We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
We are looking for a Frontend Architect to lead the design and evolution of our web platforms and frontend integrations. This role is intended for an experienced frontend leader with deep expertise in React and modern frontend development, who uses Next.js as a frontend framework to deliver scalable, high-performance applications.
The Frontend Architect will define frontend architecture standards, guide teams working on complex, content- and commerce-driven applications, and ensure consistent, reliable integrations across multiple enterprise platforms. The role combines hands-on technical work with architectural leadership and close collaboration across engineering, platform, and product teams.
Key Responsibilities
Own and evolve the overall frontend architecture for web platforms
Define standards and best practices for React, TypeScript, and frontend development
Guide teams on effective use of Next.js for routing, rendering, caching, and performance
Design scalable frontend patterns for content, commerce, and personalization use cases
Establish reusable component and integration patterns across teams
Lead frontend integrations with headless CMS platforms, ecommerce systems, and third-party services
Provide architectural guidance for integrations with ecommerce platforms such as Salesforce and similar solutions
Support integrations with personalization and customer data platforms to enable targeted experiences
Partner with backend and platform teams on API design and consumption, including GraphQL and REST
Contribute to observability and monitoring strategies, including frontend integration with Elastic, OpenTelemetry, or similar platforms
Identify and address frontend performance, reliability, and integration risks
Review technical designs and code to ensure architectural consistency and quality
Mentor engineers and support the adoption of frontend standards across teams
Required Skills and Experience
Extensive experience building and architecting applications with React
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript
Deep understanding of core frontend concepts, including browser behavior, rendering, and CSS
Proven experience using Next.js as a frontend framework (SSR, SSG, ISR)
Experience deploying and operating frontend applications on cloud and hosting platforms such as Azure, Vercel, Netlify, or similar
Hands-on experience integrating headless CMS platforms
Experience with ecommerce platforms and payment gateways
Experience designing and supporting complex frontend integrations with ecommerce and enterprise systems
Strong working knowledge of GraphQL and REST APIs
Experience supporting high-traffic, performance-sensitive web platforms
Nice to Have
Experience with Sitecore CMS
Exposure to Sitecore Personalize & CDP, or analytics platforms
Familiarity with observability, logging, and tracing tools, including Elastic and OpenTelemetry
Experience contributing to or leading design systems
Background in modernizing legacy or multi-platform web architectures
Leadership and Collaboration
Comfortable owning frontend architecture and influencing technical direction
Able to work effectively with product, design, backend, and platform teams
Clear communicator who can explain technical decisions to varied audiences
Enjoys mentoring engineers and promoting best practices
Open to learning new tools and adapting architecture as platforms evolve
Avid is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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What We Do
We help media visionaries create art that colors our perceptions and enriches our culture. We make innovative technology and collaborative tools that inspire and spark joy so creators can entertain, inform, educate and enlighten the world.
We believe in our artists. We believe in our industry leaders. And we believe in the future of entertainment. We have a rich, 30-year history of powering media and
entertainment. But we know our history doesn’t determine our future, so we are always evolving, committed to making good better and better best.
We make many products, but we only do one thing: maximize the mediums of amazing makers. At Avid, every minute, of every day, we are powering greater creators.
