Walter: Frontend Architect

Walter: Frontend Architect

Headquarters: Remote URL: https://www.gowalter.co/

HappyFunCorp is looking for an experienced Frontend Architect to join our team. As a Frontend Architect, you will play a critical role in guiding the technical direction of client frontend projects, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, providing technical expertise, architectural oversight, and strategic planning to keep projects on track and aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Expertise

• Leverage deep technical knowledge to evaluate, adopt, and implement emerging frameworks and technologies.
• Maintain hands-on expertise in NextJS and Express, providing technical oversight and guidance during development and code reviews.
• Drive modernization efforts, ensuring adoption of best practices in service development and cloud-native design.

Architecture Proficiency

• Monitor and assess technology advancements to inform tech debt backlogs and architectural improvements.
• Ensure adherence to best practices while evolving standard patterns and identifying necessary updates.
• Identify and lead architectural improvements, including refactoring efforts and core service optimizations.
• Manage dependencies between services, ensuring clear interface contracts and resilient communication patterns.

Planning & Risk Management

• Identify potential risks in technology choices and project execution, developing mitigation strategies.
• Guide teams in maintaining technical feasibility, scalability, and long-term maintainability of solutions.
• Collaborate with project leadership to align architectural priorities with delivery milestones.

Communication

• Serve as the technical point of contact across cross-functional teams, translating architectural considerations into actionable development priorities.
• Support business requirement discussions and align technical decisions with business goals.
• Advocate for engineering best practices within the project, facilitating knowledge sharing across development teams.

Team Dynamics & Leadership

• Lead project teams to achieve technical outcomes on time and within budget.
• Proactively research and address dependencies, constraints, and compliance factors impacting projects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams working on the core services.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Frontend Architect, Software Engineer, or similar role in a software development agency or consultancy.
• Expertise in modern software development, cloud architectures, and system design.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset for balancing innovation with practical execution.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading teams and mentoring engineers to drive high-quality technical outcomes.

Experience/Skills

• 7+ years of experience in full-stack development with a strong emphasis on frontend work.
• Strong experience with Docker and AWS cloud services (Alchemy and Angolia).
• Advanced proficiency in NextJS/JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and modern CSS/HTML.
• Strong experience with Node.js, Express.js, and GraphQL for BFF development.
• Proven experience building and scaling B2C e-commerce platforms.
• Familiarity with state management tools such as Redux or Context API.
• Deep understanding of UI/UX principles, including responsive and interactive design patterns.
• Knowledge of testing tools like Jest or Mocha.
• Proficiency in Git and Agile workflows.
• Experience with design systems, animation, and dynamic UI elements (e.g., swatches, carousels, filters, etc.).
• Experience with performance profiling and frontend optimization techniques.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and internationalization.

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/walter-frontend-architect