Lead Architect - Platform (UI/UX/API)
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Summary
Lead the architecture of a modular web app, its design system, and APIs, integrating with backend and AI services while mentoring engineers.
Lead a hands-on platform architecture role spanning React and TypeScript web applications, design systems, API integration, observability, and collaboration with AI, backend, product, and engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical design and evolution of the modular web application.
- Define and enforce API contracts between front-end, agent/LLM systems, and data layers.
- Implement and maintain a reusable design system across platform and white-labeled deployments.
- Define observability, performance monitoring, and graceful degradation patterns.
- Collaborate with AI, backend, and product engineering teams.
- Guide engineers through code and architecture reviews.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in front-end or full-stack architecture.
- Experience in enterprise SaaS or developer platform environments.
- At least one B2B SaaS exit.
- Expertise in React, TypeScript, design system frameworks, and Python.
- Experience building and documenting RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
- Experience with API versioning and permission models.
- Familiarity with modern DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Background in event-driven systems or AI-integrated front ends preferred.
Benefits
- Stock or equity