Lead Frontend Developer

About Kuoni Tumlare:

Kuoni Tumlare is a Destination Management Company, part of JTB Group who deliver travel solutions and experiences that create value for our Partners and Society. We’re a fun group, we value our employees’ contributions and opinions, and strive to develop talent internally. The travel industry is dynamic, exciting, and adaptable with many interesting opportunities to explore.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced professional with strong expertise in React/JavaScript and Liferay to lead our frontend engineering initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for driving frontend architecture, mentoring a team of developers, and delivering scalable, high-performance, and responsive enterprise web applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-grade frontend applications using the React ecosystem (React, Redux, ClayUI, and related libraries).

• Lead and mentor frontend developers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and support for skill development.

• Design and implement reusable, scalable, and maintainable frontend components and shared libraries.

• Ensure responsive, pixel-perfect UI/UX implementation from wireframes and design specifications.

• Optimize applications for maximum speed, performance, scalability, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.

• Drive frontend quality practices including code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing.

• Implement secure frontend development practices including authentication and authorization mechanisms such as auth0 and JWT.

• Participate in technical solution discussions, estimation, sprint planning, and delivery governance activities.

• Ensure adherence to CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies, release processes, and DevOps best practices.

• Troubleshoot complex frontend issues and provide technical leadership during production incidents and critical releases.

• Candidate should be comfortable working in both technical leadership and hands-on individual contributor capacities, actively participating in development activities