Software Engineering Architect (Frontend)

TL;DR

Software Engineering Architect (Frontend): Define and steward frontend architecture across teams, establishing an organization-wide baseline and designing frontend–backend integration for reliable and observable interfaces. Focus on leading web performance strategy, ensuring accessibility and security, and driving developer experience through tooling and documentation.

Location: Hybrid, based in Spain (Barcelona or Madrid)

Company

hirify.global enables global brands to collect payments in 40 emerging markets, acting as both a payments processor and a merchant of record.

What you will do

• Define and steward the frontend architecture (frameworks, component patterns, state management, routing, SSR/SSG/ISR) across teams.
• Establish and evolve an organization-wide frontend baseline (Node LTS policy, package manager posture, CI templates) with clear adoption guides.
• Design frontend–backend integration (API contracts, versioning, error handling, caching, BFF) to ensure reliable and observable interfaces.
• Lead web performance strategy (code splitting, asset budgets, image/fonts strategy, hydration, caching/CDN), setting targets and enabling measurement.
• Ensure accessibility (WCAG), i18n/l10n, and client-side security (CSP, auth flows, token handling, XSS/CSRF mitigations) are built into the architecture.
• Drive developer experience through tooling, monorepos/micro-frontends, starter templates, documentation, and examples.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional web development experience and 3+ years in technical leadership or frontend architecture roles.
• Expert knowledge of React and TypeScript; hands-on experience with SSR frameworks (e.g., Next.js or similar).
• Strong command of build/bundle tooling (e.g., Vite/Webpack), testing (Jest/Vitest, Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress), and quality gates (ESLint/Biome, Prettier).
• Demonstrated web performance optimization and observability experience (Core Web Vitals, profiling, RUM).
• Solid understanding of frontend security best practices and modern authentication/authorization patterns in web apps.
• English (intermediate to advanced) for documentation and cross-team collaboration.

Nice to have

• Node.js experience for BFF/SSR and familiarity with edge rendering/CDN strategies.
• Experience with micro-frontends, large-scale design systems, and monorepo tooling (Nx/Turborepo).
• Exposure to cloud platforms and delivery of frontend at scale (e.g., AWS/GCP, CloudFront/Fastly/Akamai).
• Telemetry and monitoring for web applications (e.g., Datadog, Coralogix, Grafana/Prometheus).

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible schedules and performance-driven culture with a focus on impact and productivity.
• Work in a dynamic and ever-evolving Fintech industry.
• Access to a Premium Coursera subscription for learning & development.
• Free English, Spanish, or Portuguese language classes.
• Monthly social budget for team activities (in person or remotely).
• Opportunity to rent hirify.global Houses for coworking with your team anywhere in the world.