Staff Lead Engineer - Frontend
- Auriga It
- 10 - 12 years
- Jaipur
- 18 days ago
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Job Description
About the Role:
Auriga IT is seeking a seasoned and visionary Senior Frontend JavaScript Architect to lead the frontend ecosystem for complex, large-scale applications. With huge years of deep hands-on experience in JavaScript, React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript , you will own the frontend architecture across projects, drive modern development practices, and mentor engineers across all levels.
You will play a key role in defining engineering direction, optimizing frontend performance, ensuring security, and aligning architectural decisions with business goals. This is an opportunity to lead frontend at scale with impact.
About Auriga IT:
Founded in 2010 by an IIT Roorkee alumnus, Auriga IT is a Jaipur-based technology and digital solutions firm delivering innovation to startups, unicorns, corporates, and government entities. We blend design, data, and modern engineering to solve high-impact problems and build scalable digital products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and oversee frontend systems using React.js (upto latest), Next.js (upto latest) , and TypeScript across large-scale projects
- Define and evolve frontend architecture patterns (micro-frontends, modular monorepos, islands/adaptive hydration)
- Lead performance engineering with SSR/SSG/ISR, CDN strategies, lazy loading, INP optimization , and edge rendering
- Establish and maintain reusable component libraries, design systems (e.g. shadcn/ui), and theming strategies
- Implement secure coding practices (CSP, XSS/CSRF prevention, OAuth2/JWT flows)
- Collaborate cross-functionally with DevOps, backend, and infrastructure teams to streamline CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines
- Guide adoption of code quality standards , including linting, typing (Zod, tRPC), automated testing (unit, integration, E2E with Playwright)
- Lead technical ceremonies : architecture reviews, RFC discussions, performance audits, and roadmap planning
- Mentor engineers across levels, from onboarding juniors to elevating seniors to leads
- Handle complex debugging, production fire-fighting , and systemic reliability issues across devices and browsers
- Contribute to internal tooling, documentation, and frontend platformization initiatives
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Deep expertise in React.js (hooks, context, server components), Next.js (App Router, layouts, edge) , and TypeScript
- Experience designing large-scale frontend architecture using:
- Micro-frontends / Module Federation
- Monorepo setups
- Code sharing strategies across apps
- In-depth understanding of:
- Frontend performance profiling (INP, TBT, LCP, CLS)
- SSR, SSG, ISR and hybrid rendering techniques
- CDN caching strategies and edge-based rendering
- Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Docker , and automated deployments
- Deep knowledge of secure frontend engineering : CSP, OAuth2, JWT, XSS, CSRF, authentication patterns
- Proven experience with test automation in frontend using Testing Libraries.
- Experience mentoring engineers, driving team process improvements, and conducting architecture/code reviews
- Proven ability to lead and grow frontend teams , define team structures, and guide engineers at various levels
- Demonstrated experience in mentoring, career development planning , and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Strong focus on engineering excellence : drives code reviews , architecture audits , and technical quality
- Establishes and enforces best practices for performance, accessibility (WCAG), testing, code structure, and documentation
- Stays up to date with the JavaScript ecosystem , proactively evaluating and introducing modern tools, frameworks, and methodologies across projects
- Proficiency in resolving complex production issues , browser incompatibilities, and optimizing large-scale frontend systems
- Ensure accessibility compliance (a11y), semantic HTML and SEO optimization for frontend delivery
- Deep understanding with internal frontend platform building and design patterns
- Work with build tools like Webpack , CRA , Vite , Grunt/Gulp or Babel when necessary.
- Experience in building or maintaining design systems using tools like Storybook
Nice to Have (Bonus Skills):
- Node.js, Express.js and real-time applications using Socket.io
- Experience with GraphQL , tRPC , Rest API, socket patterns
- Familiarity with AWS : S3, CloudFront, Lambda, EC2, Load Balancing.
- Exposure to modern frameworks : SolidJS, SvelteKit , or Vue 3
- Hands-on with performance tracing , bundle size budgets , and tools like Webpack Bundle Analyzer , React Profiler
- Involvement in open-source contributions, tech talks, or writing technical blogs
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Head - EngineeringEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Auriga ItLocation(s): Jaipur+ View Contact
Keyskills: Backend github Architecture Coding Debugging Javascript HTML SEO Open source Load balancing
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