Senior Frontend Engineer - Hashicorp Vault

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

Job summary

IBM Software is seeking an experienced frontend engineer to design, prototype and implement UI features for both on-premise and cloud platforms. You will collaborate with design, product, and engineering teams and act as a frontend SME on TypeScript and modern component architectures.

The role involves working with backend systems, leading large frontend projects, and mentoring engineers while maintaining high code quality through comprehensive testing and secure UI patterns.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional frontend experience.
• Strong expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and React/Angular/Vue/Ember or similar.
• Proven track record leading large-scale frontend initiatives including framework migrations and design system implementations.
• Experience building comprehensive testing strategies (unit/integration/e2e) with Jest, Vitest, Playwright, Puppeteer.
• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype and implement UI features for on-premise/self-managed and cloud-based software.
• Collaborate with Product Design, Product Management, and engineering teams.
• Act as a frontend SME focusing on TypeScript, modern component architectures, and secure UI patterns.
• Work with backend systems and create interfaces for wide usability.
• Lead frontend projects, migrations, and modular architecture efforts.
• Debug complex UI issues, API integration, performance, and security concerns.
• Advocate for technical roadmap improvements and team processes.
• Mentor frontend engineers and promote best practices.
• Maintain high code quality through thorough testing from development to deployment.

Skills

Frontend development

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Design system

OpenAPI/Swagger

Testing strategies

API integration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jest

Vitest

Playwright

Puppeteer

MSW

Mirage

Job description

Introduction

At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation creates endless opportunities for IBMers to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale. Working in Software means joining a team fueled by curiosity and collaboration. You'll work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM's product and technology landscape. Here, you'l have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• 8+ years of professional experience building and maintaining frontend applications using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Strong expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and hands-on experience with at least one major frontend framework such as React, Angular, Vue, Ember, or a comparable technology.
• Proven track record of leading or contributing to large-scale frontend initiatives, including framework migrations, design system implementations, and data-layer modernization efforts in production environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining comprehensive testing strategies, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing using tools such as Jest, Vitest, Playwright, and Puppeteer, as well as API mocking and service virtualization frameworks like MSW, Mirage, or similar solutions.
• Solid experience integrating with RESTful APIs, designing reusable service layers, implementing robust error handling, and working with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Hands-on production experience with React 18+, including component architecture, state management, routing, application performance optimization, and modern frontend build technologies such as Vite, Webpack, or comparable tooling.
• Strong understanding of frontend build and dependency management ecosystems, including tools such as Webpack, Vite, npm, Yarn, and pnpm.
• Experience developing secure, user-focused applications with a security-first mindset, including implementation of Content Security Policy (CSP), XSS mitigation, secure authentication and authorization patterns (OIDC, SAML, MFA), and the protection of sensitive data within frontend applications.