Engineering Manager (Frontend)

• Opportunity to lead the mobile engineering team in a fast-growing tech company
• Work on applications for a leading digital-first consumer brand

About Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing tech company headquartered in Singapore, recognized as a leading digital-first consumer brand. They are passionate about creating seamless, engaging, and scalable solutions through their e-commerce platform and mobile applications, offering an innovative and dynamic work culture.

Job Description

• Lead a front‑end-focused engineering team, conducting regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development discussions to grow talent and drive high performance.
• Manage sprint ceremonies end‑to‑end, including planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming, ensuring smooth and timely delivery.
• Drive the team's delivery velocity while upholding strong front‑end code quality, best practices, and architectural standards.
• Run technical reviews, enforce coding guidelines, and implement improvements that elevate the overall engineering craftsmanship.
• Set and track team OKRs aligned with business goals, and monitor progress through structured check‑ins and performance metrics.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and QA teams to deliver polished, user‑centric front‑end experiences across platforms.
• Identify and remove blockers, coordinate cross‑team dependencies, and ensure on‑time execution of development cycles.
• Report on team performance, OKR outcomes, and delivery progress to leadership with clear insights and recommendations.
• Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and open communication within the engineering team.

The Successful Applicant

Experience & Technical Skills

• At least 5 years of hands‑on front‑end development experience using modern frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)
• Minimum 1 year of experience leading or managing a team of 5+ engineers
• Strong grasp of software engineering best practices, clean architecture, and UI/UX‑aligned front‑end standards
• Solid understanding of Agile frameworks, sprint planning, and delivery workflows
• Experience improving team velocity, code quality, and development consistency through processes and tooling

Leadership & Collaboration

• Proven ability to mentor, guide, and develop engineers at different skill levels
• Strong communicator who can work effectively with product, design, QA, and cross‑functional teams
• Comfortable managing distributed or remote engineering teams

Personal Qualities

• Proactive, organised, and highly accountable in driving outcomes
• Strong problem‑solving mindset with attention to detail and user‑centric thinking
• Collaborative, empathetic leader who fosters a positive team culture
• Adaptable, open to feedback, and motivated by continuous improvement

What's on Offer

• Define and own the technical direction and architecture for mobile applications.
• Drive high-quality delivery and ensure best practices in coding and performance.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and designers to deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and introduce innovative solutions to enhance mobile capabilities.

Contact

Lydia Chen (Lic No: R22108104 / EA no: 18C9065)

Quote job ref

JN-122025-6908605

Phone number

+65 6416 9829