Senior Frontend Engineer - Hashicorp Vault

IBM; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in Boston seeks a frontend engineer to design, prototype and implement UI features for on-premise and cloud software. You will collaborate with Product Design and Product Management, and mentor other frontend engineers.

You will specialize in TypeScript, modern component architectures, and secure UI patterns, working with backend systems to implement accessible interfaces, and lead large frontend projects with OpenAPI-driven forms and design

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing modern frontend features.
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture and component design.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and guiding teams in best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype and implement UI features for on-premise and cloud software.
• Collaborate with Product Design, Product Management, and engineers.
• Act as a frontend expert focusing on TypeScript and secure UI patterns.
• Work with backend systems and APIs to enable advanced functionality.
• Lead large frontend projects including OpenAPI-driven forms and design system migrations.
• Debug UI issues including API integration, performance, and security.

Skills

TypeScript

Frontend architecture

Security-conscious UI

Mentoring

Performance optimization

Tools

OpenAPI

Design systems

API integration

Job description

• Design, prototype and implement UI features while ensuring stability and usability for on-premise/self-managed and cloud-based software
• Collaborate closely with Product Design and Product Management partners, as well as engineers on your team and others
• Act as a subject matter expert on frontend development with emphasis on TypeScript, modern component architectures, and security-conscious UI patterns
• Work with highly technical backend systems and implement interfaces that make advanced functionality understandable and accessible to a broad range of users
• Lead and execute large-scale frontend projects, including OpenAPI-driven dynamic form generation, design system migrations, and modular architecture patterns
• Debug and resolve complex UI issues, including API integration, performance optimization, and security vulnerabilities
• Advocate for strategic technical roadmap initiatives, or improvements to team process that enhance the system's overall effectiveness across teams and the organization
• Mentor and guide frontend engineers, sharing technical knowledge and promoting best practices in development processes
• Maintain high code quality through comprehensive testing from development to deployment