Front End Lead

Frontend Lead

1. Company Vision

NowPurchase is transforming the $140B Metal Manufacturing industry. This sector forms the backbone of our economy and the foundation of the physical worldbe it in transportation, construction, or machinery. We are building a high-trust, tech-enabled marketplace where metal manufacturers can procure raw materials with certainty. Simultaneously, we are developing the Operating System (OS) that supercharges factory productivity through advanced software like MetalCloud. Our mission is to make procurement autonomous and intelligent—powered by AI, process control, and deep metallurgical expertise.

Learn more at www.nowpurchase.com.

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2. Role Description

Role Title: SDE 3, Frontend & Mobile Lead

Function: Engineering

Reporting to: Sr. Engineering Manager – Frontend & Devices

Experience: 5+ years in frontend & mobile product development

Location: Kolkata (HQ) or Pune

Mode: Work from office

Role Summary:

We are seeking a high-agency Frontend & 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.

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3. Key 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 & 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.

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4. Qualifications & Experience

• 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.

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5. 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.

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6. Compensation & Benefits

• CTC: Best as per industry
• ESOPs: We have ESOPs options to boost ownership from day 1.
• Joining Bonus: Ready to join early? We got you covered.
• Other Perks:
• 1L/year L&D budget
• Group medical insurance (3L coverage including family)
• Accidental insurance (5L)
• Parental leaves, generous time-off, and quarterly team off-sites

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7. Hiring Process

1. Portfolio & GitHub Review – Focus on design-system contributions and mobile commits

2. System Design Interview – Architect a multi-brand AI-assisted design-to-code pipeline

3. Live Coding Round – Build a responsive React dashboard + React Native screen with mock API and test coverage

4. Culture & Leadership Round – With founders and hiring panel (onsite or virtual)

5. Offer Rollout – Final decision within 10 working days post-interview

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