Senior Frontend Engineer; Team Lead

What You’ll Work On:

Leading a team of frontend engineers, owning delivery, execution quality, and technical direction

Owning complex frontend systems and features end-to-end, from design through long-term production health

Driving org-wide initiatives across design systems, application performance, and frontend technical standards

Defining and evolving frontend architecture to support scalability, reliability, and rapid product iteration

Establishing and enforcing high standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability

Identifying and resolving systemic performance and reliability issues in production

Building and scaling interactive, data-heavy applications and AI-driven workflows

Partnering with design, backend, and AI/ML teams to shape product direction and user experience

Guiding long-term UI technical strategy and key architectural decisions across teams

Operate as a technical leader for frontend across the team and contribute at the org level

Own outcomes, not just implementation, including system health, performance, and developer productivity

Drive large, ambiguous initiatives with cross-team dependencies and no predefined solutions

Set direction for frontend architecture and influence decisions beyond your immediate team

Build and maintain scalable systems that other engineers and teams depend on

Raise the bar for engineering quality, performance, and accessibility across the organization

Mentor and develop engineers, including setting standards and holding the team accountable

Proactively identify gaps in the frontend platform and lead efforts to address them

Expertise in React and Type Script, including architectural decision-making at scale

Proven experience leading frontend teams or acting as a technical lead on complex systems

Track record of owning and delivering large-scale, production-critical frontend systems

Experience driving cross-team or org-level initiatives (e.g., design systems, platform work, performance improvements)

Strong understanding of frontend architecture, performance tradeoffs, and scalability challenges

Experience integrating complex systems via Graph

QL and/or REST APIs

Demonstrated ownership of codebase health, system reliability, and engineering standards

Ability to operate independently and drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces

Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across teams

Experience with Next.js or similar frameworks in production at scale

Experience working in monorepos and large shared codebases

Experience building AI-powered or data-intensive products

Familiarity with frontend observability and performance tooling

Strong product sense and ability to balance technical and user experience tradeoffs

Enjoy comprehensive paid time off that allows you to have an enhanced work-life balance

Excellent medical, dental, and vision options

401(k) matching, life insurance, commuter benefits, and parental leave plans

Complimentary Calm App subscription for you and your loved ones, because mental wellness matters.

Thrive within our inclusive community and seize ongoing professional development opportunities to elevate your career.

At Meltwater, we believe great impact deserves great reward. Our compensation approach is data-driven, market-informed, and built to scale with your growth. We benchmark roles against external market data and use structured leveling frameworks to ensure fairness, consistency, and internal equity across teams and geographies.

These frameworks are based on objective, gender-neutral criteria in line with applicable pay transparency regulations.

For this role, the base salary range is $154,000 - $205,000 CAD.

Actual offers are determined based on job-related skills, experience, demonstrated capabilities, and work location. We typically hire within the range in a way that supports long-term growth, recognizing that compensation evolves as scope, performance, and impact expand over time.

We regularly review our compensation practices and conduct pay equity analyses to help ensure our decisions remain fair, objective, and market-aligned. Employees and candidates may request additional information on how compensation is determined, in line with local legal requirements.

Our Talent Acquisition Team is happy to walk you through the full compensation picture specific to your location and level during the interview process.

Meltwater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind:
At Meltwater, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and strive to provide a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.

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