Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
10-12 years of professional software engineering experience, primarily in front-end development.
Proven experience owning front-end architecture through full lifecycle to production.
Experience leading Angular version migrations or modernizing legacy front-ends.
Demonstrated ability to design and maintain shared component libraries or design systems.
Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical code reviews.
Familiarity with React and Next.js preferred.
Responsibilities
Own the front-end architecture of CloudAI products and customer solutions.
Define application structure, module boundaries, and state management for Angular applications.
Select and govern the front-end stack, documenting the reasoning behind decisions.
Design integration layers between applications and back-end services, including GraphQL and REST.
Establish performance, accessibility, and security standards, enforcing them through reviews.
Implement foundational components and lead framework migrations.
Mentor engineers on Angular patterns, TypeScript, and testing.
Benefits
Hybrid work model with primarily remote work and occasional in-person client engagements.
Opportunity to mentor and lead a team of engineers.
Engagement with cutting-edge technologies and frameworks.
Involvement in shaping front-end architecture and standards.
Chance to work with diverse clients, including public sector and education.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Position Information
Position Title: Senior Angular Architect
Reports to: Engineering Lead
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Location: DMV area, hybrid - primarily remote with in-person client engagement as needed
Travel Requirements: Occasional travel within the DC-metro area for customer engagements and team on-sites
Background Check Required: Yes
Position Summary
The Senior Angular Architect owns the front-end architecture of CloudAI's products and customer solutions, from application structure and state management through performance, accessibility, and release. The role sets the standards other engineers build against, makes the framework and library decisions a codebase lives with for years, and stays close enough to the code to prove those decisions work. Working alongside back-end, data, and AI engineers, the Senior Angular Architect ensures the user-facing layer of a solution is coherent, accessible, performant, and maintainable. As a senior technical leader, the architect mentors engineers and raises the quality of front-end practice across CloudAI.
Key Responsibilities
Own the front-end architecture of CloudAI products and customer solutions.
Define application structure, module boundaries, state management, routing, and component hierarchy for Angular applications intended to last.
Select and govern the front-end stack, including libraries, component systems, build tooling, and testing frameworks, and record the reasoning behind each decision.
Design the integration layer between the application and back-end services, including GraphQL and REST contracts, caching, error handling, and authentication flows.
Establish performance, accessibility, and security standards, and hold the codebase to them through review and automated checks.
Build the hard parts and set the pattern for the rest.
Implement the foundational and highest-risk portions of the application directly, including shared component libraries, design system implementation, and complex interaction patterns.
Lead framework migrations and version upgrades, including legacy AngularJS or older Angular versions, standalone components, and signal-based state.
Diagnose and resolve rendering, performance, and bundle size problems through measurement rather than assumption.
Navigate changing requirements and shifting priorities without compromising the integrity of the architecture.
Raise the capability of the engineering team.
Review code with an emphasis on teaching, and mentor engineers on Angular patterns, TypeScript, testing, and accessibility.
Partner with design to translate design systems into implemented, reusable, documented components.
Define the front-end definition of done, including coverage expectations, and partner with test automation on the strategy that enforces it.
Contribute to solution shaping and delivery.
Estimate front-end effort, identify technical risk, and contribute to solution approach during presales and project planning.
Engage customers directly on technical decisions, constraints, and trade-offs.
Systematize standards, templates, and starter tooling as new needs surface from engagement work.
Competencies & Skills
Technical and interpersonal competencies required to succeed in this role, spanning both hard skills (tools, technologies, methodologies) and soft skills (communication, problem-solving, stakeholder management).
Core Competencies
Customer and Business Focus: Starts with the customer, works efficiently, and delivers lasting value through continuous improvement
Ownership and Delivery: Takes ownership, honors commitments, moves with urgency, and delivers their best work
Curiosity and Growth: Goes deep to understand the 'why,' stays open to new ideas, and challenges the status quo
Candor and Collaboration: Leads with transparency, welcomes thoughtful disagreement, and chooses the path based on the merit of ideas
Empathy and Respect: Listens to understand, respects others' perspectives, and acts as a team player
Technical Competencies
Angular at depth, including modern versions, standalone components, signals, RxJS, dependency injection, change detection, and the Angular CLI and build pipeline.
TypeScript, HTML, and CSS at an expert level, including responsive layout, design token systems, and cross-browser behavior.
Front-end architecture patterns, including monorepo tooling such as Nx, micro-frontends, state management such as NgRx, and shared component library design.
React and Next.js preferred, at a depth sufficient to evaluate framework selection, support solutions built outside Angular, and reason about server-side rendering, static generation, and hydration against the trade-offs of a client-rendered application.
API integration, including GraphQL clients, REST, and authentication and authorization flows such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and Cognito.
Testing and quality, including Jest, Jasmine, or Karma for unit testing, Cypress or Playwright for end-to-end testing, and accessibility validation against WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508.
CI/CD and cloud deployment of front-end applications, including AWS or Azure hosting, CDN configuration, and build optimization.
Delivery Competencies
Ownership: Remains with a problem until it is resolved rather than escalating to transfer it.
Independent judgment: Operates without supervision and determines what the work requires.
Curiosity: Seeks to understand the customer's business, the technical solution, and the people involved rather than accepting information as given.
Relationship building: Establishes trust with customers and delivery teams deliberately.
Adaptability: Adjusts approach to the customer, project, and team rather than applying a fixed method.
Craft: Holds the quality of the work above the convenience of finishing it, and knows the difference between the two.
Education & Experience Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Ten (10) to twelve (12) years of professional software engineering experience, the majority focused on front-end development.
Demonstrated experience owning the front-end architecture of a production application through full lifecycle to production.
Demonstrated experience leading an Angular version migration or a legacy front-end modernization.
Experience designing and maintaining a shared component library or design system implementation used by multiple teams or applications.
Experience mentoring engineers and leading code review as the technical authority for a codebase.
Experience building production applications in React and Next.js preferred, in addition to Angular depth.
Experience delivering applications that meet WCAG 2.1 AA or Section 508 accessibility requirements preferred.
Experience with public sector, SLED (state, local, and education), or higher-education clients preferred, not required.
Must physically reside in the United States and be authorized to work in the United States. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is not required.
