Front end architect

Front-end Architect (or Principal Front-end Architect)Work Location: BangaloreContract To Hire Or Full TimeSalary Up to 40 LPARole SummaryAs a Front-end Architect, you will shape the architecture and engineering standards of our client-side applications. You'll define and drive the technical vision for the front-end stack, ensure scalability, performance, maintainability, and lead/mentor engineers across teams. You'll be both hands-on and strategic: writing/ reviewing code, making architectural decisions, aligning with product, UX/design, backend, and operational teams.Key Responsibilities- Set the long-term technical direction for the front-end (web/mobile) architecture: choose frameworks, define module boundaries, micro-frontends vs monoliths, component libraries, design systems.- Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, tooling (build systems, linting, CI/CD, bundling, performance budgets) for front-end engineering.- Lead architectural decisions: trade-offs between speed to market vs maintainability, performance vs bundle size, monolithic vs micro-frontend, SSR/CSR/hybrid, etc.- Collaborate with product, UX/design, backend teams: ensure front-end architecture aligns with UX vision, API surface, data flows, deployment model, accessibility standards.- Build and maintain shared components, design systems, UI libraries, patterns that are reusable and scalable across teams.- Mentor and coach front-end engineers: review code, provide guidance, help establish growth paths, recruit and onboard new talent.- Stay current with emerging front-end technologies, frameworks, performance and accessibility trends; evaluate new technologies and tools and recommend their adoption.- Identify, anticipate, and mitigate technical risks related to front-end performance, maintainability, scalability, security, cross-browser/device compatibility.- Ensure high quality in front-end deliverables: via code reviews, architecture reviews, performance audits, accessibility (e.g., WCAG), SEO, and maintainability.Required Qualifications & Skills- Typically 8-10+ years of strong front-end development experience (or equivalent), with several years in lead/architect or senior engineering roles.- Deep expertise in HTML5, CSS3/SASS/LESS, Java Script (ES6+), and at least one major front-end framework/library (e.g., React, Vue, Angular).- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing scalable front-end architectures (e.g., micro-frontends, component libraries, design systems, SSR/CSR).- Strong understanding of front-end performance optimization, bundling, build tools (Webpack, Rollup, Vite), code splitting, tree-shaking.- Knowledge of accessibility (WCAG) and cross-browser/device compatibility.- Familiarity with backend integration (REST, Graph QL), state-management strategies, real-time/data-driven front-end features.- Excellent communication skills: able to explain technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, collaborate across teams.- Strategic mindset: able to analyze trade-offs, plan for scale, guide architecture decisions, mentor others.- Preferred: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, large-scale front-end deployments, open source contributions. (Bonus)Please share the following details along with the most updated resume to if you are interested in the opportunity:• Total Experience• Relevant experience• Current CTC• Expected CTC• Notice Period (Last working day if you are serving the notice period)• Current Location• SKILL 1 RATING OUT OF 5• SKILL 2 RATING OUT OF 5• SKILL 3 RATING OUT OF 5(Mention the skill)