Lead Frontend Engineer

About the role

Lead Frontend Engineer at Electrolux will guide and grow the frontend development team in Bangalore, India. The role blends technical leadership with people management, driving the long‑term direction of web platforms. Responsibilities include managing and mentoring engineers, owning the design system, setting architectural decisions, and collaborating with product, design, and backend teams. The position requires 10+ years of frontend development experience, 2+ years of technical leadership, expert proficiency in Next.js, React, TypeScript, and modern tooling, strong state‑management skills, deep performance optimization knowledge (Core Web Vitals, bundle optimization, server‑side rendering), and experience with headless CMS platforms such as Optimizely CMS or Sanity CMS. Candidates should build responsive, accessible, cross‑browser applications, develop reusable component libraries or design systems, and may have .NET C# experience. Excellent communication in English, attention to detail, and a track record of mentoring are essential. Electrolux offers a hybrid work environment, flexible hours, product discounts, family‑friendly benefits, and extensive learning opportunities.

What you’ll do

• Lead the team: Manage and mentor a group of frontend engineers, supporting their growth, performance, and well‑being.
• Own the design system: Define, evolve, and maintain our design system to ensure consistency, scalability, and accessibility across products.
• Set technical direction: Guide architectural decisions, advocate for best practices, and lead key technical initiatives.
• Drive collaboration: Act as the primary interface between the frontend team and product, design, and backend teams.
• Uphold quality: Promote clean, maintainable code through code reviews, pairing, and process improvements.
• Foster a culture of learning: Encourage innovation, experimentation, and knowledge sharing within the team.

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years of frontend development experience.
• 2+ years of technical leadership or engineering management experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in Next.js, React, TypeScript, and modern frontend tooling.
• Strong experience of state management frameworks.
• Deep understanding of frontend performance optimization including Core Web Vitals, bundle optimization, and server-side rendering strategies.
• Experience working with Headless CMS platforms (preferably Optimizely CMS or Sanity CMS), including data modeling and integration.
• Experience building responsive, accessible and cross browser compatible web applications.
• Experience with developing reusable component libraries or design systems is a strong plus.
• Experience with .NET C# is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills in English and attention to detail.
• Track record of mentoring and developing engineers, with a supportive and communicative leadership style.

Skills

Benefits

• Flexible work hours and a hybrid work environment
• Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services
• Family-friendly benefits
• Extensive learning opportunities and a flexible career path