted coding tools and AI agent workflows for engineers.
• Define safe usage guidelines and best practices for Generative AI in development.
• Create documentation and internal enablement materials for new tooling and processes.
• Train and support front-end engineers to maximize productivity with upgraded workflows.
• Monitor productivity signals and iterate on improvements based on data and feedback.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

ReactJS

Next.js

Frontend architecture

CI/CD

AI-assisted coding

Leadership

Monorepo

Performance

Tools

Vite

Webpack

Turborepo

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

We are looking for a Chief Front-End Developer to join our team. You will modernize build systems, improve CI/CD feedback loops, and drive safe adoption of AI-assisted coding to accelerate delivery.

Responsibilities

• Analyze end-to-end front-end workflows from local setup to production release
• Identify bottlenecks in build, test, and deploy cycles and implement measurable fixes
• Design and maintain shared tooling, templates, and boilerplate configurations for front-end teams
• Standardize linting, formatting, and dependency management to reduce friction and rework
• Modernize build and bundling approaches to improve performance and reduce bundle size
• Collaborate with DevOps to optimize CI/CD pipelines and speed up feedback loops
• Pilot and roll out AI-assisted coding tools and AI agent workflows for engineers
• Define safe usage guidelines and best practices for Generative AI in development
• Create documentation and internal enablement materials for new tooling and processes
• Train and support front-end engineers to maximize productivity with upgraded workflows
• Monitor productivity signals and iterate on improvements based on data and feedback

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with JavaScript and TypeScript in modern front-end stacks
• 5+ years of experience building or maintaining ReactJS and Next.js applications
• 5+ years of experience designing developer tooling, templates, or platform capabilities for internal engineers
• Strong leadership skills to influence engineering standards and drive adoption across teams
• Proven project ownership for cross-team initiatives improving build, test, and release throughput
• Deep build-system knowledge with Vite, Webpack, or Turborepo and monorepo strategies
• Hands-on CI/CD expertise with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for front-end pipelines
• Strong AI agents frameworks experience integrating AI-assisted coding into workflows
• Excellent communication skills to document practices, teach teams, and align stakeholders
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)
• Strong analytical skills to identify bottlenecks and define measurable improvements
• Nice to have Experience with Nx or ESBuild
• Nice to have Experience with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or custom LLM tooling
• Nice to have Experience defining testing automation standards for front-end platforms
• Nice to have Experience optimizing monorepo performance at scale