Senior Front-End Engineer (React Lead)

The Senior Front-End Engineer (React Lead) drives the front‑end architecture, component library, and implementation of the new React-based platform. This role leads FE development for and supports PIM/DAM retrofitting and i18n in later releases. They will work closely with UX, backend (Drupal), DevOps, and QA teams to deliver high‑performance, accessible, scalable experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of the React front end, including component architecture, state management, and reusable pattern libraries.
• Translate UX wireframes and design system tokens into pixel‑perfect, accessible components.
• Build high‑performance, mobile‑optimized UIs aligned to Core Web Vitals targets (LCP, CLS thresholds).
• Integrate React components with Drupal APIs/JSON:API layer and future PIM/DAM feeds.
• Oversee complex templates such as product pages, parametric search UI, documentation pages, and role-based journeys.
• Implement SEO, structured data, semantic markup, and schema for engineer-friendly discoverability.
• Guide integration and testing of React with localization/i18n frameworks during R4.
• Support DevOps in CI/CD integration, performance budgets, and code quality automation.
• Mentor junior FE engineers, perform code reviews, and maintain coding standards.

Required Qualifications

• Strong expertise in building enterprise-scale component libraries (Storybook or equivalent).
• Experience integrating React with headless CMS backends (Drupal preferred).
• Deep understanding of performance optimization, Lighthouse improvements, and Core Web Vitals.
• Strong TypeScript, accessibility, responsive design, and testing (Jest/RTL) skills.

Preferred

• Experience in B2B/technical product environments.
• Familiarity with Algolia/AI search UI patterns, Segment CDP, and localization frameworks.