React (NextJS) Lead_Las Colinas

Photon•Irving, TX

About The Position

The React / Next.js Lead is responsible for driving the architecture, design, and technical leadership of large-scale, high-performance web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend tooling. This role oversees multiple developers, establishes coding standards, defines best practices, and partners with architects to modernize legacy web platforms into a modern, cloud-ready front-end ecosystem. The React Lead ensures the front-end codebase is scalable, accessible, performant, secure, and aligned with enterprise design systems and backend integration patterns.

Requirements

10+ years of frontend engineering with a specialization in React.
3+ years of experience with Next.js in enterprise or production settings.
Expert in: React (Hooks, Context, Custom Hooks, Lifecycle) Next.js App Router & Pages Router TypeScript HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Styled Components, Tailwind (or equivalent) Node.js, npm/yarn
Strong understanding of: SSR, SSG, ISR Web performance optimization Modern browser APIs Responsive and accessible design
Experience integrating with REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket APIs.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Strong decision-making ability with architectural trade-offs.
Collaborative mindset with cross-team empathy.
Ability to mentor, coach, and elevate team capabilities.
Strong ownership mentality and attention to detail.
Ability to handle complex business requirements and break them into technical deliverables.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with micro-frontends or monorepos.
Familiarity with: NX Turborepo Webpack, Rollup, Vite
Experience building design systems and component libraries.
Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines or GitHub Actions.
Portfolio of large-scale React/Next.js apps or open-source contributions preferred.