Frontend Architect

Posted 7 Days Ago
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Gurugram, Haryana
Hybrid
Senior level
HR Tech • Software
Simpplr is the leading AI-powered employee experience platform.
The Role
As a Frontend Architect at Simpplr, you will define and implement frontend architecture, focusing on scalable Single Page Applications (SPAs) using React and TypeScript. Responsibilities include UI component development, performance optimization, collaborative design with cross-functional teams, and leading technical discussions while mentoring developers.
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Who We Are

Simpplr delivers exceptional AI-powered employee experiences at scale. It is the only platform that unifies employee engagement, enablement, and self-service to provide every employee with a seamless and personalized experience so they can do their best work from anywhere. Organizations use our forward-looking, adaptable products to deliver personalized experiences that inspire and engage their employees. Wherever people work, Simpplr enables them to flourish.

Trusted by more than 700+ leading brands, including Penske, Snowflake, Moderna, Eurostar, and AAA, our customers are achieving measurable improvements in employee engagement, productivity, and accelerated business performance.

We are proud to share that Simpplr has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Intranet Packaged Solutions with the highest position for Ability to Execute. We believe this recognition reflects our unwavering focus on combining operational excellence with forward-looking innovation.

Simpplr is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA with offices in the UK, Canada, and India, and is backed by Sapphire Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Tola Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com.

Job Title: Frontend Architect

Location: Gurgaon/Bangalore, India (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-Time

About Simpplr

Simpplr is the leading comprehensive modern intranet platform that helps companies connect and engage employees across the enterprise. Organizations use our forward-looking, adaptable products to deliver personalized experiences that inspire and engage their employees.  Simpplr was built to help businesses not only create an immersive and inspiring digital workplace but also to reinforce their unique culture. We aim to break the barriers of traditional work environments to deliver a better workplace, anywhere.


Trusted by more than 700+ leading brands, including Penske, Snowflake, Moderna, Eurostar, and AAA, our customers are achieving measurable improvements in employee engagement, productivity, and accelerated business performance.

Simpplr is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA with offices in UK, Canada, and India, and is backed by Sapphire Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Tola Capital.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced hands-on Frontend Architect who will take charge of architecture, design, and implementation while playing an active role in coding, mentoring, and driving technical excellence in the team. This is a leadership role that balances strategic thinking with a practical, roll-up-your-sleeves approach to solving complex technical challenges.You’ll collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams across multiple divisions to deliver outstanding software that our customers love. 

Your Job ResponsibilitiesWhat you will be doing:

  • Architect Scalable Solutions: Define and implement the frontend architecture for our Single Page Applications (SPAs), ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.
  • UI Component Development: Build reusable, efficient, and accessible UI components leveraging modern frameworks like React and TypeScript.
  • Performance Optimization: Profile and optimize applications for speed, ensuring best-in-class performance across browsers and devices.
  • Collaborative Design: Work closely with backend architects, product managers, and UX designers to translate requirements into highly engaging user interfaces.
  • DevOps Integration: Contribute to and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, ensuring smooth, automated testing and deployments.
  • Quality Assurance: Implement automated testing strategies to deliver reliable and maintainable codebases, using tools like Vitest and Playwright.
  • Technical Leadership: Mentor developers, review code, and drive technical decisions to maintain high engineering standards.

Your Skill SetWhat makes you a great fit for our team:

  • User-focused: You prioritize solving customer problems collaboratively, with a say in planning, design, and execution.
  • Strong communicator: Confident leading discussions with teams across the organization and presenting ideas in open forums. You have experience delivering projects where collaboration was essential.

Self motivated: You can work independently seeing a project to completion with minimal guidance.Technical expertise:

    • 5+ years of hands-on experience with React, including a deep understanding of its internals and the wider JavaScript ecosystem.
    • 10+ years of overall experience, with at least 5 years deploying and maintaining applications on AWS.
    • Proficiency in TypeScript.
    • Strong knowledge of browser internals, debugging/profiling tools, and techniques for performance optimization.
    • Expertise in building in-house component libraries, with a solid grasp of modular CSS, design systems, and bundlers - including ESM.
    • Comprehensive knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks (e.g., Vitest, Playwright), and associated challenges for frontend systems.


We’d especially love to hear from you if:

  • You have experience planning and implementing a large monorepo with nx.
  • You have experience with ModuleFederation and the challenges associated with micro frontends.
  • You have a proven track record of project leadership and mentoring software engineers.
  • You are skilled at analyzing codebases and identifying areas for improvement.
  • You’ve successfully introduced new technologies and techniques across teams.
  • You thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, embracing inno
Simpplr’s Hub-Hybrid-Remote Model:

At Simpplr we believe that when work is good, life is better and that belief guides all we do. Including how we approach our flexible work model. Simpplr operates with a Hub-Hybrid-Remote model. This model is role-based with exceptions and provides employees with the flexibility that many have told us they want.

  • Hub - 100% work from Simpplr office. Role requires Simpplifier to be in the office full-time.
  • Hybrid - Hybrid work from home and office. Role dictates the ability to work from home, plus benefit from in-person collaboration on a regular basis. 
  • Remote - 100% remote. Role can be done anywhere within your country of hire, as long as the requirements of the role are met. 

Top Skills

JavaScript
React
Typescript
The Company
HQ: Redwood City, CA
400 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Simpplr is the leading AI-powered employee experience platform. Organizations use our forward-looking, adaptable products to deliver personalized experiences that inspire and engage their employees. Wherever people work, Simpplr enables them to flourish.

Trusted by more than 700+ leading brands, including Penske, Snowflake, Moderna, Eurostar, and AAA, our customers are achieving measurable improvements in employee engagement, productivity, and accelerated business performance.

Simpplr is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA with offices in the UK, Canada, and India, and is backed by Sapphire Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Tola Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com.

Why Work With Us

- Simpplr named a leader in the Forrester Wave for intranet platforms
- Amazing growth! We've almost doubled in the last year, meaning great opportunity for career growth
- We're trusted by brands such as Eurostar, Splunk, Docusign, and Coursera

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