Staff Frontend Architect — Scale, Performance & UX

AmaWaterways; Calabasas, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

AmaWaterways is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on frontend leadership to guide Next.js and React development across consumer and partner digital platforms. You will own frontend architecture, set standards, and drive secure, scalable web experiences while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product and UX teams.

In this role you will optimize Core Web Vitals, integrate with backend services, and contribute to design systems and reusable components within a global digital

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of professional software engineering experience with frontend focus.
• Proven experience leading architecture and delivery of large React/Next.js apps.
• Experience as a technical lead or staff engineer and driving engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontend architectural direction and backlog prioritization.
• Lead architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment of enterprise-scale web apps using React/Next.js/TypeScript.
• Drive scalable, secure, high-performing frontend platforms and ensure accessibility and performance.
• Establish frontend engineering standards, code quality, security, and observability policies.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with Product, UX/UI, QA, and backend teams.

Skills

Frontend architecture

Frontend performance

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/Info Systems

Tools

Builder.io

Contentful

Sanity

Storyblok

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

AmaWaterways is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on frontend leadership to guide Next.js and React development across consumer and partner digital platforms. You will own frontend architecture, set standards, and drive secure, scalable web experiences while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product and UX teams.

In this role you will optimize Core Web Vitals, integrate with backend services, and contribute to design systems and reusable components within a global digital