Role: Frontend Lead
Location: Springfield MO or Dallas TX (Onsite)
Must have skills: Thymeleaf & Spring MVC
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Remote is fine but need someone who can travel when client want to see them
Job Responsibilities:
We are looking for an exceptional Frontend Lead - Spring MVC Thymeleaf who is highly hands-on and deeply experienced in Spring Thymeleaf and performance engineering. The ideal candidate will lead the development of a scalable frontend framework that supports both Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Client-Side Rendering (CSR) while optimizing site performance and user experience.
This role involves architecting and developing a state-of-the-art frontend system that integrates seamlessly with our Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layer powered by Spring Boot microservices and deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build a high-performance frontend framework using Spring MVC Thymeleaf and Vue js
- Implement SSR/CSR hybrid strategies to optimize rendering SEO and page performance.
- Architect and optimize the BFF layer to enhance frontend-backend interactions.
- Improve frontend performance using lazy loading predictive prefetching tree shaking and edge caching.
- Collaborate with backend engineers to optimize API designs and system efficiency.
- Optimize frontend applications for speed security and scalability in GCP environments.
- Lead mentor and coach frontend engineers promoting technical excellence.
- Stay up to date with industry trends especially in frontend performance optimizations.
Key Requirements
- 8 years of experience in Spring MVC Thymeleaf and Vue js and SEO optimization .
- Strong JavaScript/TypeScript proficiency with modern ES6 concepts.
- Must-have experience with GraphQL for efficient data fetching.
- Strong background in frontend performance optimization including:
- Lazy loading tree shaking and code splitting
- Web Vitals optimizations (LCP FID CLS)
- Edge caching & CDN optimizations
- Predictive rendering and smart prefetching
- Experience working in GCP (Google Cloud Platform) for cloud deployment and CI/CD automation.
- Solid understanding of frontend security best practices and performance tuning.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong passion for writing clean maintainable and testable code.
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities to guide junior developers and drive technical excellence.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Familiarity with A/B testing and automated UI performance tuning.
- Expertise in containerization (Docker Kubernetes) for frontend deployments.