DataBank

Senior Engineering Manager, Frontend Engineering

DataBank • $130K — $160K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years leading frontend engineering teams.
  • Hands-on expertise in React.JS, React Native, JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, HTML5, and CSS3.
  • Experience with testing frameworks (Playwright, Jest, Cypress, Detox) and CI/CD (GitLab, GitHub Actions).
  • Proven ability to transition legacy frameworks (Angular.JS) to modern solutions without disrupting business.
  • Familiarity with low-code platforms (OutSystems) and APM tools (New Relic, Datadog).
  • Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Own all frontend engineering across React.JS and React Native, establishing coding and architectural standards.
  • Lead the migration from legacy Angular.JS to modern React.JS, ensuring business continuity.
  • Drive performance optimization and develop a reusable component library with UX and product teams.
  • Champion shift-left quality through testing standards and CI/CD pipelines across all platforms.
  • Define and manage the end-to-end release lifecycle, ensuring smooth deployment and rollback strategies.
  • Establish an engineering KPI framework to track delivery, quality, and performance metrics.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into high-quality user experiences.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a modern technology transition without business disruption.
  • Culture of continuous improvement and accountability through Extreme Ownership principles.
  • Exposure to modern development practices and tools with a focus on quality and user experience.
Full Job Description
DataBank is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager, Frontend Engineering to lead all frontend engineering at DataBank, modernizing our web and mobile portfolio from legacy systems to modern React.JS-based solutions while maintaining full business continuity. This role requires a hands-on leader who can set the technical bar, develop people, and model how DataBank works: Extreme Ownership, Put People First, Be Data Centered, and Collaborate Before You Escalate. You will lead multiple teams, attract top talent, and build a culture of quality, pragmatic innovation, and engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Modernization
  • Own all frontend engineering across React.JS (web) and React Native (mobile), setting architectural standards, coding best practices, and engineering governance with clear accountability for outcomes.
  • Lead the pivot from legacy to modern, component-driven React.JS applications; apply deep proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, HTML5, CSS3, and browser APIs to set the technical bar while ensuring zero disruption to business operations.
  • Lead Migration of legacy Angular.JS framework to modern React.JS with reusability and scale.
  • Drive performance optimization and scalable UI architecture; build and maintain a reusable component library in partnership with senior engineering leaders, UX, and product teams.
  • Evaluate and guide adoption of low-code platforms (e.g., OutSystems), balancing speed-to-market with long-term maintainability, measurable business value, and operational risk.


Team Building & Talent Development
  • Lead and grow multiple frontend engineering teams, attracting top talent, developing engineers and emerging leaders, and fostering a high-performance culture grounded in Extreme Ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Put People First by creating clear expectations, coaching with candor, and helping teams navigate ambiguity while aligning engineering capacity with business priorities and the modernization roadmap.


Quality, Release & Delivery
  • Champion shift-left quality: establish standards for testing (Playwright), accessibility (WCAG), and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) across web and mobile.
  • Own the end-to-end release lifecycle for both web and mobile, including release planning, versioning, deployment governance, rollback strategies, and mobile distribution via iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play).
  • Define and operate a structured release management framework: release trains, change control, environment promotion, and stakeholder communication across all frontend delivery.
  • Establish and track a meaningful engineering KPI framework covering delivery health (deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR, cycle time), quality (defect escape rate, test coverage), performance (Core Web Vitals, app load times), and team health.
  • Leverage APM and observability tools (New Relic) alongside KPI dashboards to model Be Data Centered: using evidence to prioritize work, validate improvements, and make tradeoffs transparent.


Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, API, Backend, Data, Analytics, QA, DevSecOps, Security and IT to translate requirements into actionable, high-quality, and delightful user experiences.
  • Model Collaborate Before You Escalate by resolving issues directly with cross-functional partners where possible, surfacing risks early, and representing frontend engineering at the leadership level with clear written and verbal communication.


Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years leading frontend engineering teams in a management or senior technical lead capacity.
  • Hands-on expertise in React.JS, React Native, JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, HTML5, and CSS3; demonstrated experience in frontend performance optimization and building high-scale web and mobile applications.
  • Experience with testing frameworks (Playwright, Jest, Cypress, Detox), CI/CD (GitLab, GitHub Actions), accessibility (WCAG), and full web and mobile release management (App Store, Google Play); familiarity with DORA metrics, Core Web Vitals, and engineering KPI frameworks.
  • Past experience of transitioning from existing legacy framework(Angular.JS) to a modern React.JS
  • Familiarity with low-code platforms (OutSystems), APM/observability tools (New Relic, Datadog).
  • Passion for intuitive, accessible, and high-quality user interface and design concepts.
  • Proven ability to lead legacy-to-modern modernization programs while maintaining business continuity and taking ownership for outcomes.
  • Strong data-driven decision-making, collaborative problem solving, and excellent written and verbal communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related engineering field.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity with legacy .NET Web and Backend frameworks.
  • Experience with reusable design systems, Figma, Linear, Hexa, or similar engineering collaboration tools.
  • Background in data center, managed hosting, or infrastructure-adjacent technology environments where reliability, accountability, and customer impact are critical.
  • Cloud infrastructure and orchestration (AWS, Azure, or GCP, K8S and Containers).

About DataBank

DataBank is a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and interconnection services. The company was founded in 2005 and has since grown to become one of the largest privately held data center providers in the US, with facilities in Dallas, Minneapolis, and Kansas City. DataBank's services include colocation, cloud hosting, managed services, and network connectivity, and the company serves a wide range of customers, including Fortune 500 companies, healthcare providers, and government agencies. DataBank is known for its high-quality facilities and customer service, and has received numerous awards for its performance and innovation.
Learn more about DataBank
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$10 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+20%
Revenue
$200 million
* Ladders Estimates

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