Frontend Lead

ALLTECH CONSULTING SVC INC; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Frontend Lead with expertise in Vue.js, Spring Thymeleaf, and React.js. The successful candidate will architect a high-performance frontend framework, focusing on SSR and CSR to enhance user experience and site performance. This role also includes mentoring team members and optimizing integrations with backend services deployed in GCP.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in frontend development.
• Deep knowledge of Micro Frontend architecture and SSR/CSR.
• Hands-on experience with Tailwind CSS and GraphQL.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a high-performance frontend framework using React.js.
• Implement SSR/CSR hybrid strategies to optimize page rendering.
• Lead and mentor frontend engineers.

Skills

React.js

Micro Frontend (MFE)

SSR/CSR hybrid architectures

Redux

JavaScript/TypeScript

GraphQL

Frontend performance optimization

Tailwind CSS

Frontend security best practices

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Job description

About the Role:

We are looking for an exceptionalFrontend Lead -Vue.js, Spring Thymeleafwho is highlyhands-onand deeply experienced inReact.js, Micro Frontend (MFE) architecture, Vue.js, Spring Thymeleaf and performance engineering. The ideal candidate will lead the development of ascalable frontend frameworkthat supportsboth Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Client-Side Rendering (CSR)while optimizing site performance and user experience.

This role involves architecting and developing astate-of-the-art frontend systemthat integrates seamlessly with ourBackend-for-Frontend (BFF) layer, powered by Spring Boot microservices, and deployed onGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP).

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build ahigh-performance frontend frameworkusingReact.jsandMicro Frontend (MFE)
• architecture.
• ImplementSSR/CSR hybrid strategiesto optimize rendering, SEO, and page performance.
• Architect and optimize theBFF layerto enhance frontend-backend interactions.
• Improvefrontend performanceusing lazy loading, predictive prefetching, tree shaking, and edge caching.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to optimize API designs and system efficiency.
• Define best practices forstate managementusingReduxandRedux-Saga/Thunkfor handling complex application flows.
• Optimize frontend applications for speed, security, and scalability inGCPenvironments.
• Lead, mentor, and coach frontend engineers, promoting technical excellence.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, especially infrontend performance optimizations.

Key Requirements:

• 8+ years of experiencein frontend development with extensive expertise inReact.js.
• Deep knowledge ofMicro Frontend (MFE) architecture, modularization, and federated module design.
• Strong understanding ofSSR/CSR hybrid architectureswithNext.js (optional but a plus).
• Expertise instate managementusingReduxandRedux-Saga/Thunk.
• StrongJavaScript/TypeScriptproficiency with modern ES6+ concepts.
• Must-have experience with GraphQLfor efficient data fetching.
• Experience integrating frontend withSpring Boot microservicesviaBFF architecture.
• Hands-on experience withTailwind CSSfor highly scalable and maintainable UI designs.
• Strong background infrontend performance optimization, including:

• • Lazy loading, tree shaking, and code splitting
  • Web Vitals optimizations (LCP, FID, CLS)
  • Edge caching & CDN optimizations
  • Predictive rendering and smart prefetching
• Experience working inGCP (Google Cloud Platform)for cloud deployment and CI/CD automation.
• Solid understanding offrontend security best practicesand performance tuning.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong passion for writingclean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities to guide junior developers and drive technical excellence.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Familiarity withA/B testingandautomated UI performance tuning.
• Expertise incontainerization (Docker, Kubernetes)for frontend deployments.