Job highlights

- Lead,grow,and retain a team of frontend engineers building CheQs web experience from our credit dashboard and onboarding flows to AI-driven personalisation surfaces. . Own frontend engineering delivery set clear expectations,unblock teams,manage timelines,and drive accountability without micromanaging.

Responsibilities

- Lead, grow, and retain a team of frontend engineers building CheQs web experience from our credit dashboard and onboarding flows to AI-driven personalisation surfaces.

- Own frontend engineering delivery set explicit expectations, unblock teams, manage timelines, and drive accountability without micromanaging.

- Partner with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to translate complex requirements into executable frontend engineering plans.

- Drive architecture and design decisions across our React.js ecosystem, design system, performance strategy, and mobile-first web infrastructure in close collaboration with staff and principal engineers.

- Establish and uphold frontend engineering best practices: component quality, test coverage, CI/CD, accessibility (WCAG), Core Web Vitals, cross-browser compatibility, and code review culture.

- Own the frontend security posture enforce Content Security Policies (CSP), drive security reviews, and ensure the team proactively addresses common frontend vulnerabilities including XSS, CSRF, clickjacking, and third-party dependency risks.

- Actively recruit, interview, and onboard top frontend engineering talent as the team scales.

- Create an environment where engineers grow fast, feel ownership, and do the best work of their careers.

- Represent frontend engineering in cross-functional planning, surfacing technical risks and dependencies early and clearly.

- Champion a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and relentless craftsmanship from pixel-perfect UI to blazing-fast load times.

What You Need

- 8+ years of frontend engineering experience,



with at least 2-3 years in an engineering management or tech lead role.

- Strong technical foundation in modern frontend deep hands-on background in React.js, TypeScript, HTML5/CSS3, and mobile-first responsive web development; you can meaningfully engage in component design, architecture reviews, and code quality discussions.

- Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing frontend engineering teams in fast-paced, product-driven environments.

- Experience driving frontend architecture decisions design systems, component libraries, performance optimization strategies (lazy loading, code splitting, caching), and build tooling (Webpack, Vite, NPM).

- Deep understanding of Core Web Vitals, mobile web performance, cross-browser and cross-device compatibility (iOS Safari, Chrome Mobile, etc.).

- Strong understanding of frontend security best practices Content Security Policy (CSP) configuration, XSS and CSRF prevention, secure authentication flows, dependency vulnerability management (npm audit, Snyk), and awareness of OWASP Top 10 in a web context.

- A people-first leadership style: you invest in your teams growth, give direct feedback, and foster a no-ego culture.

- Strong project management instincts you know how to prioritize ruthlessly, manage dependencies, and keep delivery moving without sacrificing quality.

- Excellent communicator who can translate technical complexity for product and design stakeholders, and vice versa.

- Experience at a high-growth startup or enterprise software company youre comfortable with ambiguity and energized by 0-to-1 challenges.

What You Will Not Get

- Monotony Work is dynamic, expect variety every day.

- Slow climbs Growth here is about leaps, not ladders.

- Layers of red tape We believe in speed, not bureaucracy.

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📌 Engineering Manager- Frontend (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cheq Digital
📍 Bengaluru