Front End Commerce Architect

About the role

Dentsu is hiring a Front End Commerce Architect in New York to lead the design and delivery of composable, headless commerce solutions. The role combines hands-on development with technical leadership, working with cross-functional teams to build scalable, fast and accessible digital experiences.

Key responsibilities

• Design and build modern headless front-end architectures with React, Next.js and Angular, and define SSR, SSG and ISR strategies
• Build reusable component libraries and design system integrations, and drive micro frontend and composable architecture adoption
• Help design API-first, headless commerce solutions and partner with backend teams on performance and scalability
• Architect GraphQL-based data layers, with caching, query optimization and type-safe integrations
• Optimize Core Web Vitals, build WCAG-compliant solutions and apply modern performance, security and scalability best practices
• Mentor engineers, collaborate with product, design and engineering partners, and guide teams through complex technical challenges

Required profile

• Strong experience building modern front-end applications with React, Next.js, Angular and TypeScript
• Experience with GraphQL and API-driven systems
• Experience delivering high-performance digital experiences at scale
• Understanding of headless or composable commerce architectures
• Enjoys mentoring others and working in a collaborative team

Required skills

• React, Next.js, Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript
• GraphQL (Apollo or similar)
• Webpack, Vite, monorepos
• Headless CMS and composable commerce platforms

What we offer

• Salary range of $113,000 - $158,750, depending on experience and other factors
• Medical, vision and dental insurance, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401k, flexible paid time off, at least 15 paid holidays per year, paid sick and safe leave, and paid parental leave
• Hybrid work: employees living within commuting distance of a hub office must work from the office three days per week; those outside commuting range may be designated remote