Front End Solution Architect

Role Overview

• Temporary (W2) position to start mid-March, with the possibility to convert to full-time
• Work with discipline leads/managers and the client to help design the architecture of the code
• Optimize existing code for maintainability and testability
• Prioritize requests and work intake to help the team focus their time on the most important work
• Initiate, organize and drive development efforts for a team of engineers over a shared codebase
• Drive solution design discussions with external teams while representing the client perspective and desires
• Participate in vision and strategy exercises for the team
• Identify pain points for the team and organization and work proactively to resolve them

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development with at least 2+ years in an architect role
• Experience in leading project teams of 5-6 members in a Scrum or other Agile methodology environment
• Expert in web technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript, JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React.js, Angular.js, Vue.js), and JSON
• Expert in state management technologies such as Redux Toolkit, MobX or similar
• Experience with templating engines (e.g., Mustache, FreeMarker, Razor)
• Thorough understanding of responsive design, browser behavior and compatibility, and crossbrowser optimization / troubleshooting
• Solid knowledge of the concepts and advantages of using compression and other optimization techniques (sprites, etc.) to improve front-end performance
• Solid knowledge of common creational, structural, and behavioral design patterns and programming models
• Familiar with data modeling and the relationship between front-end development and back-end data sources
• Working knowledge in implementing custom visualization (data, graphics, animations, etc.)
• Experience implementing a given layout into a functioning interactive design utilizing grid framework
• Experience with developing complex functional components and integrating into Storybook and running Chromatic builds
• Experience with integrating with third parties such as Azure for Single Sign On functionality and other third-party APIs
• Familiar with at least one tool to analyze performance within a system (e.g., Java profilers, DB profilers, etc.)
• Able to design and implement modules of code, leveraging best practices as examples for junior developers
• Ability to troubleshoot, debug, performance-tune, and optimize a module of code
• Working knowledge of front-end optimization tools (e.g., Rhino or YUI for JS Compression) and web server gzip compression
• Familiarity with Tag Management tools (e.g., GTM/Optimost/Adobe Launch/etc.)
• Experience with source code management tools (e.g., Git, SVN, Ant, Maven)
• Ability to lead client facing conversations and produce quality design documents acceptable for client consumption
• Able to help set up and configure a local development environment and build process, including leveraging build systems (e.g., Gulp, Grunt, Webpack) and unit testing
• Experience with building multi-brand application development is a plus
• Experience with micro-frontend development is a plus
• Experience with Kiosk application development is a plus
• Experience with MFA implementation is a plus

Tech Stack

• Angular
• Azure
• Java
• JavaScript
• Maven
• MobX
• React
• Redux
• Subversion
• TypeScript
• Vue.js
• Webpack

Benefits

• Temporary employees are eligible for paid holidays in accordance with dentsu policy
• Safe and sick time