AVP, Principal Software Engineer (L11)
Onsite
Hyderabad, India
Senior (5+ yrs)
A month ago
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Quick Take
Synchrony is seeking a Principal Front-End Engineer to lead development of web applications serving millions. The role involves coaching, quality control, and adopting AI tools. Requires strong React and TypeScript skills.
🏢 About Synchrony
Synchrony is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry's most complete digitally enabled product suites. Serving millions of customers and hundreds of brand partners, they focus on technology, data, and digital innovation. Recognized as a top employer in India and a Great Place to Work.
🎯 The Role
As a Principal Front-End Engineer (AVP), you will lead development teams building and maintaining web applications that power digital experiences for over 60 million customers. You'll act as a translator between business and engineering, coach junior talent, and champion the responsible adoption of AI coding assistants.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Core: React, TypeScript, JavaScript
- State Management: Redux
- Styling: Styled-Components
- Testing: RTL, Cypress
- AI Tools: GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor
💼 What You'll Do
- Lead development teams through all phases of Agile
- Coach junior engineers including pair-programming and AI code review
- Collaborate with UX, product, and architecture teams
- Drive adoption of AI coding assistants and agentic workflows
- Ensure code quality, security, and performance standards
- Troubleshoot production issues and provide 24x7 on-call support
✅ What You'll Need
- Bachelor's degree + 5+ years full stack development with strong React focus
- Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants (Copilot, Claude Code, etc.)
- Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Redux, Styled-Components, RTL/Cypress
- Familiarity with AI-native concepts (RAG, MCP, agent orchestration)
- Excellent communication and mentoring skills
🌟 Nice to Have
- Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends
- Experience working in large collaborative teams
- Advanced knowledge of application, data, and infrastructure architecture
- Self-driven and autonomous working style
- FinTech domain experience
- Startup or consulting background
Why This Role?
This is a curated frontend role from Synchrony. Every listing on OnlyFrontendJobs is hand-picked for frontend relevance and quality. The tech stack leans on React, TypeScript, JavaScript.
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