Tech Lead Frontend Focused
We are looking for an experienced Frontend-focused Technical Lead (TL) to drive the technical vision, architecture, and scalability of our web design system, React component libraries, and Figma plugin ecosystem. You will build and evolve reusable UI foundations, design token pipelines, SDKs, documentation tooling, and design-to-code workflows that power a cohesive multi-platform design language. The ideal candidate brings strong technical leadership, a deep understanding of design systems, and hands-on experience working in complex monorepo setups, shared libraries, SDK development, and expertise in React and TypeScript experience in Figma plugin development.
Core Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Architecture:
- Own the overall technical direction, architecture, and code quality for the web design system and UI engineering ecosystem.
- Architect and maintain React component libraries, design tokens, theming systems, and atomic design-based UI foundations.
- Lead the development and evolution of SDKs, shared UI modules, and internal tooling, including versioning, bundling, packaging, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Drive adoption of clean architecture, modular design, and scalable component-driven development across frontend teams.
- Oversee deep integration of tokens, components, and workflows into Figma plugins and design tooling, ensuring seamless designer–developer collaboration.
- Ensure consistency, accessibility (WCAG), performance, cross-browser compatibility, and responsive design across all web surfaces.
Execution & Delivery:
- Collaborate with TPMs to ensure technical feasibility, accurate estimations, and disciplined delivery processes.
- Maintain high standards in code review, documentation, and system governance across frontend, mobile, backend, and design verticals.
- Drive the adoption of component documentation platforms such as Storybook, and ensure alignment between design and engineering deliverables.
- Establish and enforce strong testing practices including unit, integration, visual regression, and E2E testing across multiple frameworks.
Quality, Reviews & Risk Management
- Review and approve architecture, PRs, and pipelines to uphold consistency, scalability, and best practices.
- Identify and mitigate risks tied to performance, security, scalability, cross-platform behavior, and maintainability.
- Ensure high code quality standards with tools like TypeScript, ESLint, Prettier, and maintain automated workflows via monorepo orchestration solutions.
Mentorship & Collaboration:
- Mentor developers across web, mobile, and design teams; promote engineering excellence, system thinking, and innovation.
- Collaborate closely with product designers to maintain seamless design-to-code workflows and ensure system alignment in Figma.
- Foster a culture of knowledge-sharing, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Key Requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of software development experience with 2+ years in a Technical Lead or Architect role.
- Strong proficiency in React (mandatory).
Core Technical Expertise
- Hands-on experience with monorepos (Nx) and pnpm for scalable code sharing across large projects.
- Strong understanding of CSS systems including CSS, SCSS/Sass, and component-oriented styling with Emotion or Vanilla Extract.
- Expertise with Material UI, atomic design methodology, and building reusable UI kits.
- Extensive experience in React + TypeScript architecture, component libraries, package publishing, and modular UI systems.
- Practical expertise with modern build tools and bundlers: Vite, esbuild, SWC, Webpack.
- Experience with Storybook, automated linting/formatting (ESLint, Prettier), Git Hooks (Husky), and CI/CD automation.
- Strong understanding of web animations, transitions, and micro-interactions (CSS animations, Framer Motion, GSAP).
- Experienced in Figma plugin development using TypeScript + React..
- Builds plugins for token sync, metadata extraction, and workflow automation.
- Strong knowledge of the Figma Plugin API and plugin UX.
Design System & UI Requirements
- Strong understanding of UI design principles, atomic design methodology, and design token architecture.
- Deep experience in building and maintaining UI libraries, cross-platform components, and internal SDKs.
- Proficiency with Figma, including complex design system libraries, tokens, auto-layout, prototyping, and design handoff.
- Familiarity with design system tooling such as Storybook, Token Studio, Style Dictionary, and Design Tokens API.
- Excellent knowledge of accessibility (WCAG) and responsive design best practices.
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication, cross-functional leadership, and client-facing collaboration skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with an eye for maintainable, scalable code.
- Ability to balance technical depth with delivery execution and cross-team alignment.
- Proactive mindset with ownership, accountability, and a passion for system excellence.
Educational Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
