Staff Frontend / Full-Stack Engineer – AI Storage Platforms

DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader in AI and high-performance data storage innovation. They are seeking a hands-on Staff Frontend Software Engineer to define and lead the architecture of Infinia’s next-generation UI platform, focusing on integrating AI capabilities and ensuring enterprise-grade performance and security.

Responsibilities:

• Own frontend architectural direction
• Design scalable UI platform foundations
• Enable multiple teams to build independently and efficiently
• Integrate AI-driven capabilities into the user experience
• Ensure enterprise-grade security, performance, and reliability
• Define and own the frontend architecture roadmap for Infinia
• Establish long-term framework and tooling strategy
• Build high-performance applications using modern UI technologies (e.g., React, TypeScript, Next.js)
• Integrate AI capabilities into the UI experience
• Define and enforce CI/CD best practices
• Lead design, implementation, and automation of frontend QE practices
• Guide architectural reviews and mentor other engineers
• Establish coding standards, testing strategies, and quality benchmarks
• Enforce strict frontend security best practices
• Ensure UI meets enterprise performance, scalability, and reliability requirements
• Influence product direction with technical insight
• Translate complex storage and distributed systems concepts into intuitive user experiences
• Partner cross-functionally with backend, platform, security, and DevOps teams

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software development experience
• 7+ years of experience with React and/or TypeScript
• Proven experience defining frontend architecture for enterprise-scale platforms
• Experience in data storage, infrastructure, or distributed systems domains
• Experience building AI-integrated web applications
• Experience operating in both cloud-native and on-prem environments
• Strong understanding of frontend security best practices