Hybrid Front-End Tech Lead

at PPG

• Job title: Front-End Tech Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Angular, Apollo, Azure, Cloud, GraphQL, RxJS, SCSS, Terraform, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Wroc aw, Poland

About the role

• Frontend Tech Lead contributing to PPG’s core Digital eCommerce and LeadGen platform. Leading frontend technical direction and mentoring developers in scalable Angular applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis of detailed business, functional, and technical requirements for digital platforms (Demand Generation and eCommerce).
• Guide the design and development of robust, scalable Angular applications within an Agile Scrum team, ensuring high-quality, maintainable code.
• Collaborate closely with Architecture, Security, DevOps, and functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Promote and enforce frontend development standards, including accessibility (WCAG), performance, and maintainability.
• Conduct code reviews, define and uphold the team’s Definition of Done (DoD), and provide technical mentorship to developers.
• Support testing, deployment, and maintenance activities; coordinate issue resolution and continuous enhancements with a focus on team productivity.
• Champion the adoption of QA and CI/CD practices and tools such as ReSharper, SonarQube, Checkmarx, and BrowserStack.
• Ensure unit testing is consistently applied to support regression prevention and long-term code quality.
• Actively contribute to release planning and the timely rollout of new features in coordination with Scrum team roles.
• Lead the responsible adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to improve developer efficiency and reduce boilerplate, validating AI-generated code for security, quality, and maintainability.
• Explore and identify opportunities to integrate AI-driven features (e.g., semantic search, recommendation engines) into the frontend experience.
• Encourage continuous learning within the team and adopt new methodologies aligned with PPG’s software engineering standards.
• Support production environments and on-call rotations as needed, ensuring team readiness to address incidents.
• Ensure compliance with internal security policies and development best practice.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in frontend development, with a strong focus on Angular and TypeScript
• Deep understanding of RxJS, component-driven development, state management, and responsive UI principles
• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS/SCSS, and accessibility best practices (WCAG compliance)
• Hands-on experience with PrimeNg, Apollo Angular, and integrating frontend applications with RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Proven ability to lead code quality efforts through code reviews, design patterns, testing practices, and Definition of Done enforcement
• Familiarity with unit testing frameworks and end-to-end testing tools
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar to enhance productivity and code quality.
• Interest in leveraging AI for improving customer experience, automation, or engineering efficiency
• Understanding of cloud deployment concepts (preferably Azure), including performance, monitoring, and frontend release pipelines
• Familiarity with DevOps processes and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Terraform, PowerShell)
• Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills, able to guide junior developers and influence technical decisions across the team
• Upper-intermediate English (B2+) required for effective collaboration in global teams.

Benefits

• Work in a pet‑friendly office - bring your dog to the office!
• Multisport card
• Private medical care with Lunch card
• Office parking options
• Annual bonus
• Spring, Winter & Holiday Allowance
• Discounts on our products
• Collaborative, supportive, and inclusive culture