NowPurchase - Frontend Lead - React.js

We are seeking a high-agency Frontend and Mobile Lead (SDE-3) to drive UI/UX delivery across our next-gen digital products, spanning web, mobile, kiosk, and TV. This role requires a hands-on leader who can ship pixel-perfect, performant UIs at startup speed while building a scalable team and workflow for our AI-first product roadmap.

Responsibilities :

- End-to-End Product Ownership : Lead development from requirements to production for frontend interfaces across devices and form factors.

- Accelerate UI Delivery via AI : Build Figma-to-PR pipelines using tools like Copilot, v0.dev, design tokens, and automated visual testing.

- Team Leadership : Recruit, mentor, and performance-manage a team of 6 engineers; run weekly skill sprints and code kata sessions.

- Code Quality and Performance Standards : Enforce testing discipline, Lighthouse 90 bundle 150kB, and maintain 60fps performance on low-power devices like A53 smart TVs.

- Cross-Functional Execution : Work closely with Product, DevOps, and Data Science to embed CI/CD, feature flags, and observability from day one.

Requirements :

- Minimum 5 years of experience building production-grade React apps (at least 3 years in React) and 2+ years in cross-platform mobile development (React Native/Expo preferred; Flutter acceptable with strong React background).

- Proven architectural ownership of design systems, state management (Zustand/Redux), and monorepo or micro-frontend implementations.

- Hands-on expertise in performance tuning, animation threading, memory profiling, and debugging mobile/web apps at scale.

- Familiarity with dev tooling : Storybook, Jest/RTL, Detox, Webpack/Vite, Docker, GitHub Actions.

- Strong communication skills and previous experience in mentorship or team leadership roles.

- Willingness to relocate to Kolkata HQ for the first 2 months for immersion.

Good to Have :

- Experience in AI-assisted development (e. g., GitHub Copilot, v0.dev ).

- Exposure to kiosk/PWA/TV app deployments.

- Prior experience in high-growth SaaS, developer tooling companies, or design-system-focused agencies.

- Familiarity with observability tools like Sentry, Rollbar, and performance monitoring in React Native.