Frontend Architect owning React, Next.js, and AWS architecture for Caylent, an AI-first cloud services company. Designing secure, real-time applications and guiding client delivery teams.
Responsibilities
Own the architecture of modern, high-performance, real-time web applications built on AWS.
Lead technical discovery and define frontend and edge architecture.
Guide delivery teams through standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and related activities.
Author architecture decisions, solution designs, and diagrams.
Present trade-offs and recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders.
Stay hands-on in code, set frontend standards, conduct design and code reviews, and mentor Senior and Mid-level engineers.
Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development and AI-powered user experiences.
Partner with Design, Backend Architects, Cloud/DevOps engineers, and Project Management.
Ensure frontend architecture aligns with data models, API contracts, security requirements, and infrastructure.
Deliver client experiences, communicate project status and risk, and provide solutions aligned with business outcomes.
Requirements
5+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 3 years focused on frontend engineering and 1+ years in a technical lead, architect, or equivalent role.
Expert-level experience building production applications with React.js and TypeScript, including state management, rendering performance, component architecture, and design systems.
Deep experience with Next.js, including the App Router, server components, SSR, SSG, ISR, route handlers, middleware, and caching strategies.
Strong experience designing and consuming GraphQL APIs, including schema design, queries and mutations, fragments, pagination, caching, and client libraries such as Apollo Client, Relay, or urql.
Hands-on experience implementing GraphQL Subscriptions for real-time experiences (WebSockets), including connection lifecycle, reconnection, filtering, authorization, and scale considerations.
Practical experience with AWS AppSync, including resolvers, data sources, authorization modes, and real-time/Events APIs.
Practical experience with Amazon CloudFront, including cache policies, origin configuration, CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge, and performance and cost tuning.
Working knowledge of AWS WAF and web security fundamentals, including OWASP Top 10, CSP, CORS, XSS/CSRF, and secure authentication flows.
Experience designing CI/CD pipelines for frontend applications.
Deep understanding of web performance, accessibility (WCAG), and frontend observability.
Experience with frontend testing strategies, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Experience collaborating with UX/UI designers and contributing to early design conversations.
Experience with Generative AI technologies for productivity and frontend AI feature integration.
Experience contributing to and delivering on client-facing customer engagements.
Current legal authorization to work in Canada; Caylent cannot sponsor visa or work permit applications.
Preferred: AWS certifications; micro-frontends; monorepos; design systems; Amazon Cognito or other identity providers; API gateways and BFF patterns; AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform, or other IaC tools; LLMs, Amazon Bedrock, AI-first user experiences; consulting or professional services experience.
Benefits
100% remote work
Equitable Life - Hybrid Plan
100% Premium Coverage for the employee and dependents
Competitive phantom equity
Long-Term Disability
4% Pension match (employer contribution)
Unlimited Vacations
Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
Paid for exams and certifications
Peer bonus awards
State of the art laptop and tools
Equipment & Office Stipend
Individual professional development plan
Annual stipend for Learning and Development
Work with an amazing worldwide team and in an incredible corporate culture
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