Tech Lead

National Computer Systems Inc

Piscataway Township (NJ)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

Be an early applicant

Application generator

Get a reply from this employer — a resume and cover letter tailored to exactly what they’re hiring for.

Get past ATS filters

Job summary

National Computer Systems Inc. in Chicago, IL, seeks an experienced Tech Lead for Vue.js + Nuxt.js to guide the design and delivery of scalable web applications. You will lead architecture, drive technical decisions, mentor developers, and collaborate with product and backend teams to ensure performance, security, and quality.

A strong background in front‑end architecture and SSR/SSG is required. A proven track record leading enterprise projects and delivering high‑quality front-end solutions is

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
8-12+ years of software development experience.
Minimum 5+ years hands‑on experience with Vue.js.
Strong experience with Nuxt.js, SSR, SSG, and modern front‑end architectures.
Experience leading development teams and delivering enterprise applications.
Expert knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern UI frameworks.
Strong understanding of design patterns, software architecture principles, and application scalability.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise-scale applications using Vue.js and Nuxt.js.
Define front-end development standards, frameworks, and best practices.
Drive technical decisions, solution design, and implementation strategies.
Ensure application performance, maintainability, scalability, and security.
Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance to development teams.
Develop and maintain high-quality, reusable, and scalable front-end components.
Design and implement SSR/SSG and API-driven architectures using Nuxt.js.
Collaborate with backend teams to design and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices.
Participate in sprint planning, estimation, backlog grooming, and release planning activities.
Monitor project progress and proactively mitigate technical risks.
Mentor and guide developers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical coaching.
Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and promote engineering excellence.
Support hiring, onboarding, and skill development initiatives.
Foster a collaborative and innovation-driven engineering culture.
Establish coding standards and development guidelines.
Implement automated testing strategies and CI/CD best practices.
Optimize applications for speed, accessibility, SEO, and user experience.
Ensure compliance with security and quality standards.

Skills

Vue.js

Nuxt.js

JavaScript (ES6+)

TypeScript

HTML5

CSS3

SCSS / SASS

Tailwind CSS

Bootstrap

Pinia

Vuex

REST APIs

GraphQL

JSON

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Vite

Webpack

npm / Yarn

GitHub

GitLab

Bitbucket

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

Tech Lead (Vue.JS + Nuxt.JS)

Chicago, IL

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead (Vue.js + Nuxt.js) to lead the design, development, and delivery of modern, scalable web applications. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Vue.js, Nuxt.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, and front-end architecture, along with strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

This role requires hands-on technical leadership, solution design, code reviews, mentoring developers, and collaborating with business and product stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise-scale applications using Vue.js and Nuxt.js.
Define front-end development standards, frameworks, and best practices.
Drive technical decisions, solution design, and implementation strategies.
Ensure application performance, maintainability, scalability, and security.
Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance to development teams.

Development & Delivery

Develop and maintain high-quality, reusable, and scalable front-end components.
Design and implement Server-Side Rendering (SSR), Static Site Generation (SSG), and API-driven architectures using Nuxt.js.
Collaborate with backend teams to design and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices.
Participate in sprint planning, estimation, backlog grooming, and release planning activities.
Monitor project progress and proactively mitigate technical risks.

Team Leadership

Mentor and guide developers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical coaching.
Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and promote engineering excellence.
Support hiring, onboarding, and skill development initiatives.
Foster a collaborative and innovation-driven engineering culture.

Quality & Performance

Establish coding standards and development guidelines.
Implement automated testing strategies and CI/CD best practices.
Optimize applications for speed, accessibility, SEO, and user experience.
Ensure compliance with security and quality standards.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
8-12+ years of software development experience.
Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Vue.js.
Strong experience with Nuxt.js, SSR, SSG, and modern front‑end architectures.
Experience leading development teams and delivering enterprise applications.
Expert knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern UI frameworks.
Strong understanding of design patterns, software architecture principles, and application scalability.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Technical Skills

Front-End Technologies