Principal Engineer

The Principal Frontend Engineer is a technical leader responsible for defining and driving frontend design , ensuring high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications. This role requires deep expertise in Angular, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks and a strong ability to mentor teams, influence technical direction, and turn around struggling products.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Frontend Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Define and own the frontend architecture for large-scale applications, ensuring performance, security, and maintainability.
• Enforce best practices in Angular, TypeScript, and state management ( NgRx or similar) .
• Establish UI/UX development standards, accessibility guidelines, and performance optimization strategies.
• Ensure high-quality frontend code by driving code reviews, CI/CD, and influence test automation .
• Driving Product Recovery & Performance Improvement
• Assess and turn around struggling frontend products by identifying key technical bottlenecks and implementing scalable solutions.
• Improve frontend application performance, optimizing rendering, API calls, and bundle sizes.
• Work closely with design and product teams to modernize UI/UX while ensuring minimal disruption to users.
• Address technical debt by systematically refactoring and modernizing legacy frontend codebases.
• Engineering Excellence & Hands-on Development
• Lead the development of complex, reusable UI components and frameworks.
• Set the bar for high-quality, maintainable, and well-documented code .
• Influence test automation , including unit testing, end-to-end testing, and visual regression testing.
• Foster a strong DevOps culture, ensuring seamless deployment of frontend changes.
• Mentorship & Cross-Team Collaboration
• Mentor senior frontend engineers and architects , fostering a culture of technical growth.
• Partner with backend, product, and UX teams to ensure a cohesive, performant user experience .
• Influence technical decision-making across engineering leadership .
• AI-Driven Development & Tooling
• Lead the adoption and effective usage of AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q Developer, Sourcegraph Cody) to accelerate engineering productivity.
• Evaluate, pilot, and roll out AI tools and platforms across development teams, integrating them into day-to-day workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Define and implement guidance and best practices for using generative AI in secure, compliant, and performance-conscious ways.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders and platform teams to measure impact , gather feedback, and continuously improve AI adoption strategy.
• Stay current with the evolving AI landscape and assess the applicability of new tools to improve developer experience, code quality, and delivery velocity.

Skills Required
Technical Expertise:

• Expert-level proficiency in Angular, TypeScript, RxJS , HTML, and CSS .
• Strong experience with performance optimization, lazy loading, and state management .
• Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL , and WebSockets .
• Experience with frontend DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes is a plus) .
• Strong knowledge of web accessibility (WCAG), security best practices, and cross-browser compatibility .
• Experience driving AI-assisted engineering transformation , with hands-on use and rollout of tools like Copilot, Amazon Q, or similar platforms

Soft Skills & Leadership

• Ability to diagnose and turn around troubled frontend projects .
• Proven track record of influencing engineering direction at an organizational level .
• Strong mentorship and communication skills to elevate engineering teams.
• Experience working with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to align technical strategy with business goals.