React Architect / Frontend Architect (React.js)

Job Title: React Architect / Frontend Architect (React.js)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced React Architect to lead the design, development, and evolution of large-scale frontend applications. The ideal candidate will define frontend architecture, establish best practices, mentor engineering teams, and ensure high performance, scalability, and maintainability of React-based systems.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Design and own the frontend architecture for complex React applications

• Define scalable component structures, state management strategies, and data flow patterns

• Evaluate and select frontend tools, frameworks, and libraries

• Ensure architectural alignment with backend systems and APIs

Technical Leadership

• Act as the technical authority for React and frontend engineering

• Set coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines

• Review code and provide architectural feedback

• Mentor and guide senior and junior frontend engineers

Development & Optimization

• Build and maintain reusable component libraries and design systems

• Optimize application performance, accessibility, and responsiveness

• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and mobile-first design

• Implement advanced patterns (micro-frontends, module federation, SSR, etc.)

Collaboration & Strategy

• Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, and backend architects

• Translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Participate in roadmap planning and technical decision-making

• Support DevOps and CI/CD processes for frontend delivery

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

• 7+ years of frontend development experience

• 4+ years of deep expertise in React.js

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3

• Experience with state management (Redux, Zustand, MobX, React Query, etc.)

• Experience with modern build tools (Webpack, Vite, Rollup)

• Strong understanding of performance optimization techniques

• Familiarity with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress)

Architecture Experience

• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale frontend architectures

• Experience with SSR frameworks (Next.js, Remix)

• Knowledge of micro-frontend architectures

• Understanding of security, accessibility (WCAG), and scalability

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills

• Ability to mentor and influence engineering teams

• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps collaboration

• Experience with design systems and Storybook

• GraphQL and Apollo Client experience