1137 | Lead/Principal Front-End Architect

Intetics Inc., a leading American technology company specializing in custom software application development, distributed professional teams creation, software product quality assessment, and “all-things-digital” solutions, is on the lookout for a Lead/Principal Front-End Architect to join our team and provide exceptional customer support.

Responsibilities

• Design and own front-end architecture using Next.js, React, and TypeScript for enterprise commerce solutions
• Lead architectural decisions around rendering strategies, including SSR, edge, and serverless
• Define approaches for state management, caching, and Core Web Vitals optimization
• Document key architectural decisions in ADRs
• Break down epics into clear, implementable user stories with acceptance criteria
• Estimate technical complexity and help resolve ambiguity before sprint execution
• Define coding standards, conventions, and engineering workflows optimized for both engineers and AI agents
• Collaborate directly with clients during discovery sessions
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture roadmaps
• Unblock distributed engineering teams and support delivery across multiple workstreams
• Clearly explain technical decisions and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience leading front-end architecture decisions for distributed engineering teams of 3+ people

• Deep proficiency in React, Next.js, and TypeScript
• Strong experience with Next.js App Router and React Server Components
• Proven experience architecting enterprise commerce platforms such as Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, or similar
• Strong expertise in performance engineering and Core Web Vitals optimization, including LCP, CLS, INP, caching, and CDN
• Experience structuring specifications, documentation, and tasks for AI agent execution, such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar tools
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Strong client-facing communication skills
• Ability to explain architectural decisions, risks, and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working with distributed engineering teams

Nice to Have

• Experience with headless CMS platforms such as Contentful, Sanity, or Contentstack
• Experience architecting headless commerce or composable storefronts
• Experience with Shopify Storefront API or Salesforce Commerce Cloud Composable Storefront
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, or Playwright
• Experience with SCAYLE
• Experience working across async-first distributed teams in multiple time zones

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