Lead Front-End Developer

EPAM Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in the Philippines is seeking a Lead Front-End Developer to modernize tooling, accelerate CI/CD, and enable safe AI-assisted development across teams. You will remove workflow friction from local setup to production and coach engineers on best practices.

The role emphasizes ownership of front-end ecosystems, performance optimization, and collaboration with DevOps to speed builds, reduce bundle sizes, and implement AI-assisted coding tools safely.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience in modern front-end ecosystems.
• 5+ years of React and Next.js experience.
• Lead-level ownership experience driving developer experience or platform initiatives.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline expertise with build, test, and release automation.
• Advanced build tooling knowledge across bundlers, monorepos, and code quality standards.
• Strong performance optimization skills for builds, bundles, and feedback loops.
• Hands-on AI-assisted coding tools experience and governance mindset for safe adoption.
• Excellent communication skills for documentation, enablement, and cross-team collaboration.
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2, Upper-Intermediate).
• Nice to have: Experience with Vite, Turborepo, Nx, or ESBuild for large-scale front-end systems.
• Nice to have: Experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for front-end pipelines.
• Nice to have: Background in platform engineering or internal developer tooling at scale

Responsibilities

• Optimize the front-end development lifecycle from local setup to production deployment.
• Diagnose bottlenecks in build, test, and deployment flows and implement measurable fixes.
• Design and maintain shared front-end tooling, templates, and boilerplate configurations.
• Standardize monorepo practices, linting, formatting, and dependency management patterns.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted coding tools and define safe usage guidelines.
• Pilot and integrate AI agents and code-generation workflows into everyday engineering practices.
• Collaborate with DevOps to accelerate CI/CD, reduce build times, and improve feedback loops.
• Improve bundle size, compilation speed, and overall runtime performance of front-end deliverables.
• Document best practices and deliver training to help teams adopt new workflows quickly.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Lead ownership

English (B2)

Tools

React

Next.js

Vite

Turborepo

Nx

ESBuild

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

We are looking for a Lead Front-End Developer to modernize tooling, accelerate CI/CD, and enable safe AI-assisted development across teams. You will remove workflow friction from local setup to production and coach engineers on best practices.

Responsibilities

• Optimize the front-end development lifecycle from local setup to production deployment
• Diagnose bottlenecks in build, test, and deployment flows and implement measurable fixes
• Design and maintain shared front-end tooling, templates, and boilerplate configurations
• Standardize monorepo practices, linting, formatting, and dependency management patterns
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted coding tools and define safe usage guidelines
• Pilot and integrate AI agents and code-generation workflows into everyday engineering practices
• Collaborate with DevOps to accelerate CI/CD, reduce build times, and improve feedback loops
• Improve bundle size, compilation speed, and overall runtime performance of front-end deliverables
• Document best practices and deliver training to help teams adopt new workflows quickly

Requirements

• 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience in modern front-end ecosystems
• 5+ years of React and Next.js experience
• Lead-level ownership experience driving developer experience or platform initiatives
• Strong CI/CD pipeline expertise with build, test, and release automation
• Advanced build tooling knowledge across bundlers, monorepos, and code quality standards
• Strong performance optimization skills for builds, bundles, and feedback loops
• Hands-on AI-assisted coding tools experience and governance mindset for safe adoption
• Excellent communication skills for documentation, enablement, and cross-team collaboration
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2, Upper-Intermediate)
• Nice to have: Experience with Vite, Turborepo, Nx, or ESBuild for large-scale front-end systems
• Nice to have: Experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for front-end pipelines
• Nice to have: Background in platform engineering or internal developer tooling at scale