Senior Front-End Architect: React + TS, Spring

Volto Consulting; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Volto Consulting is seeking a seasoned Front-End/Back-End Engineer to lead the design and development of modern web experiences. You will balance React + TypeScript on the frontend (about 60%) with Java Spring-based backend work (about 40%), delivering UI and microservices capabilities while setting engineering standards.

You will drive architecture, performance, and accessibility across projects, collaborating with UX/Product, and building with a design system and robust test coverage for

Qualifications

• 14+ years of professional software engineering experience with front-end leadership.
• Expert-level React proficiency (hooks, composition, context, rendering patterns).
• Strong TypeScript skills and modern JavaScript fundamentals.
• Strong Java and Spring skills for microservices and API contracts.
• Deep experience with front-end tooling (Vite/Webpack, npm/pnpm/yarn).
• Strong CSS skills for responsive design and theming at scale.
• Advanced testing practices: Jest/Vitest, RTL; E2E with Playwright/Cypress.
• Accessibility expertise: WCAG/ARIA and screen-reader considerations.
• Performance engineering: Core Web Vitals, bundle optimization, caching.
• API integration with GraphQL and REST; client state management.
• Security: safe auth flows, XSS/CSRF prevention, secure storage.
• Observability: client-side logging and error reporting.
• Must: proficiency with AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., Copilot) to accelerate work.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of complex, user-facing web apps using React + TypeScript; own frontend architecture.
• Develop microservices / API contracts using Java and Spring; apply frontend-friendly patterns.
• Partner with UX/Product to translate designs into polished experiences with performance and accessibility in mind.
• Establish and evolve front-end standards: architecture, state management, routing, testing conventions.
• Contribute to design system and component library, theming, responsive layouts, cross-browser compatibility.
• Drive performance and quality: Core Web Vitals, bundle optimization, rendering strategies, caching.
• Implement advanced UI: data visualization, real-time updates, offline patterns, robust forms/workflows.
• Ensure secure client-side patterns: auth flows, token handling, secure storage, vulnerability protection.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Java

Spring

GraphQL

REST

Testing

Accessibility

Performance

Vite/Webpack

CSS

Design systems

Storybook

AI-assisted tools

GitHub Copilot

Security

Observability

Tools

Vite/Webpack

Storybook

Job description

Volto Consulting is seeking a seasoned Front-End/Back-End Engineer to lead the design and development of modern web experiences. You will balance React + TypeScript on the frontend (about 60%) with Java Spring-based backend work (about 40%), delivering UI and microservices capabilities while setting engineering standards.

You will drive architecture, performance, and accessibility across projects, collaborating with UX/Product, and building with a design system and robust test coverage for