Principal Frontend Engineer

Description

• Own and articulate the long-term technical vision and architectural strategy for Paddle's frontend ecosystem

• Define durable frontend architectural patterns, component libraries, and design systems that enable multiple teams to build consistently and safely at speed

• Champion innovation in user experience technology and drive adoption of emerging frontend patterns that deliver measurable improvements in performance, accessibility, and developer velocity

• Initiate and drive large, complex programmes of work that simplify frontend systems, improve performance metrics, and accelerate feature delivery

• Serve as the decision-maker on high-stakes technical choices and architectural trade-offs

• Develop deep product fluency connecting frontend architecture decisions to user satisfaction, conversion rates, and business metrics

• Partner with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to turn ambitious user experience ideas into feasible technical implementations

• Establish monitoring, performance profiling, and debugging patterns to elevate frontend operational excellence

• Mentor Staff and Senior engineers and grow frontend technical leadership capability across the organisation

• Represent Paddle's frontend technical direction in executive and cross-functional forums and lead transformative programmes to retire frontend complexity

Requirements

• Deep expertise designing and evolving large-scale, business-critical frontend systems with strong foundations in performance, accessibility, and maintainability

• Mastery of React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript ecosystems

• Deep domain expertise in web service technologies (CDNs, monitoring tools like Sentry, performance optimization)

• Track record of leading company-level frontend technical strategy and delivering multi-quarter, cross-team initiatives

• Experience operating as an architect, strategist, and problem solver, making high-stakes technical decisions

• Comfortable collaborating and getting hands-on with code, including code reviews and system design

• Extensive experience leading large-scale initiatives and/or managing other engineers

• Excellent communication skills across audiences, from engineers to executives

• Championing frontend best practices including performance optimization, security, accessibility, and testing

• Intellectual curiosity and passion for web technology evolution

• Experience empowering and uplifting others through mentorship and documentation

Benefits

• Attractive salaries

• Stock options

• Retirement plans

• Private healthcare

• Well-being initiatives

• Unlimited holidays

• Enhanced parental leave

• Annual learning fund

• Regular internal and external training

• Flexible working (remote, hubs, hybrid)

• Stylish office hubs

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