Staff Engineer - Frontend

The role

You will define and own the frontend architectural vision for complex, high-scale products. You will design scalable component systems, UI frameworks, and internal tooling while mentoring senior engineers.

What you will do

• Define and own the frontend architectural vision for complex, high-scale products
• Design scalable component systems, UI frameworks, and internal tooling
• Translate product requirements and Figma designs into robust technical architecture
• Lead performance optimization, accessibility, security, and scalability initiatives
• Break down complex problems, propose long-term technical strategies, and influence roadmap
• Build reusable libraries, design systems, and internal packages for engineering efficiency
• Review critical code paths, guide engineering best practices, and maintain technical excellence
• Work closely with Product, Design, and Backend to shape end-to-end solutions
• Mentor and upskill senior engineers

Required qualifications

• 9 to 12 years of frontend engineering experience with deep React.js + TypeScript expertise
• Strong background in architecting large-scale, distributed, modular frontend systems
• Mastery of modern state management (Redux, Zustand, Recoil, React Query, or similar)
• Expert in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Web APIs, Browser internals, and performance tuning
• Strong with build tools (Webpack, Vite, Turborepo), bundling, and optimization strategies
• Ability to design UI frameworks, component libraries, and cross-platform solutions
• Solid understanding of REST, GraphQL, caching, and client-side data architecture
• Strong debugging skills and experience resolving production-scale issues
• Experience with automated testing (Jest, RTL, Cypress) and CI/CD workflows

Nice to have

• Experience with Next.js, micro-frontends, or SSR architectures
• Worked with design systems (Storybook, MUI, Chakra, Radix)
• Contribution to open-source projects or internal engineering frameworks
• Knowledge of web security, a11y, and SEO optimization
• Background in mentoring engineering teams or owning cross-functional initiatives

Benefits

• Flexible, high-ownership, remote-friendly environment

About the company

Emergent is an AI startup that builds autonomous coding agents to transform plain-language ideas into functional applications. It is one of India's fastest-growing AI startups.