Frontend Lead

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients. We are looking for a Frontend Engineering Lead to drive the development of high-performance, scalable, and visually engaging mobile applications. In this role, you will own the front-end architecture, lead a team of engineers, and ensure technical excellence in delivering seamless cross-platform experiences on iOS and Android. You will collaborate closely with design, product, and backend teams to create intuitive, engaging, and user-friendly AI-driven chronic care solutions. Key Responsibilities include hands-on development, team mentorship & collaboration, and quality assurance & performance optimization. The ideal candidate should possess technical leadership & strategy skills to define and implement the frontend architecture, best practices, and development roadmap for mobile applications. They should lead the development of scalable and high-performance React Native apps for iOS and Android while establishing and enforcing coding standards, performance optimizations, and maintainability guidelines. Staying updated with emerging frontend technologies, evaluating and integrating new tools as needed is crucial. The candidate will be responsible for architecting and developing key frontend features, ensuring smooth integration with backend services. Collaboration with UI/UX designers to transform wireframes into pixel-perfect, highly responsive interfaces is essential. They should optimize app performance to ensure fast loading times, smooth animations, and responsive UI interactions. Driving CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring is also a part of the role. Additionally, leading and mentoring a team of frontend engineers, conducting code reviews, and technical training are key responsibilities to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. The ideal candidate should have 6+ years of frontend development experience, with at least 3 years in React Native. Strong expertise in iOS (Xcode) and Android (Android Studio) development is required along with proficiency in Gradle, RESTful APIs, and third-party integrations. A solid understanding of mobile app performance optimization, memory management, and UI rendering is necessary. Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines is preferred. A strong grasp of UI/UX principles to create visually appealing and user-friendly applications is crucial. Hands-on experience with state management libraries (Redux, MobX, or Context API) is desired, along with experience in publishing and managing apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Familiarity with performance monitoring tools like Firebase Performance or Flipper is a plus. Exposure to automated testing frameworks for React Native (Jest, Detox, Appium), understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, CI/CD), knowledge of GraphQL, WebSockets, and offline-first architecture for enhanced app experiences are also valuable skills for this role.,