Principal UI Engineer - Next.js & AI-Driven Web Platform

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employee discount

Summer Fridays

Casual dress code

Hybrid schedule

FOMO events (Company-wide)

Job summary

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer - UI to lead architectural direction for AE.com. You will bridge legacy systems and a modern Next.js future, guiding performance, reliability, and design system alignment across squads.

You will define global standards, enable front-end teams, and advance AI-assisted tooling within the SDLC to accelerate delivery and quality.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with leadership in architecture.
• 3+ years in Staff/Principal roles leading enterprise web platforms.

Responsibilities

• Drive multi-year modernization of AE.com's web platform from Ember.js to Next.js.
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Skills

Next.js

React

Node.js

Web Architecture

BFF patterns

Design Systems

Performance

Tools

Storybook

Bitbucket

Playwright

New Relic

QA Tools

Job description

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer - UI to lead architectural direction for AE.com. You will bridge legacy systems and a modern Next.js future, guiding performance, reliability, and design system alignment across squads.

You will define global standards, enable front-end teams, and advance AI-assisted tooling within the SDLC to accelerate delivery and quality.