Lead Front-End Developer

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
We are looking for a Lead Front-End Developer to modernize tooling, accelerate CI/CD, and enable safe AI-assisted development across teams. You will remove workflow friction from local setup to production and coach engineers on best practices — apply to help boost productivity at scale.
Responsibilities
Optimize the front-end development lifecycle from local setup to production deployment
Diagnose bottlenecks in build, test, and deployment flows and implement measurable fixes
Design and maintain shared front-end tooling, templates, and boilerplate configurations
Standardize monorepo practices, linting, formatting, and dependency management patterns
Drive adoption of AI-assisted coding tools and define safe usage guidelines
Pilot and integrate AI agents and code-generation workflows into everyday engineering practices
Collaborate with DevOps to accelerate CI/CD, reduce build times, and improve feedback loops
Improve bundle size, compilation speed, and overall runtime performance of front-end deliverables
Document best practices and deliver training to help teams adopt new workflows quickly
Requirements
5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience in modern front-end ecosystems
Expertise in React and Next.js
Lead-level ownership experience driving developer experience or platform initiatives
Strong CI/CD pipeline expertise with build, test, and release automation
Advanced build tooling knowledge across bundlers, monorepos, and code quality standards
Strong performance optimization skills for builds, bundles, and feedback loops
Hands-on AI-assisted coding tools experience and governance mindset for safe adoption
Excellent communication skills for documentation, enablement, and cross-team collaboration
Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2, Upper-Intermediate)
Nice to have
Experience with Vite, Turborepo, Nx, or ESBuild for large-scale front-end systems
Experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for front-end pipelines
Background in platform engineering or internal developer tooling at scale
We offer
International projects with top brands
Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
Healthcare benefits
Employee financial programs
Paid time off and sick leave
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
Global career opportunities
Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
EPAM Employee Groups
Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn
EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Work arrangement
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