Front End Architect

Front-end Architect (or Principal Front-end Architect)

Work Location : Bangalore

Contract To Hire

Salary Up to 40 LPA

Role Summary

As 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 f ront-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