Front-End Architect
Front-End Architect
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Front-End Architect
As a Front-End Architect youll help lead the strategic direction and technical architecture of client user-facing solutions across complex digital ecosystems. Youll work hands-on with modern front-end frameworks to design scalable high-performance applications while guiding implementation from concept through deployment.
Youre not just building front ends - youre building front-end capability and cultivating talent. Youll drive innovation in component design accessibility and performance optimization while maintaining a focus on maintainability reusability and long-term scalability.
What Youll Do
- Be hands-on in project workcontributing directly across multiple projects to ensure consistency scalability and technical quality.
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams including UX QA visual design technology delivery management and our clients to define front-end architecture patterns set coding standards and ensure seamless integration across platforms.
- Play a critical role in shaping the front-end vision and architecture for user-facing applications across our client portfolio
- You will define and enforce front-end development standards build upon the reusable design systems and component libraries and guide teams in delivering consistent scalable user experiences
- Provide best practice solution details and implementation guidance using modern Javascript front-end frameworks such as ReactJS & and Angular to solve complex designs and interactions that reflect creative and art direction provided
- Leverage cloud-native architecture patterns to document detailed technical specifications for assigned front-end components and integrations
- Develop customize and debug API-first services and extensions conforming to best practices and Smith development standards using NodeJS Typescript and related technologies
- Optimize application for maximum speed accessibility and scalability
- Assure security best practices in front-end integration
- Be a thought leader in Front-End technologies and ecosystem
- Create and maintain documentation for front-end architectural standards best practices and implementation guidelines
What We Look For
- At least 10 years of experience in Software Application Development
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent working experience
- Proven experience mentoring front-end development teams
- Extensive experience (5 years) in creating applications using the following technologies/tools:
- JavaScript (ES6) & TypeScript
- ReactJS and React frameworks (such as Remix etc.)
- Common JavaScript / TypeScript transpilers bundlers & toolchains (such as Webpack Babel Rollup Vite etc.)
- Experience with monorepo build tools (such as Turborepo Nx etc.)
- HTML & CSS and rich web UI behaviors pixel perfect execution for all major browsers and viewports
- Knowledge of version control systems like Git and Git merging strategies
- Design and implementation of REST APIs and documentation
- Modern authentication protocols (OpenID Connect OAuth 2.0)
- REST-based integrations
- Expertise in ReactJS fundamental concepts and best practices such as handling state using hooks handling events and building pure functions
- Conceptual knowledge of common React framework conventions such as routing data hydration data mutations and error boundaries
- Ability to drive best practices for building best-in-class UI libraries such as proper component encapsulation and modeling typed React props
- Good understanding of web fundamentals and Progressive Web Application (PWA) concepts such as asynchronous request handling partial page updates and AJAX
- Experience with automated build systems log aggregation tools and troubleshooting issues in hosted environments
- Understanding of good design principles and ability to adhere to complex design specifications during implementation
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced Agile environment
- Ability to collaborate with other developers and architects to determine optimal solution architecture efficiency maintainability and scalability
- Ability to manage expectations with a positive attitude that fosters collaboration
- Experience leading development efforts including organization documentation delegation and communication with developers architects project managers and clients
- Complete projects/tasks in a timely fashion while meeting sprint goals and commitments
- The desire and skills to mentor junior colleagues and interact closely and constructively with other senior technical resources
- Experience working with remote teams is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to accurately estimate and scope development work
- Experience evolving and scaling established engineering practices coding standards and architectural principles across teams or an organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders
What Grabs Our Attention
- Experience with React Native and/or native mobile application development including mobile application deployment frameworks such as Expo & Flutter
- Experience with Front-End cloud hosting and CI/CD platforms such as Vercel or Netlify
- Experience with headless API-first commerce software such as commercetools or Kibo
- Experience with headless API-first content management systems (CMS) such as Contentful Contentstack or
- Understanding and/or experience leveraging backend serverless architectures microservices and related architectural patterns
- Understanding of cloud hyperscalers and typical PaaS offerings. Microsoft Azure Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) certified would be a plus.
- Experience with GraphQL or other modern API patterns for handling data queries and mutations
- Working knowledge of NoSQL and relational databases such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL
- Experience with composable commerce vendors such as commercetools Contentful Coveo etc. is preferred but not required
- Demonstrated exceptional client service orientation
- Experience working with offshore teams is a plus
- The desire and skills to mentor junior colleagues and interact closely and constructively with other senior technical resources
Smith Commerce Reimagined. Performance Realized.
Smith goes beyond the traditional digital agency. We focus on converting our clients potential into performance. With over 20 years of commerce experience at our core we bring deep expertise coupled with an unparalleled passion for results to every engagement. By working hand-in-hand with our clients and key partnerships with technology platforms including SAP Commerce (formerly Hybris) and Salesforce we consistently produce commerce experiences that help brands and businesses do more than simply improve. We help them thrive. By combining ourstrategic creative analytical and technical capabilities we consistently enhance customer experiences accelerate sales and optimize operations enabling over 500000 transactions every day and driving over $38 billion in annual revenue for our clients. Our unique ownership structure is based on a philanthropic foundationwhich allows us to focus on client outcomes before quarterly earnings reports and empowers us to make decisions focused on helping our clients with our profits enabling socially beneficial programs. Smith has offices in Dayton OH; Ottawa-Gatineau Canada; and Santiago Chile along with our remote workforce distributed throughout the United States and Canada. We arethe performance commerce company. Learn more at.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
