Senior Frontend Engineer (Tech Lead)

Lead the development and evolution of Meltwater's frontend platform, driving team execution and technical direction of the UI across the product. This role combines hands-on engineering with team leadership and org-wide influence, focusing on high-quality, performant, and accessible user experiences at scale.

• Leading a team of frontend engineers, owning delivery, execution quality, and technical direction
• Owning complex frontend systems and features end-to-end, from design through long-term production health
• Driving org-wide initiatives across design systems, application performance, and frontend technical standards
• Defining and evolving frontend architecture to support scalability, reliability, and rapid product iteration
• Establishing and enforcing high standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability
• Identifying and resolving systemic performance and reliability issues in production
• Building and scaling interactive, data-heavy applications and AI-driven workflows
• Partnering with design, backend, and AI/ML teams to shape product direction and user experience
• Guiding long-term UI technical strategy and key architectural decisions across teams

• Expertise in React and TypeScript, including architectural decision-making at scale
• Proven experience leading frontend teams or acting as a technical lead on complex systems
• Track record of owning and delivering large-scale, production-critical frontend systems
• Experience driving cross-team or org-level initiatives (e.g., design systems, platform work, performance improvements)
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture, performance tradeoffs, and scalability challenges
• Experience integrating complex systems via GraphQL and/or REST APIs
• Exceptional debugging skills across browser, performance, and production environments
• Demonstrated ownership of codebase health, system reliability, and engineering standards
• Ability to operate independently and drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams
• Experience with Next.js or similar frameworks in production at scale (nice to have)
• Experience working in monorepos and large shared codebases (nice to have)
• Experience building AI-powered or data-intensive products (nice to have)
• Familiarity with frontend observability and performance tooling (nice to have)
• Strong product sense and ability to balance technical and user experience tradeoffs (nice to have)

• Enjoy comprehensive paid time off that allows you to have an enhanced work-life balance
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision options
• 401(k) matching, life insurance, commuter benefits, and parental leave plans
• Complimentary CalmApp subscription for you and your loved ones, because mental wellness matters
• Thrive within our inclusive community and seize ongoing professional development opportunities to elevate your career