Director, Web Engineering

Description

• Define and own the overall web platform architecture, making key decisions around frontend frameworks, design patterns, performance strategy, and scalability • Actively participate in hands-on design and code reviews, prototyping critical systems and setting the standard for implementation quality • Drive the evolution of the core platform including rendering patterns (SSR/SSG/CSR), design implementation and micro-frontend architecture • Establish and enforce standards for accessibility (WCAG), performance budgets, and cross-browser compatibility • Own technical debt decisions — identifying , prioritizing, and resolving systemic engineering issues • Architect and lead development of embedded web experiences including in-app webviews , iFrame -based integrations, embedded SDKs, and white-label platforms • Ensure embedded platform solutions meet strict performance, security, and sandboxing requirements across a variety of host environments • Define communication protocols between embedded web layers and native or third-party host applications • Drive standardization of web components and design system integration for use across embedded contexts • Define and own the engineering quality framework — including testing strategy (unit, integration, e2e, visual regression), CI/CD pipelines, and release processes • Establish SLOs/SLAs for web platform reliability, performance, and availability; lead incident response and blameless post-mortems • Champion a culture of documentation, observability, and operational readiness • Implement and iterate on engineering practices including code review standards, sprint rituals, and technical planning processes • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of senior engineers, tech leads, and engineering managers across web engineering disciplines • Own hiring for the web engineering organization, setting the bar for technical assessment and cultural fit • Partner with engineering leadership on roadmap planning, headcount strategy, and cross-functional OKRs • Represent web engineering in executive forums, communicating technical strategy and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a senior engineering leadership role (Director, Principal Engineer, or equivalent) • Deep, hands-on expertise in modern web technologies: TypeScript, React (or Vue/Angular), Node.js, GraphQL /REST, and browser platform APIs • Proven track record designing and scaling production web architectures serving high-traffic, global audiences • Demonstrated experience building and shipping embedded web products ( webviews , SDKs, iframe integrations, widget platforms) • Deep understanding of web performance optimization — Core Web Vitals, rendering strategies, bundle optimization, caching, and observability • Extensive experience with modern CI/CD practices, automated testing frameworks, and DevOps tooling

Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities

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