Headless Frontend Architect — Commerce & Performance

dentsu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

401k

Flexible paid time off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

dentsu is seeking a Frontend Commerce Architect in New York, NY to lead the design and delivery of high-performance, composable commerce solutions. You will work on creating scalable and engaging digital experiences while mentoring other engineers.

The successful candidate must have strong skills in modern frameworks like React, Next.js, and Angular, and be experienced in GraphQL. Benefits include medical insurance, flexible paid time off, and a robust retirement plan.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building modern front-end applications with React, Next.js, Angular, and TypeScript.
• Comfortable designing scalable architectures and making technical decisions.
• Experience working with GraphQL and API-driven systems.
• History of delivering high-performance digital experiences at scale.
• Enjoys mentoring others and contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Understanding of or experience with headless or composable commerce architectures.

Responsibilities

• Shape front-end architecture and build modern, headless front-end architectures.
• Design API-first, headless commerce solutions and ensure seamless performance.
• Architect GraphQL-based data layers for multiple services.
• Optimize Core Web Vitals for fast, responsive user experiences.
• Mentor engineers and support team growth while collaborating with partners.

Skills

React

Next.js

Angular

TypeScript

GraphQL

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Headless CMS

Job description

dentsu is seeking a Frontend Commerce Architect in New York, NY to lead the design and delivery of high-performance, composable commerce solutions. You will work on creating scalable and engaging digital experiences while mentoring other engineers.

The successful candidate must have strong skills in modern frameworks like React, Next.js, and Angular, and be experienced in GraphQL. Benefits include medical insurance, flexible paid time off, and a robust retirement plan.