Lead Front-End Developer

EPAM Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 7,524,000 - 11,285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Learning courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Employee groups

Job summary

EPAM Systems 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 to boost productivity at scale.

Responsibilities include optimizing build pipelines, maintaining shared tooling, and driving adoption of AI-assisted coding tools while collaborating closely with DevOps and other teams to improve performance and quality

Qualifications

• 5+ years of JavaScript/TypeScript experience in modern front-end ecosystems.
• Expertise in React and Next.js.
• 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.

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

React

Next.js

CI/CD

Performance optimization

AI-assisted tooling

Communication

Tools

Vite

Turborepo

Nx

ESBuild

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

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 — apply to help boost productivity 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

Requirements

• 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience in modern front-end ecosystems
• Expertise in React and Next.js
• 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
• Experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for front-end pipelines
• Background in platform engineering or internal developer tooling at scale

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.