Senior Frontend-Focused Full-Stack Engineer - (Next.js/React/Node.js) at Collaboration.Ai
Who We’re Looking For:
We are on the hunt for a seasoned Senior Full-Stack Engineer with a strong frontend focus to spearhead the development of outstanding user experiences for our next-gen intelligent applications. In this critical role, you will architect and build state-of-the-art frontends using Next.js and React, supported by powerful GraphQL and RESTful APIs, to drive our innovative architecture.
You will be a champion of user-centric design, leading the charge in creating intuitive and high-performing interfaces across various client platforms (web, browser extensions, and potentially desktop/mobile). You will employ modern design patterns and architectures (e.g., ViewModel patterns, Backend For Frontend (BFF)) to craft efficient and scalable frontend systems. While full-stack skills are crucial, your passion and expertise should heavily lean towards the frontend, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience, built with security best practices and compliance standards in mind.
If you are a frontend-first full-stack engineer who is passionate about designing beautiful and functional user interfaces, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is excited by the challenge of building multi-platform experiences for AI-driven applications, we want to hear from you!
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to be a lead frontend-focused full-stack engineer at a company developing cutting-edge AI-powered solutions. You will have the chance to define our frontend architecture, build advanced user experiences using Next.js and React, and shape how users interact with our AI agentic technology. You will be at the forefront of creating multi-platform applications and will have a significant impact on our user satisfaction and product success. If you are a passionate frontend engineer ready to tackle exciting challenges and build the future of intelligent user interfaces, apply now!
Key Responsibilities:
- Frontend Architecture & Development (Next.js/React Focus):
- Architect, design, and lead the development of highly performant and scalable frontends primarily using Next.js and React.
- Implement ViewModel design patterns to create maintainable and testable frontend architectures.
- Develop and optimize Backend For Frontend (BFF) layers to tailor backend services specifically for frontend needs.
- Ensure consistent and engaging user experiences across multiple client platforms (web, browser extensions, and potentially desktop/native mobile).
- API Design & Integration:
- Architect and design well-documented and publicly consumable RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints for frontend applications and internal services.
- Drive best practices for API design, versioning, and security.
- Ensure seamless integration between frontends and backend services, optimizing data flow and performance.
- Backend Development (Node.js/TypeScript):
- Develop and maintain robust and scalable backend services and microservices using Node.js and TypeScript to support frontend functionalities and data needs.
- Contribute to backend architecture decisions, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability in a Kubernetes-orchestrated environment.
- Collaborate with backend engineers to ensure efficient data delivery and API integration.
- Multi-Frontend Environment Support:
- Design and implement solutions to support a consistent user experience across various frontend technologies and platforms (web clients, browser extensions, and potential future platforms).
- Address platform-specific challenges and optimize frontend performance for each environment.
- Maintain a holistic view of the user journey across different client interfaces.
- Security & Compliance:
- Implement robust frontend security best practices to ensure application security and protect user data.
- Collaborate with security and DevOps teams to integrate security and compliance considerations into the frontend development lifecycle.
- Participate in security reviews and proactively address potential frontend vulnerabilities, with an understanding of relevant security and compliance frameworks.
- Leadership & Collaboration:
- Lead frontend technical discussions, contribute to full-stack architectural decisions, and mentor junior frontend engineers.
- Collaborate effectively with product managers, designers, and other engineers in an agile environment.
- Champion best practices in frontend development, code quality, and user experience.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of professional experience in frontend-focused full-stack software development.
- Deep expertise in modern frontend development with Next.js and React.
- Strong understanding and practical experience implementing ViewModel design patterns.
- Proven experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL APIs.
- Experience building and deploying applications for multiple frontend platforms (web, browser extensions, etc.).
- Solid proficiency in backend development with Node.js and TypeScript.
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience implementing Backend For Frontend (BFF) architectures.
- Experience working in regulated environments or projects with security and compliance requirements.
- Familiarity with backend technologies beyond Node.js (e.g., Python, ORMs).
- Experience designing scalable data product frontends.
- Exposure to AI/LLM technologies and building AI-driven user interfaces.
- Contributions to open-source frontend projects or active participation in the frontend developer community.
Location: Remote, with a preference for candidates in Minnesota or the Central Time Zone.