Front End Architect

IPolarity LLC

  • Whippany, NJ
  • 15 days ago
  • Full-time
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Skills

  • (XSS) Cross Site Scriptingunmatched
  • Animationunmatched
  • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
  • Architectural Servicesunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Authenticationunmatched
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  • CSS (Cascading Style Sheet)unmatched
  • Cachingunmatched
  • Canvasunmatched
  • Coding Standardsunmatched
  • Data Visualizationunmatched
  • Debugging Skillsunmatched
  • Design Patterns Programming Methodologiesunmatched
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  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Error Handlingunmatched
  • GitHubunmatched
  • GraphQLunmatched
  • Internet Applicationunmatched
  • Internet Securityunmatched
  • JavaScriptunmatched
  • Keyboardsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
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  • OAuthunmatched
  • Paginationunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Performance Engineeringunmatched
  • Product Designunmatched
  • Project Engineeringunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Quality Assurance Methodologyunmatched
  • REST (Representational State Transfer)unmatched
  • Refactoringunmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Risk Analysisunmatched
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)unmatched
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)unmatched
  • Software Engineeringunmatched
  • Technology Analysisunmatched
  • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
  • Test Strategyunmatched
  • User Interface Designunmatched
  • User Interface Toolsunmatched
  • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
  • Web Browsersunmatched
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)unmatched
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Description

Job Title:  Sr Front-End Architect
Location : Jersey City NJ
Exp: 16+ Yrs
Rate: as per market 
RTTO – 5 Days Onsite 
W2 role 
 
Role summary
Lead the design and development of modern, high-performance web experiences using React and the broader front-end ecosystem. This role is front-end focused, partnering closely with Product, UX, and backend/platform teams to deliver cutting-edge UI capabilities and set engineering standards. 

Job responsibilities
  • Lead development of complex, user-facing web applications using React + TypeScript, owning the front-end architecture and delivery approach.
  • Partner with UX/Product to translate designs into polished experiences; influence requirements with feasibility, performance, and accessibility considerations.
  • Establish and evolve front-end standards: component architecture, state management, routing, code conventions, and testing practices.
  • Build using EXDS UI foundations: design system / component library, theming, responsive layouts, and cross-browser compatibility.
  • Drive performance and quality: Core Web Vitals, bundle optimization, rendering strategies, caching, and runtime observability.
  • Implement advanced UI capabilities such as rich data visualization, real-time updates, offline-friendly patterns, and robust form/workflow experiences.
  • Ensure secure client-side patterns: safe auth flows, token handling guidance, secure storage, and protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  • Collaborate with backend teams on API contracts (GraphQL/REST) and advocate for front-end friendly patterns (pagination, filtering, error models).
  • Evaluate and recommend suitable technologies, tools, and frameworks
  • Assess technology risks, costs, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Collaborate with business teams, project managers, developers, and vendors. 
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions. 
  • Present architectural decisions to leadership and stakeholders.
  • Provide guidance and mentoring to development teams.
  • Establish coding standards, design patterns, and best practices.
 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • 15+ years professional software engineering experience with significant depth in front-end web development; experience leading projects and mentoring engineers.
  • Expert-level React proficiency (hooks, component composition, context, rendering behavior, concurrency-related patterns where applicable).
  • Strong TypeScript skills (types-as-design, generics, strictness strategies) and modern JavaScript fundamentals.
  • Deep experience with modern front-end tooling: Vite/Webpack, Babel/SWC, npm/pnpm/yarn, monorepos (optional), and build/release pipelines.
  • Strong CSS skills: responsive design, CSS architecture (CSS Modules, CSS-in-JS, or utility frameworks), theming, and consistent styling at scale.
  • Advanced testing practices: Jest/Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress for E2E; test strategy ownership.
  • Accessibility expertise: WCAG/ARIA, keyboard navigation, screen-reader considerations, and automated + manual a11y testing.
  • Performance engineering: profiling, bundle splitting, SSR/CSR trade-offs, caching strategies, and Core Web Vitals optimization.
  • API integration expertise with GraphQL and REST (schema-driven development, error handling, pagination, caching, and client state strategies).
  • Security awareness for web apps: XSS/CSRF prevention, dependency hygiene, secure auth/session patterns (OIDC awareness a plus).
  • Observability for the front end: client-side logging/metrics, error reporting, and debugging production issues.
  • MUST: Proficiency using AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate implementation, refactoring, test creation, and debugging—while validating correctness and adhering to secure handling practices.

Preferred qualifications
  • Experience with SSR/meta frameworks: Next.js / Remix and SEO considerations.
  • Experience leveraging a design system (Storybook, tokens).
  • Experience with micro-frontend patterns and module federation (where relevant).
  • Experience with visualization and rich UI: D3, Canvas/WebGL, advanced tables/grids, animation libraries.
  • Familiarity with authentication integrations (OIDC/OAuth2) and enterprise SSO constraints.
  • Proven track record modernizing legacy front ends and improving developer experience (DX).

Numbers & Facts

LocationWhippany, NJ
Job TypeFull-time

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