Lead Frontend Engineer

Role Overview

Lead Frontend Engineer / Technical Lead for complex, end-to-end delivery. You will report to the CMS Technical Director and serve as a hands-on technical authority shaping frontend architecture, mentoring developers, and ensuring performance, accessibility, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

Engineering & Architecture

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of complex frontend features using Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
• Ensure long-term maintainability via reusable components, atomic design practices, and robust documentation.
• Integrate REST and GraphQL APIs efficiently and securely.
• Drive performance and UX quality using Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals, and caching strategies.
• Champion accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG).
• Provide architectural oversight for headless CMS integrations (e.g., Contentful, Optimizely, Sitecore).
• Define best practices for responsive UI, cross-browser compatibility, and internationalization/multilingual support.

Technical Leadership

• Act as primary point of contact for frontend in a cross-functional squad.
• Own delivery and stability from planning through production deployment.
• Lead peer code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure consistency across contributors.
• Support estimation and sprint planning by breaking epics into stories.
• Collaborate with design, backend, DevOps, and product management to deliver high-quality experiences.

Mentorship & Collaboration

• Mentor frontend developers through pair programming, design sessions, and architecture reviews.
• Share knowledge via documentation, workshops, and learning sessions.
• Promote a culture of ownership, feedback, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 6–8+ years of frontend engineering experience.
• 4+ years production experience with React.js and Next.js.
• Strong fluency in JavaScript/TypeScript (modern ES6+).
• Experience building/scaling large component libraries or design systems.
• Strong API integration experience with REST and GraphQL.
• Performance tuning experience (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse audits).
• Testing experience with Jest, Cypress, and/or Playwright.
• CI/CD and deployment experience (e.g., Vercel, Netlify, AWS).
• Familiarity with headless CMS platforms (Contentful, Optimizely, Sitecore, Sanity).

Salary & Benefits

• Annual salary range: $94,000 – $140,000.
• Benefits include medical/dental/vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), flexible PTO, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and other leave benefits.