Front-End Development Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead front-end development across various simultaneous client projects.

• Uphold UI architecture standards for scalable and maintainable applications built with React and Next.js.

• Take ownership of and report on practice KPIs through weekly, monthly, and quarterly dashboards and presentations.

• Conduct code reviews and maintain engineering standards.

• Establish and enforce performance budgets, conduct Lighthouse audits, evaluate Core Web Vitals, and accessibility assessments.

• Ensure responsive, cross-browser compatibility that adheres to WCAG 2.2 Level A standards and supports Level AA as required.

• Promote the adoption and upkeep of Storybook documentation, design tokens, and shared component libraries.

• Advocate for AI-enhanced front-end practices, including AI-supported code generation, RAG-ready interfaces, and telemetry-optimized experiences.

• Develop hiring strategies, assess staffing requirements, and plan for team expansion.

• Recruit, onboard, set clear expectations for, and assist new team members.

• Conduct one-on-one meetings, provide constructive feedback, and support performance, growth, and career advancement.

• Carry out performance evaluations and address performance issues in collaboration with HR.

• Oversee approvals, maintain staffing awareness, plan for performance, and engage in compensation discussions.

• Manage sensitive personnel issues, employment transitions, offboarding, and knowledge transfer processes.

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, colleagues, and company leadership.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, mitigate risks, and achieve predictable results.

• Assist in estimating and planning for front-end projects.

• Identify and resolve risks, obstacles, and technical debt.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of professional experience in front-end development.

• More than 5 years in a technical management role.

• Strong expertise in TypeScript, React, and Next.js.

• Experience with intricate state management, server components, routing, and data-fetching techniques.

• Knowledge of front-end architectural patterns and scalability considerations for enterprise applications.

• Understanding of UI/UX principles, design systems, accessibility standards, and responsive design methodologies.

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, including the ability to coach mid-level and senior engineers.

• Capacity to set expectations, hold teams accountable, and deliver direct, actionable feedback.

• Ability to function within a shared leadership model and collaborate with a Staff Developer.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Skill in translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities while balancing leadership duties with technical responsibilities.

• High degree of ownership, accountability, and follow-through.

• A coaching mindset and a passion for developing others.

• Preferred: experience with distributed teams across various geographies, digital agencies or consultancies, Contentstack, Optimizely, Sitecore XM Cloud, headless CMS/DXP platforms, AI-assisted development tools, AI-enhanced UI patterns, and design systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

• 401(k) plan with up to a 4% company match

• Self-managed personal time off

• Ongoing learning opportunities

• Mentorship

• Professional development

• Competitive compensation for the Brazil team

• Growth and collaboration with cross-cultural teams