Front-End Team Leader

About the role

Quantum Machines is seeking an experienced Front-End Team Leader to drive the design and development of user‑facing software for its cutting‑edge quantum computing platforms. You will combine hands‑on coding with people leadership, collaborating closely with product, UX, and backend teams to deliver high‑impact interfaces.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a global team of front‑end engineers, fostering technical excellence.
• Own the front‑end architecture and technical vision of complex web applications.
• Design and implement scalable, high‑performance, maintainable UI solutions.
• Collaborate with backend, product, UX, and system engineers to deliver end‑to‑end features.
• Drive best practices in code quality, testing, performance, and accessibility.
• Participate in hands‑on development, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Make technical decisions in a fast‑paced, high‑complexity environment.

Required profile

• 7+ years of professional front‑end development experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading or mentoring front‑end engineers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong engineering mindset with a can‑do attitude.
• Ability to work effectively across geographies and in a dynamic, uncertain environment.

Required skills

• Modern JavaScript and TypeScript.
• React (mandatory); Angular or Vue (advantage).
• Front‑end architecture, state management, component‑based design.
• Code review, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines.
• REST, gRPC, WebSockets APIs.
• UX principles and collaboration with designers.
• Performance optimization for large‑scale applications.
• Visualization libraries such as D3, Canvas, WebGL.
• Familiarity with Python or other backend technologies.