Engineering Lead Front-End Development

Description

Summary: Lead and manage a frontend engineering team to deliver and support the checkout experience, focusing on technical execution and team member growth. Highlights: 1. Lead frontend engineering team for new business solutions on React 2. Coach and support team in Agile Software development best practices 3. Maintain high standards of software quality and encourage growth **Company Description** ***AUTODOC is the largest and fastest growing auto parts ecommerce platform in Europe.*** ***Present across 27 countries with around 6,000 employees, AUTODOC generated revenue of over €1\.8 billion in 2025, supplying more than 9\.3 million active customers with its millions of vehicle parts and accessories for car, truck, and motorcycle brands.*** ***Curious minds, adventurous experts and tech\-savvy professionals \- one team, one billion euros revenue. Catch the ride!*** **Job Description** ***Manage the engineering team responsible for supporting and delivering the checkout experience in Autodoc. You will be responsible for both the technical execution of the team as well as the growth of the individual team members.*** **Responsibilities:** * Lead the frontend engineering team to deliver new business solutions (and support existing ones) on React application * Design and implementation of web application and modules \- **React, Node.js** * Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards * Adhere to high\-quality development principles while delivering solutions on\-time and on\-budget * Service monitoring, alerting, and incident mitigation \- **New Relic, Grafana** * Lead and enforce high\-quality code review practices to ensure maintainable, scalable, and reliable front\-end code * Coach and support the team in Agile Software development best practices **Qualifications** * **3\+ years** of experience in a lead position/role * **5 years\+** of work experience as a **Front\-End Software Engineer** * Experience in software development, supporting the design and development of large\-scale, distributed software applications * Strong understanding of component architecture, state management, and performance optimization * Strong problem\-solving skills and ability to apply logical and analytical thinking to complex problems * Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits * Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team * Ability to translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions * Strong collaboration skills with Product, Design, Backend, and DevOps teams * Expert\-level proficiency in **JavaScript (ES6\+), TypeScript, HTML5, and modern CSS** * Solid understanding of **API integration** (REST) and client\-server communication * Experience in creating **Unit tests \& e2e tests** * Be familiar with linters, semantic code/webpack * Experience in using Agile, SCRUM and Waterfall methodology to deliver the projects (JIRA) * Understanding the software life cycle, teamwork * Experience with Git and the ability to use it properly * **English** intermediate (B1\) * Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work autonomously in a team environment **Additional Information** **What do we offer?** * Competitive salaries based on your professional experience * Fast growing international company with stable employment * Annual vacation of 25 working days and 1 additional day off on your birthday * Day off on Municipality day and Carnaval * Meal Allowance (8 euros per working day) * Fidelidade Healthcare Plan (Comprehensive health coverage with the option to include your partner and children at discounted rates). * Mental Wellbeing Program through the OpenUp platform * AUTODOC corporate discount for purchasing car parts at special rates for personal use * Exclusive retail discounts via our ‘Benefits at Work’ portal * Learning \& Development (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e\-learning platform) * Free English and German language classes (after probation period) * Flexible working hours and hybrid work **Join us today and let’s create a success story together!**