# 1137 | Lead/Principal Front-End Architect

> Intetics · Ukraine (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-08-28

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** React

## Description

Intetics Inc., a leading American technology company specializing in custom software application development, distributed professional teams creation, software product quality assessment, and “all-things-digital” solutions, is on the lookout for a **Lead/Principal Front-End Architect** to join our team and provide exceptional customer support.

**Responsibilities**

-   Design and own front-end architecture using **Next.js, React, and TypeScript** for enterprise commerce solutions
-   Lead architectural decisions around rendering strategies, including **SSR, edge, and serverless**
-   Define approaches for state management, caching, and Core Web Vitals optimization
-   Document key architectural decisions in ADRs
-   Break down epics into clear, implementable user stories with acceptance criteria
-   Estimate technical complexity and help resolve ambiguity before sprint execution
-   Define coding standards, conventions, and engineering workflows optimized for both engineers and AI agents
-   Collaborate directly with clients during discovery sessions
-   Translate business requirements into technical architecture roadmaps
-   Unblock distributed engineering teams and support delivery across multiple workstreams
-   Clearly explain technical decisions and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders

## Requirements

-   3+ years of experience leading front-end architecture decisions for distributed engineering teams of 3+ people

-   Deep proficiency in **React, Next.js, and TypeScript**
-   Strong experience with **Next.js App Router** and **React Server Components**
-   Proven experience architecting enterprise commerce platforms such as **Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce**, or similar
-   Strong expertise in performance engineering and **Core Web Vitals** optimization, including **LCP, CLS, INP, caching, and CDN**
-   Experience structuring specifications, documentation, and tasks for AI agent execution, such as **Cursor, Claude Code**, or similar tools
-   Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
-   Strong client-facing communication skills
-   Ability to explain architectural decisions, risks, and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders
-   Experience working with distributed engineering teams

Nice to Have

-   Experience with headless CMS platforms such as **Contentful, Sanity, or Contentstack**
-   Experience architecting headless commerce or composable storefronts
-   Experience with **Shopify Storefront API** or **Salesforce Commerce Cloud Composable Storefront**
-   Familiarity with testing frameworks such as **Jest, Cypress, or Playwright**
-   Experience with **SCAYLE**
-   Experience working across async-first distributed teams in multiple time zones

## Apply

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