Staff Lead Enginer - Frontend

About the Role:

Senior Frontend JavaScript Architect

You will play a key role in defining engineering direction, optimizing frontend performance, ensuring security, and aligning architectural decisions with business goals. This is an opportunity to lead frontend at scale — with impact.

About Auriga IT:

design, data, and modern engineering

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and oversee frontend systems using

  React.js (upto latest), Next.js (upto latest)

  , and

  TypeScript

  across large-scale projects
• Define and evolve

  frontend architecture patterns

  (micro-frontends, modular monorepos, islands/adaptive hydration)
• Lead performance engineering with

  SSR/SSG/ISR, CDN strategies, lazy loading, INP optimization

  , and

  edge rendering

• Establish and maintain reusable

  component libraries, design systems (e.g. shadcn/ui), and theming strategies

• Implement

  secure coding practices

  (CSP, XSS/CSRF prevention, OAuth2/JWT flows)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with

  DevOps, backend, and infrastructure teams

  to streamline CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines
• Guide adoption of

  code quality standards

  , including linting, typing (Zod, tRPC), automated testing (unit, integration, E2E with Playwright)
• Lead

  technical ceremonies

  : architecture reviews, RFC discussions, performance audits, and roadmap planning
• Mentor engineers across levels, from onboarding juniors to elevating seniors to leads
• Handle

  complex debugging, production fire-fighting

  , and systemic reliability issues across devices and browsers
• Contribute to

  internal tooling, documentation, and frontend platformization initiatives

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Deep expertise in

  React.js (hooks, context, server components), Next.js (App Router, layouts, edge)

  , and

  TypeScript

• Experience designing large-scale frontend architecture using:

• Micro-frontends / Module Federation

• Monorepo setups

• Code sharing strategies across apps

• In-depth understanding of:

• Frontend performance profiling

  (INP, TBT, LCP, CLS)

• SSR, SSG, ISR and hybrid rendering techniques

• CDN caching strategies

  and

  edge-based rendering

• Hands-on with

  CI/CD pipelines

  using

  GitHub Actions, Docker

  , and automated deployments
• Deep knowledge of

  secure frontend engineering

  : CSP, OAuth2, JWT, XSS, CSRF, authentication patterns
• Proven experience with

  test automation in frontend

  using

  Testing Libraries.

• Experience mentoring engineers, driving team process improvements, and conducting architecture/code reviews
• Proven ability to

  lead and grow frontend teams

  , define team structures, and guide engineers at various levels
• Demonstrated experience in

  mentoring, career development planning

  , and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Strong focus on

  engineering excellence

  : drives

  code reviews

  ,

  architecture audits

  , and

  technical quality

• Establishes and enforces

  best practices for

  performance, accessibility (WCAG), testing, code structure, and documentation
• Stays up to date with the

  JavaScript ecosystem

  , proactively evaluating and introducing

  modern tools, frameworks, and methodologies

  across projects
• Proficiency in resolving

  complex production issues

  , browser incompatibilities, and optimizing large-scale frontend systems
• Ensure

  accessibility compliance (a11y), semantic HTML

  and

  SEO optimization

  for frontend delivery
• Deep understanding with

  internal frontend platform building

  and

  design patterns

• Work with build tools like

  Webpack

  ,

  CRA

  ,

  Vite

  ,

  Grunt/Gulp

  or

  Babel

  when necessary.
• Experience in building or maintaining design systems using tools like

  Storybook

Nice to Have (Bonus Skills):

• Node.js, Express.js and

  real-time applications

  using

  Socket.io

• Experience with

  GraphQL

  ,

  tRPC

  ,

  Rest API, socket

  patterns
• Familiarity with

  AWS

  : S3, CloudFront, Lambda, EC2, Load Balancing.
• Exposure to

  modern frameworks

  :

  SolidJS, SvelteKit

  , or Vue 3
• Hands-on with

  performance tracing

  ,

  bundle size budgets

  , and tools like

  Webpack Bundle Analyzer

  ,

  React Profiler

• Involvement in open-source contributions, tech talks, or writing technical blogs