Lead Frontend Architect

Lead Frontend Architect - Dubai

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About the Role

We are seeking a visionary Lead Frontend Architect (Freelance) for our client, a global leader in digital platforms. In this high-impact role, you will define and lead the frontend architecture for cutting-edge, React-driven web applications, leveraging WordPress as a headless CMS. Your expertise will shape the digital experience for users worldwide, ensuring performance, security, scalability, and regulatory compliance at every step.

This opportunity based in Dubai, offering you the chance to drive architectural excellence and collaborate with elite teams across product, UX, backend, and DevOps.

Why This Role Matters

• Architect the future of digital platforms, enabling global, multi-region operations and seamless user experiences.
• Drive the technical vision that ensures our client’s platforms are robust, scalable, and compliant with the highest industry standards.
• Your leadership will directly impact business growth, regulatory alignment, and the ability to deliver innovative products at scale.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own the frontend architectural vision across all web platforms.
• Act as the technical authority for frontend technologies, standards, and best practices.
• Define and execute long-term frontend strategies aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
• Design and deliver scalable React-based applications (SPA, SSR, SSG).
• Architect headless frontend solutions using WordPress as a CMS (REST / GraphQL).
• Build and maintain design systems and reusable component libraries.
• Ensure high standards of performance, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), SEO, and frontend security.
• Lead code reviews and provide technical mentorship to frontend engineers.
• Collaborate closely with backend, UX, product, compliance, and DevOps teams.
• Drive performance optimization, modern build pipelines, and deployment strategies.
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation and technical guidelines.
• Guide delivery from concept through production and continuous improvement.
• Ensure frontend solutions are robust, testable, observable, and production-ready.
• Support release planning, post-release monitoring, and ongoing optimization.

Technical Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of frontend development experience, with a proven track record in architectural leadership.
• Expert-level knowledge of React and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Strong experience with Next.js or equivalent React frameworks.
• Proven expertise using WordPress as a headless CMS.
• Advanced experience with REST APIs and GraphQL (WPGraphQL preferred).
• Deep understanding of scalable state management solutions.
• Strong knowledge of web performance optimization and Core Web Vitals.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployments.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working with senior stakeholders.

Core Technical Competencies

• Frontend Architecture: SPA, SSR, SSG, Micro-frontends
• Component-Driven Design Systems
• Headless & Decoupled Architectures
• Performance Optimization & Web Vitals
• Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)
• Frontend Security Best Practices
• React (Hooks, Context, Concurrent Features)
• Next.js / Remix
• TypeScript (Advanced)
• Redux Toolkit / Zustand / React Query
• Vite / Webpack / Turbopack
• Storybook
• Module Federation
• WordPress as Headless CMS
• REST API & GraphQL (WPGraphQL)
• Custom Post Types & ACF
• Gutenberg (Block Development)
• Multisite & Multi-language setups
• Security hardening & performance tuning
• Familiarity with security, compliance, and regulatory-driven platforms

Language Proficiency

• Fluency in English is required.

Other Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in technical discovery, solution design, and delivery lifecycle ownership.
• Ability to thrive in collaborative, cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments is a plus.

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