Head of Frontend Engineering

About this role

We are looking for a Head of Frontend Engineeringto lead a large engineering unit (~70+ engineers, including Team Leads) and drive the development of our frontend direction, engineering culture, and product quality.
This is a systems and leadership role, focused on scaling teams, improving engineering processes, and influencing architecture — not day-to-day hands-on development.
Your Mission:

• Lead the frontend organization (engineering + UI/design teams), ~70+ engineers

• Scale teams through Team Leads and develop engineering leaders

• Build and evolve engineering culture, standards, and best practices

• Design and improve development and delivery processes

• Ensure quality, stability, and predictability of product delivery

• Participate in architectural decisions (including microfrontend approach)

• Manage technical debt and improve system sustainability

• Drive hiring and development of key engineering talent

• Collaborate closely with Product, Backend, and Design teams

Your Unique Contribution:

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing 40+ people through Team Leads

• Proven experience scaling engineering organizations and delivery processes

• Strong background in frontend development

• Experience developing engineers and tech leads (mentoring, performance management, growth planning)

• Understanding of complex frontend architectures

• Experience with high-load web applications

• Strong communication skills and experience working in cross-functional teams

• Fluency in Russian is required for effective day-to-day collaboration within the engineering team

Technology context:

• Vue (2/3) / React

• TypeScript

• State management: Pinia, Vuex and similar solutions

• Microfrontend architecture (Webpack Module Federation)

• Webpack

• Jest and unit testing

What’s in It for You:

• Leadership of a large frontend engineering organization (~70+ engineers)

• Strong influence on architecture and core product direction

• Highly skilled engineering and leadership team

• Remote-first work format or office option

• Competitive compensation (discussed individually)

• Opportunity to shape engineering processes and strategy

• Learning & development support (training, conferences, knowledge sharing)

• Open and collaborative environment where you can actively shape systems, not just maintain them

Excited about the opportunity? If you're ready for a career that will challenge and energize you, let’s chat!
Originally posted on Himalayas