Job Description:

Job Title: Lead Frontend Engineer 
Duration : 6-12 Months
Location: New York, NY, 10001 (Hybrid) 

• Own the component library and frontend ecosystem used across multiple micro-apps
• Package, version, and distribute shared components with clear migration paths
• Support consumption in both Bootstrap and Tailwind environments without fragmentation
• Define testing strategy across unit, integration, visual, and E2E level

  Technical Delivery

• Lead the implementation of React-based micro-apps backed by AWS serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, Fargate)
• Define and enforce CI/CD standards for publishing and deployments
• Produce documentation, usage guides, and integration examples for downstream teams

• Collaboration & Influence

• Partner with Product and Design to translate ambiguous requirements into actionable plans
• Present architectural decisions to client Tech Leads and Engineering Committees
• Support a distributed engineering team (NY + offshore) through reviews, onboarding, and unblockers
• Communicate tradeoffs, assumptions, and alternatives clearly to mixed audiences

• What We’re Looking For

  Experience

• 12–15 years engineering experience with a strong frontend focus
• Deep experience with React and component-driven architectures at scale
• Experience with micro-frontend architectures (independently deployable modules)
• Experience building or extending component libraries (not just consuming)
• Familiarity with AWS serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, Fargate)
• Experience with CI/CD, containerization, versioning, and semantic versioning
• Comfortable working through evolving requirements and partial clarity

• Frontend Technologies & Skills

  Rendering & Architecture

• Client-Side Rendering (CSR)
• Server-Side Rendering (SSR) using frameworks such as Next.js

• State Management

• Redux, Zustand, React Context, or state machines

• Performance & Profiling

• Optimizing FCP/LCP, first paint, render time
• Tooling: Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals, Chrome DevTools, React Profiler

• Real-Time Communication

• Experience with WebSockets for real-time experiences

• Styling & Frameworks

• Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS
• CSS/SCSS, Styled Components, or CSS-in-JS approaches

• Component Tooling

• Storybook for component development and documentation

• UI Performance Testing

• Familiarity with metrics: TTI, TBT, FCP, LCP
• Tooling: Lighthouse, WebPageTest API, browser profiling, Web Vitals

• Component Ecosystem Awareness (Nice to Have)

• Material UI, Ant Design, Chakra UI

• How You Work

  We’re looking for someone who:

• Communicates tradeoffs and proposes pragmatic, supportable solutions
• Works autonomously and drives decisions forward even with partial clarity
• Explains architectural reasoning clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborates closely with Product and Design to shape solutions, not just execute tickets
• Treats documentation, onboarding, and developer experience as essential parts of delivery

• Why This Role

• Strategic, multi-year platform initiative with high visibility
• Direct onsite collaboration with senior Product, Business, and Engineering leaders
• Real architectural ownership beyond feature delivery
• Opportunity to shape developer experience and platform standards across teams