Lead Front-End Developer

Cloud Hybrid Technologies LLC; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Hybrid Technologies LLC seeks a senior Front-End Lead in New Jersey to guide architecture and development of high-performance web applications. You will own front-end decisions, coding standards, and best practices while translating UX/UI designs into reusable components.

Collaborate with backend teams on APIs, security and deployment, mentor juniors, drive test automation, and contribute to Agile ceremonies.

Qualifications

• Expert-level experience with React.js and Angular architecture.
• Experience with modern state management (Redux, NgRx, Zustand).
• Hands-on with responsive design frameworks and CSS preprocessors.
• Strong understanding of component-based architecture and micro-frontends.
• Experience with Java (Spring Boot).
• Understanding of REST APIs, API gateways, and authentication mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT).
• Basic experience with databases (SQL/NoSQL).

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of responsive, high-performance web applications.
• Own front-end technical decisions, coding standards, and best practices.
• Translate UX/UI designs into reusable, scalable front-end components.
• Review code, mentor junior developers, and enforce clean code principles.
• Work closely with backend teams to define APIs, data contracts, and integration patterns.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs (and/or GraphQL).
• Understand backend concepts such as authentication, authorization, session management, and caching.
• Perform light backend development or debugging when needed.
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies.
• Implement unit tests, integration tests, and front-end automation frameworks.
• Ensure security best practices (XSS, CSRF, OWASP awareness).
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning.

Skills

React.js

Angular

Redux/NgRx/Zustand

Responsive design frameworks

Component-based architecture

Java (Spring Boot)

REST APIs/OAuth2/JWT

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Front-End Leadership

• Lead the architecture and development of responsive, high-performance web applications.
• Own front-end technical decisions, coding standards, and best practices.
• Translate UX/UI designs into reusable, scalable front-end components.
• Review code, mentor junior developers, and enforce clean code principles.

Backend Collaboration & Exposure

• Work closely with backend teams to define APIs, data contracts, and integration patterns.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs (and/or GraphQL).
• Understand backend concepts such as authentication, authorization, session management, and caching.
• Perform light backend development or debugging when needed.

DevOps & Quality

• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies.
• Implement unit tests, integration tests, and front-end automation frameworks.
• Ensure security best practices (XSS, CSRF, OWASP awareness).
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Front-End (Core)

• Expert-level experience with React.js and Angular (both).
• Experience with modern state management (Redux, NgRx, Zustand, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with responsive design frameworks and CSS preprocessors.
• Strong understanding of component-based architecture and micro-frontend concepts.
• Experience with Java (Spring Boot)
• Understanding of REST APIs, API gateways, and authentication mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT).
• Basic experience with databases (SQL/NoSQL) and data modeling concepts.

Cloud Hybrid is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. Cloud Hybrid will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Cloud Hybrid require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract