Lead Frontend Engineer (m/f/d) - Web Platform & Architecture

Your mission As a Lead Frontend Engineer (m/f/d), you will be a key driver in shaping and evolving our web platform in a dynamic, technology-driven environment. You are comfortable working across architecture, hands-on development, and the continuous improvement of our applications, with a strong focus on quality, scalability, performance, and user experience.

At the intersection of Frontend Engineering, Backend, Product, and Platform, you will take technical ownership of key areas of our web platform. You will build high-performance, scalable, and user-centric solutions, actively shape our frontend architecture, and ensure sustainable technical decisions.

In this role, you will act as a technical leader and trusted sparring partner within the team. You challenge existing solutions, contribute ideas proactively, and help drive architecture, technology, and quality decisions. At the same time, you remain hands-on and work closely with the team to implement key initiatives. Your tasks:

Frontend Development & Architecture Develop and maintain the frontend of our web platform using React and TypeScript

Contribute to architecture and design decisions for a modular and future-proof platform

Build reusable components, frontend modules, and backend-for-frontend solutions

Evolve our application architecture with a focus on maintainability, scalability, and performance

Develop and integrate RESTful APIs using Node.js and NestJS

Work in an agile team with close collaboration across Product, Backend, and Platform teams

Product, Quality & Automation Deliver complex use cases with a strong focus on user experience and consistency

Translate business and design requirements into sustainable technical solutions

Design and implement modern testing and quality assurance strategies

Conduct code reviews and continuously improve code quality and maintainability

Drive automation, developer experience, and engineering standards

Continuously optimize frontend performance and overall user experience

AI-Assisted Engineering & Innovation Leverage modern AI tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar solutions as part of the daily development workflow

Ensure the quality, security, and maintainability of AI-assisted software development

Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and engineering approaches

Contribute to our technical roadmap and AI-assisted engineering best practices

Technical Leadership & Collaboration Provide technical guidance and mentoring to frontend engineers and adjacent teams

Help define architecture principles, quality standards, and engineering best practices

Support the team with complex technical challenges

Facilitate technical decision-making and collaborate closely with Product Management, Backend Engineering, and Platform teams

Your profile Your Way of Working You are solution-oriented and able to communicate complex technical topics in a structured way

You think beyond individual features and design solutions with scalability, maintainability, and user value in mind

You challenge architectures and processes constructively and actively seek better solutions

You communicate your ideas proactively and can explain technical decisions clearly

You take ownership and drive topics independently from concept to delivery

You combine technical leadership with a strong hands-on mentality

You enjoy collaborating and supporting other engineers through mentoring and knowledge sharing

Quality, performance, maintainability, and user experience are core principles for you

Your Qualifications Degree in Computer Science or a comparable qualification

Several years of professional experience in modern web application development

Experience in a technical leadership or senior engineering role

Strong expertise in React, TypeScript, Node.js, and NestJS

Proven experience designing modern frontend architectures and RESTful APIs

Excellent understanding of modular application and system architectures

Experience with testing strategies, code reviews, and modern quality assurance practices

Experience with HTML, CSS, Sass, relational databases, and SQL

Experience with monorepos and modern dependency management is a plus

Hands-on experience with AI-powered developer tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot

Experience mentoring and supporting the professional growth of engineers is a plus

Our Tech Stack React & TypeScript

Node.js & NestJS

Zustand & Redux

Mantine & Material UI

SQL & Relational Databases

NX Monorepo & Renovate

RESTful APIs

Cursor & Claude Code

Languages Fluent English (working language)

German is a plus

Our offer Exciting challenges and excellent development opportunities in a constantly growing, international team

Freedom to develop own ideas and thus make an active contribution to the success of our company

Attractive remuneration with variable components as part of a total compensation system

Great colleagues, a friendly working atmosphere and numerous employee events

Modern workplace in the heart of Munich with view of the Theresienwiese

Modern employee benefits - bike leasing, meal vouchers, BAV, Deutschlandticket, benefits account & Wellpass Fitness

Hybrid working model

Free drinks and fruit as well as a well-filled ice box in summer

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