Principal Frontend Engineer

The Consensus; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

ESOPs

Medical Insurance

Parental Leave

Uber Program

Learning & Development Support

Job summary

Acceldata in India is seeking a Principal Frontend Engineer to architect and build a scalable frontend platform using React and TypeScript for a Kubernetes-native data product. You will design intuitive UIs for cluster visibility, Spark job lifecycle management, and data pipeline observability.

You will establish lean frontend architecture, define API contracts, optimize performance, mentor engineers, and build high-performance dashboards.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience building modern, scalable frontends.
• Strong experience with frontend architecture & system design.
• Proven record of data-intensive UI development (dashboards, large tables).
• Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build a scalable frontend platform using React and TypeScript.
• Design intuitive UIs for Kubernetes cluster visibility and Spark lifecycle.
• Define frontend patterns for real-time streaming, polling, and state sync.
• Collaborate with backend teams to integrate with Kubernetes APIs and Spark.
• Build high-performance dashboards with virtualization and efficient rendering.
• Establish lean, extensible frontend architecture for an early-stage product.
• Define API contracts, data-fetching strategies, and error handling.

Skills

Frontend architecture & system design

Data-intensive UIs

Performance optimization

API integration & async data handling

Real-time / near real-time data

Code quality practices

Testing (Jasmine, Karma)

Development tooling

Tools

Angular

React

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Material UI

Vue.js

Node.js

VS Code

Cursor

Job description

Acceldata is reimagining the way companies observe their Data!

Acceldata is the pioneer and leader in data observability, revolutionizing how enterprises manage and observe data by offering comprehensive insights into various key aspects of data, data pipelines and data infrastructure across various environments. Our platform empowers data teams to manage products effectively by ensuring data quality, preventing failures, and controlling costs.

A day in the life of a Principal Frontend Engineer

Architect and build a scalable frontend platform using React and TypeScript for a Kubernetes-native data product.

Design intuitive UIs for:

-Kubernetes cluster visibility (nodes, pods, workloads).

-Spark job lifecycle management (submission, monitoring, debugging).

-Data pipeline observability and performance metrics.

Define frontend patterns for:

-Real-time data streaming, polling, and state synchronization

-Handling large datasets (tables, logs, metrics, traces)

Collaborate with backend teams to integrate with:

-Kubernetes APIs (resources, events, logs)

-Spark execution and monitoring systems

Build high-performance, data-intensive dashboards with efficient rendering and virtualization.

Establish a lean, extensible frontend architecture suitable for an early-stage product (avoid over-engineering).

Define API contracts, data-fetching strategies, and error-handling standards for distributed systems.

Optimize frontend performance (lazy loading, code splitting, caching, minimizing re-renders).

Implement frontend observability (error tracking, performance monitoring) for production systems

Mentor engineers and establish frontend best practices, coding standards, and design guidelines

You are a great fit for the role, if you have

12-15 years of experience in building modern, scalable frontends using frameworks such as Angular, React or Typescript.

Strong experience infrontend architecture & system design (modular design, state management, API layers).

Proven experience building data-intensive UIs (dashboards, large tables, logs, analytics tools).

Expertise inJavaScript / TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Material UI, Vue.JS.

Develop and integrate backend services using Node.JS

Write unit and integration tests using Jasmine and Karma to ensure code quality.

Strongperformance optimization skills (rendering, virtualization, lazy loading, re-render control).

Solid experience withAPI integration & async data handling (pagination, retries, error states).

Experience handlingreal-time / near real-time data in frontend applications.

Strongcode quality practices (clean code, code reviews, testing).

Work efficiently with development tools such asVS Code and Cursor.

Good to have

• Working knowledge of Kubernetes (pods, deployments, logs, metrics)
• Basic understanding of Apache Spark (jobs, stages, execution lifecycle)

We care for our team

• Mentorship & Growth
• ESOPs
• Medical and Life Insurance
• Paid Maternity & Parental Leave
• Corporate Uber Program
• Learning & Development Support

Acceldata for All

We are a fast-growing company, solving complex data problems at scale. We are driven by strong work ethics, high standards of excellence, and a spirit of collaboration. We promote innovation, commitment, and accountability. Our goal is to cultivate a healthy work environment that fosters a sense of belonging, encourages teamwork, and brings out the best in every individual.

Why Acceldata?

Acceldata is redefining data observability for enterprise data systems. Founded by experts who recognized the need for innovative monitoring and management solutions in a cloud-first, AI-driven environment, our platform empowers data teams to effectively manage data products. We address common challenges such as scaling and performance issues, cost overruns, and data quality problems by providing operational visibility, proactive alerts, and monitoring reliability across the various environments.

Delivered as a SaaS product, Acceldata's solutions have been embraced by global customers, such as HPE, HSBC, Visa, Freddie Mac, Manulife, Workday, Zoominfo, GSK, Oracle, PubMatic, PhonePe (Walmart), Hersheys, Dun & Bradstreet, and many more. Acceldata is a Series-C funded company and its investors include Insight Partners, March Capital, Lightspeed, Sorenson Ventures, Industry Ventures, and Emergent Ventures.