Staff React Engineer

bJob Title: Staff React Engineer (Systems & UI Architecture)b
bJob ID: 87596b
bLocation: Vancouver, British Columbia – 3 days a week onsiteb

Overview

As a Staff React Engineer, you are a high‑impact technical leader whose influence extends beyond a single team. While a Senior Developer masters the implementation of complex features, you own the Frontend Technical Roadmap and the architectural standards for our entire suite of web applications. You are a bridge‑builder who connects UI/UX design vision with scalable distributed services. You will spend a significant portion of your time managing senior stakeholders and aligning frontend strategy with the wider department’s goals. This role is designed for a visionary who respects the craft of engineering and wants to solve deep‑tier problems involving big data visualization, security, and high‑scale performance.

What you will be doing

• UI Architecture & Standards: Define the long‑term technical direction for our React ecosystem. Lead the transition from “building components” to “building systems,” ensuring consistency, accessibility, and performance across multiple global products.
• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Spend ~40% of your time collaborating with Engineering, Product, and Design leaders to solve resourcing challenges and align technical capabilities with business impact.
• System Synthesis: Partner with backend and data teams to ensure our frontend architecture supports highly scalable distributed services, complex data lifecycles, and microservices.
• Technical Mentorship & Culture: Act as the primary anchor for the frontend community. Mentor Senior Developers, instill a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure secure coding practices are deeply embedded in the SDLC.
• Hands‑on Leadership: Spend ~60% of your time in the trenches of design reviews, sprint planning, and high‑level architectural artifacts—ensuring that the prioritized backlog maximizes delivery speed without sacrificing code health.

Tech Stack & Domain

• Core: React, JavaScript (ES6+ / TypeScript), CSS‑in‑JS.
• Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines.
• Backend Integration: Microservices, Resource‑Oriented Architectures, RESTful APIs, Big Data technologies.
• Security: Enterprise‑grade security protocols, OAuth, Content Security Policy (CSP).

What you must have

• 12+ years of software development experience, with a proven track record of shipping enterprise‑grade software.
• Architectural Mastery: Extensive experience building and managing the frontend of large‑scale, distributed services and complex databases.
• Pragmatic Leadership: A history of finding technical solutions that balance ideal architecture with the realities of business deadlines and resource constraints.
• The “Multiplier” Effect: Experience leading and scaling frontend teams, driving professional development, and managing the technical growth of other high‑level engineers.

Advanced Technical Skills

• React Expert: Deep understanding of React internals, state management at scale (Redux, Recoil, or Context), and performance profiling.
• Data Lifecycle Management: Experience handling complex data quality and visualization issues within the browser, particularly when dealing with “Big Data” backends.
• DevOps & Security: Proficiency in containerization (Docker/K8s) and a “Security First” mindset—ensuring web applications are resilient against modern vulnerabilities.
• UI/UX Partnership: A sophisticated understanding of modern design frameworks and the ability to work hand‑in‑hand with UI/UX leads to translating high‑fidelity designs into performant code.

The Staff Edge (Preferred)

• Experience driving “Build vs. Buy” decisions for internal component libraries or design systems.
• Proven ability to navigate organizational complexity to unblock teams and accelerate delivery.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of high‑level industry experience.

Salary / Rate Range

$180,000 – $200,000 CAD

Next Steps

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.