This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Frontend Engineering Team Lead based in France.
This role sits at the intersection of hands-on frontend engineering and people leadership, driving the development of high-quality, scalable web applications in a fast-paced, product-led environment. The successful candidate will lead a team of talented engineers across Europe, shaping both technical direction and team culture while remaining actively involved in coding and architecture decisions. The position plays a critical role in ensuring strong delivery performance, technical excellence, and continuous improvement across the frontend stack. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to translate business requirements into robust, user-focused solutions. This is a highly impactful leadership role for someone who enjoys balancing strategic ownership with deep technical contribution. The environment is remote-first, agile, and performance-driven, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and engineering quality.
Accountabilities:
- Lead and mentor a distributed frontend engineering team, fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and growth-oriented culture
- Provide technical leadership across frontend architecture, ensuring best practices in performance, scalability, and maintainability
- Contribute to system design and architectural decisions for complex web applications and frontend ecosystems
- Drive end-to-end delivery of features from requirements gathering through to deployment in production environments
- Conduct code reviews and provide actionable feedback to maintain high engineering standards and support team development
- Manage performance, coaching, and career development of team members through structured feedback and mentoring
- Continuously improve engineering processes, tools, and workflows to increase efficiency and product quality
- Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to ensure seamless integration and aligned delivery
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in software development with strong expertise in modern frontend technologies (Vue, React, or Angular)
- 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership or team lead role, including mentoring and performance management responsibilities
- Strong hands-on experience with Vue ecosystem technologies such as Vuex, Vue Router, and component-based architecture
- Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, and frontend build tools such as Webpack
- Experience with CSS preprocessors such as Less or Sass and strong understanding of responsive UI development
- Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Playwright and modern frontend quality assurance practices
- Exposure to backend technologies (e.g., Java, Spring Boot) is a plus
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proven ability to work in fast-moving, Agile environments with distributed teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for delivering high-quality user experiences
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with performance-based quarterly bonuses
- Fully remote-first working model across Europe with flexible working hours (core hours 10am–3pm local time)
- 28 days of paid annual leave
- Top-tier engineering equipment provided
- Annual company retreats and team networking opportunities
- Referral and performance-based bonus programs
- Opportunity to lead and shape a high-performing frontend engineering team
- Strong focus on autonomy, collaboration, and engineering excellence