Senior Frontend Engineer (Tech Lead)

Role Overview

Lead the development and evolution of Meltwater’s frontend platform. This hands-on Tech Lead role combines engineering execution with team leadership and org-wide influence over UI quality, performance, accessibility, and frontend architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of frontend engineers, owning delivery, execution quality, and technical direction
• Own complex frontend systems and features end-to-end (from design through long-term production health)
• Drive org-wide initiatives, including:
  • Design systems
  • Application performance
  • Frontend technical standards
• Define and evolve frontend architecture to support scalability, reliability, and rapid iteration
• Set and enforce high standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability
• Identify and resolve systemic performance and reliability issues in production
• Build and scale interactive, data-heavy applications and AI-driven workflows
• Partner with design, backend, and AI/ML teams to shape product direction and UX
• Guide long-term UI technical strategy and key architectural decisions across teams
• Mentor and develop engineers; set standards and hold the team accountable
• Proactively identify gaps in the frontend platform and lead improvements

Requirements (Must-have)

• Expertise in React and TypeScript, including architecture decision-making at scale
• Proven experience leading frontend teams or serving as a technical lead on complex systems
• Track record owning and delivering large-scale, production-critical frontend systems
• Experience driving cross-team or org-level initiatives (e.g., design systems, platform work, performance improvements)
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture, performance tradeoffs, and scalability
• Experience integrating complex systems via GraphQL and/or REST APIs
• Advanced debugging skills across browsers, performance, and production environments
• Demonstrated ownership of codebase health, reliability, and engineering standards
• Ability to operate independently and drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces
• Strong communication skills to influence technical decisions across teams

Nice to have

• Experience with Next.js (or similar) in production at scale
• Experience with monorepos and large shared codebases
• Experience building AI-powered or data-intensive products
• Familiarity with frontend observability and performance tooling
• Strong product sense and ability to balance technical and UX tradeoffs

Benefits (Highlights)

• Comprehensive paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision options
• 401(k) matching, life insurance, commuter benefits, parental leave
• Complimentary CalmApp subscription