Front End Architect

IPolarity

  • Whippany, New Jersey
  • 19 days ago
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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).

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    LocationWhippany, New Jersey

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