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Lead Engineer | Onsite - Delaware

Photon
United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Aug 2026
💰 $196,000/yr($56,000/yr$196,000/yr)

About the role

Key Responsibilities 

  • Own delivery of the micro-frontend strategy, including module boundaries, shared shell, and Webpack & Module Federation setup across teams. 
  • Define the UI design system — component libraries, design tokens, and how they're sourced from Figma and propagated to code. 
  • Set standards for state management across React applications (web and mobile) and for CSS architecture at scale. 
  • Own accessibility (ARIA) compliance delivery across all portal surfaces. 
  • Define UI performance budgets and drive performance/error monitoring rollout in production. 
  • Direct authentication/authorization delivery for UI surfaces using OAuth/OIDC, and enforce OWASP web security standards. 
  • Set the A/B testing approach and the containerization & deployment pattern for UI services. 
  • Define the test automation strategy (Playwright) and quality gates for UI releases. 
  • Run day-to-day delivery of the offshore senior developer team: sprint commitments, code review, real-time unblocking, and hands-on work on critical or time-sensitive pieces. 
  • Report delivery status, risks, and blockers to engineering leadership. 

Must-Have Qualifications 

  • 8+ years in front-end engineering, with 3+ years as a tech lead owning end-to-end delivery of large-scale web applications (not a pure design/review architect role). 
  • Expert, architecture-level command of React (web and mobile) and Node.js/TypeScript
  • Proven design experience with Webpack, Module Federation, and micro-frontend architecture in production at scale. 
  • Strong grounding in state management patterns (Redux, Context, signals, or equivalent) and when to use each. 
  • Experience architecting a UI design system (component libraries, design tokens) and working with design tooling (Figma) hand-off workflows. 
  • Deep knowledge of ARIA/accessibility standards (WCAG) and how to enforce them at the platform level. 
  • Strong CSS architecture experience (design-system-driven styling at scale, not just component-level CSS). 
  • Proven ability to define and enforce UI performance measurement and optimization strategy. 
  • Solid understanding of OAuth/OIDC and OWASP web security practices for front-end applications. 
  • Experience architecting containerized UI deployment pipelines. 
  • Financial-services or regulated-industry experience preferred given security/compliance stakes. 
  • Strong stakeholder communication; able to directly manage day-to-day delivery of an offshore team (standups, unblocking, sprint accountability). 
  • Proven track record of shipping large-scale UI platforms on committed timelines, including hands-on troubleshooting under delivery pressure. 

Nice-to-Have Qualifications 

  • Experience designing UI A/B testing frameworks. 
  • Familiarity with Playwright or comparable UI test automation frameworks at an architectural level. 
  • Experience with error-monitoring platforms (Sentry, Datadog RUM, or similar) at a design level. 
  • Exposure to mobile-specific micro-frontend or module-federation patterns. 
  • Relevant certifications or contributions to open-source design systems. 

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 56,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 196,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for fu

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