Frontend Team Lead

Overview

Location:
Waltham, MA (hybrid 3 days In Office)

ERGO NEXT's mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive. We’re doing that by building the only technology-led, full-stack provider of small business insurance in the industry, taking on the entire value chain and transforming the customer experience.

Simply put, wherever you find small businesses, you’ll find ERGO NEXT.

Since 2016, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of small business customers across the United States get fast, customized and affordable coverage. We’re backed by industry leaders in insurance and tech, and we still have room to grow — that’s where you come in.

We’re looking for a Frontend Team Lead to lead a high-impact Funnel Frontend team focused on growth, experimentation, and user experience at scale.

In this role, you’ll combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, owning both delivery and team growth. You’ll work closely with Product, Design, Data, and Backend partners to drive meaningful business outcomes, while setting a high bar for frontend quality, architecture, and engineering culture.

This is a great role for a strong frontend engineer who wants to lead people, shape technical direction, and stay close to the code.

• Lead and manage a team of frontend engineers, supporting their growth through coaching, feedback, and mentorship
• Own delivery for frontend initiatives in the Funnel domain, ensuring high quality, stability, and business impact
• Drive technical direction and architectural decisions for the frontend stack, balancing speed, scalability, and maintainability
• Stay hands-on with code, design reviews, and complex problem solving when needed
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Backend, and Data teams to translate business goals into technical execution
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Leverage AI and LLM-powered tools to improve developer productivity, experimentation, and frontend user experiences
• Ensure best practices around testing, observability, performance, and reliability
• Act as a role model for communication, accountability, and engineering excellence

• 5+ years of experience in frontend or full-stack web development
• 1–2+ years of experience leading engineers (formal or informal leadership)
• Strong expertise in modern frontend development, with hands-on experience building production-grade, responsive Angular applications within full-stack environments
• Good understanding of frontend architecture, performance, and maintainability
• Ability to make technical decisions and align stakeholders early
• Experience working closely with Product and Design partners
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Curiosity and openness to modern tools and emerging technologies, including AI-driven frameworks and workflows

• You care deeply about people, not just code
• You lead with clarity, empathy, and accountability
• You balance hands-on execution with long-term thinking
• You simplify complexity without losing substance
• You take ownership and follow through
• You never stop learning - and you help others grow too

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