Front-End Performance Engineer

• Identify performance bottlenecks across the front end, CDN, and edge layers
• Translate performance data into actionable insights tied to business metrics (conversion, engagement, etc.)

Consultative Engineering:

• Partner with product and engineering teams to:
• Recommend code-level and architectural improvements
• Guide teams on best practices for front-end performance
• Act as a subject matter expert bridging performance data and engineering execution.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with engineering, product, and analytics teams
• Support teams during implementation of recommendations
• Participate in discussions to improve overall system performance strategy

Hands-On Contribution (Optional / Evolving):

Opportunity to:

• Contribute code improvements (PRs)
• Join sprint teams temporarily to implement optimizations
• Level of hands-on work will grow based on team maturity and candidate capability

• Strong experience in front-end development (React required)

• Deep understanding of:

• Core Web Vitals

• Front-end performance optimization techniques

• Browser rendering and page lifecycle

• Experience working with APIs and understanding backend interactions

• Experience diagnosing performance issues using tools and metrics

• Ability to connect technical performance business impact

• Understanding of:

• Front-end architecture

• CDN behavior and caching strategies

• Edge performance optimization

Nice to Have:

• Experience with CDNs and edge caching
• Exposure to performance monitoring/observability platforms
• Prior experience in a performance engineering or optimization-focused role
• Ability to contribute code when needed (not mandatory but preferred)