Staff Engineer / Technology Lead (Front-end) (Vancouver)

WHAT YOU'LL DO Lead the architecture and development of scalable, performant, and maintainable front-end applications. Drive the adoption of modern front-end frameworks and technologies, ensuring best practices in React.js and Next.js. Optimize applications for Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, FID) to ensure high performance and superior user experience. Collaborate with designers and UX teams to implement seamless, accessible, and visually appealing interfaces. Define and maintain scalable component architecture using Storybook, and Tailwind CSS, or similar libraries. Understand and implement client-side state management solutions, React Query in particular. Work closely with backend teams to optimize REST API integrations, ensuring efficient data fetching and caching strategies. Lead and manage engineers and QA Automation engineers, providing mentorship, technical guidance, and career development support. Lead front-end testing initiatives, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing (Playwright preferred). Integrate third-party headless CMS (Contentful) and personalization engines (Algolia, Cloudinary, Talon.One and Segment). Partner with Tech Directors and cross-functional teams to ensure front-end scalability, security, and maintainability. Stay updated with cutting-edge front-end technologies, continuously improving our development workflows and tools. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Strong proficiency in English (written and verbal communication) is required. Experience driving delivery excellence, leading and mentoring a team of engineers, QA automation engineers and data analysts. Experience working with remote teams in North America and Latin America (LATAM), ensuring smooth collaboration across time zones. Deep expertise in TypeScript, with extensive experience in modern Next.js (14+) and React (18+). A strong understanding of a11y and WCAG principles. Strong experience with modern CSS methodologies, specifically Tailwind CSS. Experience with modular front-end architectures, component-driven development, and design systems. Solid understanding of API consumption patterns, including REST, GraphQL and WebSockets. Experience with performance optimization techniques, including code-splitting, lazy loading, image optimization, and CDN strategies. Familiarity with headless CMS platforms, specifically Contentful. Experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or similar. Understanding of containerization technologies for development environments. Understanding of Google Cloud Run as a web application run time setting.Experience with CI/CD pipelines for front-end deployments (GitHub Actions preferred). Knowledge of front-end security best practices, including CSP, OWASP Top 10, and secure authentication/authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT). Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. You should feel comfortable explaining technical concepts in simple terms. Experience working in fast-paced, Agile environments, balancing priorities across multiple projects. NICE TO HAVES Experience with Edge computing and serverless deployments (Cloudflare Workers, Vercel). Knowledge of micro frontends and federated architectures. Experience with progressive web applications (PWAs) and service workers. Understanding of internationalization (i18n) and localization strategies. Familiarity with implementing A/B testing and personalization tools (Ninetailed, Segment). Experience with headless e-Commerce platforms such as CommerceTools. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2pr6kd