Front-End Development Manager

Description

• Lead front-end delivery across multiple concurrent client engagements • Enforce UI architecture standards for scalable and maintainable React and Next.js applications • Own and report on practice KPIs through weekly, monthly, and quarterly dashboards and readouts • Perform code reviews and uphold engineering standards • Establish and enforce performance budgets, Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals, and accessibility audits • Ensure responsive, cross-browser experiences meeting WCAG 2.2 Level A standards and supporting Level AA when needed • Drive adoption and maintenance of Storybook documentation, design tokens, and shared component libraries • Champion AI-forward front-end practices, including AI-assisted code generation, RAG-ready interfaces, and telemetry-enhanced experiences • Develop hiring plans, staffing needs, and team-scaling strategies • Hire, onboard, set expectations for, and support new team members • Conduct 1:1 meetings, provide feedback, and support performance, growth, and career development • Conduct performance reviews and address performance concerns with HR • Manage approvals, staffing awareness, performance planning, and compensation discussions • Handle sensitive personnel matters, employment transitions, offboarding, and knowledge transfer • Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, peers, and company leadership • Partner with cross-functional teams to scope work, mitigate risk, and deliver predictable outcomes • Support estimation and planning for front-end initiatives • Identify and address risks, blockers, and technical debt

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional front-end development experience • 5+ years in a technical people-management role • Strong proficiency with TypeScript, React, and Next.js • Experience with complex state management, server components, routing, and data-fetching strategies • Understanding of front-end architecture patterns and scalability for enterprise client applications • Knowledge of UI/UX principles, design systems, accessibility standards, and responsive design • Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, including coaching mid-level and senior engineers • Ability to set expectations, hold teams accountable, and provide direct, actionable feedback • Ability to operate within a shared leadership model and partner with a Staff Developer • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders • Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and balance leadership responsibilities with technical work • High ownership, accountability, and follow-through • Coaching mindset and passion for developing others • Nice to have: experience with distributed teams across multiple geographies, digital agencies or consultancies, Contentstack, Optimizely, Sitecore XM Cloud, headless CMS/DXP platforms, AI-assisted development tools, AI-powered UI patterns, and design systems

Benefits

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Disability insurance • 401(k) plan with up to a 4% company match • Self-managed personal time off • Ongoing learning opportunities • Mentorship • Professional development • Competitive compensation for the Brazil team • Growth and collaboration with cross-cultural teams

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