Sr.Frontend Engineer

Job Description

Staff Software Engineer / Technology Lead About the Role As a Staff Software Engineer / Technology Lead , you will be a key technical leader within our front-end engineering team, driving the development of high-performance, scalable, and maintainable web applications. This role demands deep expertise in modern front-end technologies, strong architectural thinking, and a passion for delivering exceptional user experiences to our enterprise clients. Beyond hands-on technical execution, you will dedicate approximately 20% of your time to mentoring engineers, making architectural decisions, and leading cross-functional collaboration across front-end, QA, backend, and other teams. What Youll Do Lead the architecture and development of scalable, high-performing front-end applications. Champion the adoption of modern front-end frameworks, ensuring best practices in React.js and Next.js . Optimize applications for Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, FID) to enhance performance and user experience. Collaborate with designers and UX teams to build seamless, accessible, and visually stunning interfaces . Define and maintain a scalable component architecture using Storybook and Tailwind CSS (or similar libraries). Implement client-side state management solutions , with a focus on React Query . Work closely with backend teams to optimize API integrations , ensuring efficient data fetching and caching strategies. Lead and mentor engineers and QA automation engineers , providing guidance on technical execution and career growth. Drive front-end testing initiatives, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing (Playwright preferred) . Integrate third-party headless CMS solutions like Contentful and personalization engines such as Algolia, Cloudinary, Talon.One, and Segment . Collaborate with Tech Directors and cross-functional teams to ensure front-end scalability, security, and maintainability . Stay ahead of industry trends, continuously improving development workflows, tools, and best practices . What Were Looking For Strong English communication skills (written verbal). Proven experience leading and mentoring engineers, QA automation engineers, and data analysts . Experience working with remote teams across North America and LATAM , ensuring seamless collaboration across time zones. Deep expertise in TypeScript , with extensive hands-on experience in modern Next.js (14+) and React (18+) . Strong understanding of accessibility (a11y) and WCAG principles . Expertise in modern CSS methodologies , particularly Tailwind CSS . Experience with modular front-end architectures, component-driven development, and design systems . Solid grasp of API consumption patterns including REST, GraphQL, and WebSockets . Proficiency in performance optimization techniques , such as code-splitting, lazy loading, image optimization, and CDN strategies . Familiarity with headless CMS platforms (Contentful preferred). Experience with cloud platforms , preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . Understanding of containerization technologies for development environments. Experience with Google Cloud Run as a web application runtime environment. Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines for front-end deployments (GitHub Actions preferred). Knowledge of front-end security best practices , including CSP, OWASP Top 10, and secure authentication/authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT) . Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Comfort working in fast-paced Agile environments , managing priorities across multiple projects