Tech Lead- Frontend
Leads a small frontend team at CheQ, a fintech startup in Bangalore, building its web experience (credit dashboard, onboarding, AI personalisation) while staying 50-60% hands-on. Core stack: React, TypeScript, with focus on design systems, web performance (Core Web Vitals), and frontend security.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bangalore South, India
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Frontend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7+ years of frontend engineering experience, including 1-2 years leading a team or owning a major product area as a tech lead
- Deep hands-on expertise in React.js, TypeScript, HTML5/CSS3 and mobile-first responsive web development
- Experience with state management, design systems or component libraries, and build tooling such as Webpack, Vite and npm
- Solid grasp of web performance, Core Web Vitals, and cross-browser/cross-device behaviour (iOS Safari, Chrome Mobile)
- Working knowledge of frontend security: CSP configuration, XSS/CSRF prevention, secure authentication flows, dependency scanning (npm audit, Snyk), OWASP Top 10 awareness
- Comfort with testing (unit, integration, end-to-end) and CI/CD pipelines
- Track record of mentoring engineers and raising code quality through reviews
- Clear communication with product, design and backend partners
Nice to have
- Experience in a high-growth startup or product company; fintech or consumer apps is a plus
Full description
**ABOUT CheQ
At CheQ, we’re turning the chaos of credit into a journey that’s clear, rewarding, and even a little fun. With ₹80,000 Cr+ in lifetime payments, a growing tribe of users (30%+ using more than two products), and $16M raised from marquee investors, we’re fast becoming India’s favorite way to go from credit-stressed to credit-smart.
Founded by ex-Flipkart leader Aditya Soni and backed by 3one4 Capital, Venture Highway, Ram Shriram, Lloyd Mathias and more, CheQ isn’t just another fintech, it’s a full-stack credit experience
**Engineering Team @CheQ
Engineers at CheQ are true builders. They bring in a myriad of ideas, and create the infrastructure,systems and products that drive our services. Our engineers build Zero to One products,microservices, DBs and everything else (from farm to table).With their magic they take a product, feature or experience from ideation to production, always keeping the customers and their interests in mind. This includes understanding consumer & business needs, critiquing & challenging product and design counterparts and owning the execution & delivery of the scope.
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**What you’ll be doing
We are much more than our job descriptions, but here is where you will begin:
- Lead a small team of frontend engineers building CheQ's web experience, from our credit dashboard and onboarding flows to AI-driven personalisation surfaces, while staying hands-on in the codebase (around 50–60% of your time).
- Own the technical design of key features: break down requirements, write design docs, and set the implementation approach for the team.
- Write production-quality React and TypeScript code, and set the standard for component quality, test coverage and code reviews.
- Drive improvements across our design system, performance (Core Web Vitals, lazy loading, code splitting) and mobile-first web infrastructure, working closely with the Engineering Manager and senior engineers.
- Own frontend security in your area: apply Content Security Policies, guard against XSS, CSRF and clickjacking, and keep third-party dependencies safe.
- Partner with product managers, designers and backend engineers to scope work, estimate timelines and flag technical risks early.
- Mentor engineers through pairing, code reviews and design discussions, and help interview frontend candidates as the team grows.
What you’ll need
Like us, you’ll be deeply committed to delivering impactful outcomes for customers.