Lead Frontend Developer (Next.js / App Builder)

TransPerfect; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TransPerfect is building a massive internal platform: a low-code app builder powering how the company operates. You’ll lead frontend execution, bridging product requirements to production, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality, interactive UIs.

The role emphasizes ownership, clear communication, and hands-on leadership to ship scalable frontend components within a global organization.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in React, Next.js, and advanced frontend state management.
• Proven experience leading the delivery of highly interactive, complex web applications.
• Strong organizational skills to break down large designs into engineering sprints.
• Excellent communication to align execution with strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Execute the vision of a drag-and-drop app builder defined by Product and Engineering management.
• Proactively flag constraints in React and Next.js frontend architecture to management early.
• Bridge communication gaps by translating product and design requirements into high-quality code.
• Lead the daily implementation of highly interactive, state-heavy internal UIs.
• Proactively identify roadblocks in frontend performance and deliver optimized solutions.
• Collaborate closely with leadership to provide accurate technical estimates and progress updates.
• Mentor team members through proactive code reviews and technical guidance.
• Build reliable component systems that non-developers can seamlessly configure and use.

Skills

React

Next.js

Frontend state management

Leadership

Mentoring

Code reviews

Communication

Job description

Who We Are

TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language services and technology solutions for global business. From offices in over 160 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ TransPerfect's GlobalLink® technology to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.

Summary

We’re a small, agile team inside TransPerfect building a massive internal platform—a low-code application builder that powers how our entire company operates. It’s ambitious, complex, and rapidly evolving.

What We’re Building (and Why It’s Kind of a Big Deal)

• Drag-and-drop UI builder
• Highly dynamic, data-driven interfaces
• Enterprise-scale without enterprise-level red tape

We operate like a startup embedded inside a global company. We need a proactive leader who communicates clearly, executes the product vision efficiently, and is excited to build a groundbreaking internal product from the ground up.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

As the Lead Developer, you will champion execution, communicate technical realities, and proactively drive the implementation of the platform vision.

• Execute the vision of a drag-and-drop app builder defined by Product and Engineering management.
• Proactively flag constraints in React and Next.js frontend architecture to management early.
• Bridge communication gaps by translating product and design requirements into high-quality code.
• Lead the daily implementation of highly interactive, state-heavy internal UIs.
• Proactively identify roadblocks in frontend performance and deliver optimized solutions.
• Collaborate closely with leadership to provide accurate technical estimates and progress updates.
• Mentor team members through proactive code reviews and technical guidance.
• Build reliable component systems that non-developers can seamlessly configure and use.

What You Bring

• Desire for personal accountability.
• Strong organizational skills, with experience breaking down ambiguous, large-scale product designs into structured, bite-sized engineering sprints.
• Proactive implementation mindset to drive features from design handoff to production.
• Excellent communication skills to align technical execution with management's strategic goals.
• Deep expertise in React, Next.js, and advanced frontend state management.
• Proven experience leading the delivery of highly interactive, complex web applications.

What It’s Like Working Here

Let’s be real:

• We’re building something big with a small team
• The structure isn’t perfect
• We need to scale upward
• Priorities can shift
• We’re figuring some things out as we go

But also:

• You’ll have real ownership
• Your decisions will actually matter
• You won’t be stuck maintaining legacy code forever
• You’ll help define how this platform evolves

Why This Role Is Worth It

If you’re looking for:

• A perfectly structured, predictable environment - this isn’t it
• A chance to build something meaningful, complex, and evolving - this is it

This is a role for someone who wants to

• Build, not just maintain
• Influence, not just execute
• Ship real product used at scale