Senior Manager Client Applications R&D

The Company:

Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based mobility company, leveraging the latest technologies and world's best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility. We're producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles to establish new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction. We're not just seeking to change how our cars work \u2013 we're seeking to change the way we drive. At FF, we're creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.

Your Role:

As a Senior Engineering Manager (Frontend), you'll lead the development and launch of consumer-facing web applications and the backend-for-frontend (BFF) / service-proxy layer that powers them. You'll make architecture decisions, ship iteratively, and set engineering quality bars across the stack.

• Lead end\u2011to\u2011end ownership of major web features\u2014from technical discovery and architecture to implementation, testing, deployment, and post\u2011release iteration.
• Build performant, accessible React/Next.js + TypeScript UIs; apply SSR/SSG pragmatically, instrument analytics, and support experimentation/A\u2011B testing.
• Design and implement reliable REST/GraphQL APIs and BFF services; enforce clear contracts, versioning, and strong observability.
• Drive performance, security, and reliability at scale (Core Web Vitals, caching/CDN, rate limiting, logging/metrics/tracing, incident response).
• Mentor engineers, review designs/code, and collaborate with Product/Design to translate requirements into high\u2011quality, incremental releases.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• 10+ years building and operating production web applications and services; 3+ years leading technical delivery and/or architecture.
• Strong programming in TypeScript/JavaScript and at least one backend stack (Node.js or Java); deep understanding of HTTP, API design, and web security.
• Hands\u2011on with modern web tooling (React, Next.js), automated testing, and CI/CD; proficiency with Docker and a major cloud (AWS preferred).
• Solid data/systems skills: relational and NoSQL stores, caching (Redis), message queues, and performance optimization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional working proficiency bilingual in Mandarin.
• Frontend: React 18+/TypeScript, Next.js; modern state/data (Redux Toolkit, TanStack Query); accessibility (WCAG); testing (Jest/Vitest, Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress).
• Backend: Node.js (NestJS/Express/Fastify) or Java (Spring Boot); REST/GraphQL; BFF pattern; messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ); caching (Redis).
• Cloud: AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, S3, RDS/Aurora/DynamoDB, IAM) and IaC (CloudFormation or Terraform).
• CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Jenkins; trunk\u2011based development; blue/green or canary deployments.
• Observability & Security: Open Telemetry; Prometheus/Grafana or Datadog/New Relic; OAuth2/OIDC; OWASP best practices; secrets management.
• Data: PostgreSQL/MySQL; MongoDB; schema design and query tuning.
• CRM & Integrations: SAP, Salesforce, or similar.

Salary Range:

($160K-$200K DOE) plus benefits and incentive plans

Perks + Benefits

• Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
• 401(k) options
• Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
• Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere

Faraday Future is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.