Enterprise Front-End Architect & Technical Leader

Early Warning; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 206,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Early Warning is seeking a Principal Front End Engineer to define and advance the enterprise front-end vision, build scalable architecture, and mentor teams across product and engineering. You''ll own critical platform design and drive modernization, accessibility, and performance improvements.

Located in Phoenix/Chicago/Washington, D.C./New York/San Francisco with hybrid work. Strong leadership and deep FE expertise are required to lead major initiatives and influence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Typically 15 or more years of progressive experience designing and developing complex software or web-based systems.
• Prior experience designing, building, and supporting production-grade web SDKs, including JavaScript/TypeScript API design, browser compatibility, versioning, backward compatibility, developer documentation, integration patterns, performance, security, and observability.
• Deep expertise in front-end architecture, web platform engineering, application design, and enterprise-scale delivery.
• Proven success leading cross-functional teams to create technical solutions and drive strategic initiatives.
• Advanced knowledge of SDLC best practices, software development methodologies, DevOps practices, and automated testing approaches.
• Strong experience with modern web technologies, front-end frameworks, API integration, CI/CD, source control, and cloud-aligned delivery models.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence all levels of the organization.
• Background and drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Defines and advances enterprise front-end engineering strategy, architecture, and standards across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Establishes principles and guardrails for quality, accessibility, maintainability, operational readiness, testing, and scalability.
• Owns technical product design and architecture for critical front-end platforms and strategic initiatives.
• Partners with product management, software engineering, UX, and architecture to shape engineering approaches and align with technology roadmaps.
• Building production-grade web SDKs for external partner or merchant integrations for secure browser-based flows
• Identifies and drives adoption of industry best practices, emerging technologies, and modernization opportunities.
• Provides enterprise-level guidance on cloud alignment, CI/CD, automated testing, and sustainable engineering practices.
• Acts as a senior point of expertise on difficult engineering issues and strategic technical decisions.
• Mentors engineers and technical leaders across the organization and serves as a role model for engineering excellence.
• Builds trusted relationships across functions and influences change that improves engineering outcomes, delivery capability, and organizational maturity.
• Represents the organization in high-impact technical discussions with senior stakeholders, customers, or executive leadership as appropriate.

Skills

Front-end leadership

Architecture design

Mentorship

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master’s degree

Tools

Web SDKs

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD

Cloud delivery

Job description

Early Warning is seeking a Principal Front End Engineer to define and advance the enterprise front-end vision, build scalable architecture, and mentor teams across product and engineering. You''ll own critical platform design and drive modernization, accessibility, and performance improvements.

Located in Phoenix/Chicago/Washington, D.C./New York/San Francisco with hybrid work. Strong leadership and deep FE expertise are required to lead major initiatives and influence across the organization.