JavaScript Engineering Manager
We are seeking a highly capable JavaScript Engineering Manager with a passion for building rich, responsive web and hybrid-mobile applications. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Next.js to guide your team in delivering fast, SEO-friendly, and mobile-first user interfaces, while working closely with backend engineers, UX designers, and product owners to translate interactive designs into clean, modular, and reusable front-end code.
Responsibilities
- Design and build high-performance, responsive web applications using React and Next.js (utilizing features like SSR, SSG, and API routes)
- Implement pixel-perfect, mobile-first designs that adapt seamlessly across devices, with a specific focus on optimizing layouts, animations, and touch interactions for mobile viewports (including iOS/Android browsers)
- Manage complex client-side state and integrate applications with backend RESTful or GraphQL APIs
- Profile and optimize applications for maximum loading speed, Core Web Vitals, and smooth rendering on lower-powered mobile devices
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable JavaScript/TypeScript
- Conduct thorough code reviews and contribute to the shared UI component library
- Guide and mentor the engineering team in front-end development best practices
- Collaborate with backend engineers, UX designers, and product owners to translate interactive designs into functional interfaces
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in modern web development with a strong focus on building user-facing features
- 1+ years of experience in a similar role
- Expertise in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, and React
- Proficiency in the Next.js framework (App Router or Pages Router, Server Components)
- Familiarity with modern CSS frameworks or methodologies, such as Tailwind CSS, styled-components, and CSS Modules
- Experience in optimizing web apps for mobile browsers, PWAs (Progressive Web Apps), or integrating web views within hybrid mobile containers
- Experience with Git and working in an Agile/Scrum development cycle
- Experience managing client-side state solutions, such as Redux, Zustand, and Context API
