Frontend Team Lead

At Lendbuzz, we believe financial opportunity should be more personalized and fair. We develop innovative technologies that provide underserved and overlooked borrowers with better access to credit. From our employees to our dealers, partners, and borrowers, we’ve built a company and a culture around a resolute belief in the promise and power of diversity. We value independent and critical thinking.

We are looking for a skilled Frontend Team Lead to join our team, bringing extensive experience in cloud-based application development and team management. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in React, Node.js, and system design, with a proven ability to architect efficient front-end systems and mentor engineers. This role requires a passion for delivering high-quality, user-centric products and a commitment to driving operational excellence through collaborative, scalable software solutions.

This position primarily focuses on frontend development, comprising approximately 80% of the workload, with the remaining 20% dedicated to backend tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Architect efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive web applications
• Collaborate with Product Designers, Product Managers, and Software Engineers to deliver compelling user-facing products
• Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Writing code for User Interface components
• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers to deliver high-quality solutions
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define project requirements and timelines
• Contribute to the architecture and design of scalable and maintainable software solutions
• Drive operational excellence in software development through leading and participating in code reviews, quality assurance, and production monitoring

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years of experience developing web applications; 2+ years of team management experience
• Strong architectural mindset with a focus on system design
• Expertise in React, Node.js, and TypeScript, RESTful APIs, full-stack development
• Proficiency in Ruby is beneficial, with additional value placed on familiarity with Next.js and Nest.js
• Skilled in debugging, optimization, and unit/integration testingExperience with Linux, Bash, and Docker