Frontend Architect
dlocal
16 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
IntermediateJob location
Remote
Tech stack
JavaScript
Web Accessibility
API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Profiling
Continuous Integration
Cross-Site Request Forgery
Web Development
Node.js
Prometheus
Akamai
Next.js
TypeScript
Management of Software Versions
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Web Applications
Web Performance Optimization
Eslint
Datadog
React
Grafana
Cypress
Caching
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Backend
WebPack
Playwright
Front End Software Development
Job description
- Define and steward the frontend architecture (frameworks, component patterns, state management, routing, SSR/SSG/ISR) across teams.
- Establish and evolve an organization-wide frontend baseline (Node LTS policy, package manager posture, canonical scripts, lint/format, TypeScript strictness, testing posture, CI templates) with clear adoption guides.
- Design frontend-backend integration (API contracts, versioning, error handling, caching, BFF when appropriate) to ensure reliable and observable interfaces.
- Lead web performance strategy (code splitting, asset budgets, image/fonts strategy, hydration, caching/CDN), setting targets and enabling measurement.
- Ensure accessibility (WCAG), i18n/l10n, and client-side security (CSP, auth flows, token handling, XSS/CSRF mitigations) are built into the architecture.
- Drive developer experience: tooling, monorepos and/or micro-frontends when justified, starter templates, documentation, and examples.
- Mentor technical leads/referents, participate in technical reviews, and author ADRs/RFCs that align architecture with business goals.
- Collaborate with UX, Product, and Backend to align technical decisions with user and business outcomes.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Web accessibility?, * 8+ years of professional web development experience and 3+ years in technical leadership or frontend architecture roles.
- Expert knowledge of React and TypeScript; hands-on experience with SSR frameworks (e.g., Next.js or similar).
- Strong command of build/bundle tooling (e.g., Vite/Webpack), testing (Jest/Vitest, Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress), and quality gates (ESLint/Biome, Prettier).
- Demonstrated web performance optimization and observability experience (Core Web Vitals, profiling, RUM).
- Solid understanding of frontend security best practices and modern authentication/authorization patterns in web apps.
- Experience integrating CI/CD for frontend projects and working with design systems/component libraries.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to write clear technical documentation and guide cross-team alignment.
- Node.js experience for BFF/SSR and familiarity with edge rendering/CDN strategies.
- Experience with micro-frontends, large-scale design systems, and monorepo tooling (Nx/Turborepo).
- Exposure to cloud platforms and delivery of frontend at scale (e.g., AWS/GCP, CloudFront/Fastly/Akamai).
- Telemetry and monitoring for web applications (e.g., Datadog, Coralogix, Grafana/Prometheus).
- English (intermediate to advanced) for documentation and cross-team collaboration.