Front-End Tech Lead: React/Next.js Architect & Mentor

Toyota North America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

Paid time off

Employee discount program

401(k) Plan with company match

Job summary

Toyota North America is seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer to own end-to-end features, mentor peers, and influence architecture decisions. You will drive frontend design with React/Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind, while collaborating with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.

The role focuses on front-end excellence, performance optimization, and seamless integration with serverless AWS services, APIs, and data stores.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong frontend focus
• Strong React and Next.js experience including App Router, SSR/SSG
• Proficiency in TypeScript and component libraries
• Hands-on with Tailwind CSS and design systems
• Experience with state management (Zustand/Redux)
• Experience with REST/GraphQL APIs and API contracts
• Experience with serverless AWS (API Gateway + Lambda, CloudFront, S3, DynamoDB/RDS)
• Frontend performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, code splitting)
• Experience with testing (Vitest/Jest, Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress)
• Familiarity with modern build tools (Vite, esbuild, Webpack, Turborepo)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Familiarity with micro-frontend patterns is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend feature design and end-to-end implementation
• Build full-stack features from UI to APIs and services
• Drive architectural decisions within the team
• Resolve performance, reliability, and technical debt issues
• Own debugging across the full stack from browser to APIs
• Establish and promote engineering best practices
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and design feedback
• Contribute to technical interviews and talent identification
• Clearly communicate tradeoffs and risks to stakeholders

Skills

React/Next.js expertise

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

State management (Zustand/Redux)

API design (REST/GraphQL)

Cloud/serverless AWS (API Gateway, L1,

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, CloudFront, S3, DynamoDB/RDS)

Vite / esbuild / Webpack / Nx / Turborepo

Job description

Toyota North America is seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer to own end-to-end features, mentor peers, and influence architecture decisions. You will drive frontend design with React/Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind, while collaborating with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.

The role focuses on front-end excellence, performance optimization, and seamless integration with serverless AWS services, APIs, and data stores.