Director of Frontend Engineering – 100% Remote

Company Description

Hyly.AI is multifamily’s only Intelligence Fabric™, weaving Artificial, Business, and Human intelligence into one operating system for growth. The company connects raw data to decisions, decisions to actions, and actions to measurable outcomes, turning complexity into clarity. Founded in 2010, Hyly.AI has been helping multifamily leaders scale operations and marketing without adding extra headcount. Today, 4 of the top 5 National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) managers rely on Hyly.AI to power their growth by transforming data into actionable insights and structured processes.

Role Description

The Director of Frontend Engineering leads the Web Fabric initiative—defining architecture, scaling teams, and ensuring low-latency, high-quality UX across all products. This leader manages 10+ engineers and managers, aligning with Data Engineering and ML/API teams to deliver end-to-end reliability and performance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve our frontend architecture and component strategy.
• Manage 10+ frontend engineers and managers to deliver high-velocity React / Next.js applications.
• Produce architecture documents, design specs, and implementation plans for exec review.
• Align architecture and delivery roadmaps with Data, ML and API teams.
• Establish frontend engineering best practices for CI/CD, testing, observability, and release automation.
• Define and track KPIs for velocity, UX performance, and developer productivity.

Must Have Qualifications:

• 6+ years engineering experience (2+ in leadership managing 10+ engineers).
• Deep experience with React, Next.js, TypeScript or similar modern frameworks.
• Demonstrated success building and operating large-scale frontend platforms.
• Strong foundation in CI/CD automation and frontend observability.
• Proven ability to write architecture docs and run design reviews.

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Design-system implementation, SSR/SSG optimization, RUM analytics.
• Experience with real-time frontends (websockets, live data).
• Familiarity with Vercel, CloudFront, and modern deployment pipelines.