Senior Front-End Architect

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Front-End Architect to lead the architecture, design, and development of modern, high-performance web applications using React and TypeScript. This role will define front-end engineering standards, drive UI architecture, and collaborate closely with Product, UX, and backend teams to deliver scalable, secure, and accessible enterprise applications. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in modern front-end technologies, performance optimization, and AI-assisted software development.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of enterprise-scale web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Design scalable front-end architectures, reusable component libraries, and application frameworks.
• Partner with Product, UX, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into intuitive user experiences.
• Establish front-end engineering standards, including component architecture, state management, routing, testing, and coding best practices.
• Build responsive, accessible, and cross-browser compatible user interfaces using modern design systems.
• Optimize application performance through bundle optimization, rendering strategies, caching, and Core Web Vitals improvements.
• Develop advanced UI capabilities including real-time updates, complex forms, dashboards, and data visualizations.
• Collaborate with backend teams to design and integrate RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Implement secure client-side development practices, including authentication, session management, and protection against common web vulnerabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve scalability, maintainability, and developer productivity.
• Mentor development teams, conduct architecture reviews, and provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Present architectural recommendations and technical solutions to stakeholders and leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional software engineering experience with significant expertise in front-end architecture.
• Expert-level experience with React, including Hooks, Context API, component composition, and modern rendering patterns.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Extensive experience with modern front-end build tools including Vite, Webpack, Babel, SWC, and package managers (npm, Yarn, pnpm).
• Strong expertise in responsive design, CSS architecture, theming, and scalable styling approaches.
• Experience with modern testing frameworks including Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Deep understanding of Web Accessibility (WCAG, ARIA) and accessible application development.
• Strong experience optimizing application performance, including SSR/CSR strategies, code splitting, caching, and Core Web Vitals.
• Experience integrating REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Knowledge of secure web development practices, including XSS/CSRF prevention, secure authentication, and dependency management.
• Experience with front-end observability, monitoring, logging, and production troubleshooting.
• Proficiency using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar to improve development efficiency while maintaining code quality and security.
• Excellent leadership, communication, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Next.js, Remix, or other server-side rendering frameworks.
• Experience building and maintaining enterprise design systems using Storybook or similar tools.
• Knowledge of micro-frontend architecture and Module Federation.
• Experience with advanced visualization libraries such as D3.js, Canvas, WebGL, or enterprise data grids.
• Familiarity with OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) implementations.
• Proven experience modernizing legacy front-end applications and improving developer experience (DX).