What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Software Architect - Front End position at Paradigm?
Paradigm is a software company transforming the way that the residential, construction & building product industries operate across the globe. We are looking for a Principal Software Architect – Front End to be part of revolutionizing these industries.
In this role, you will lead front-end architecture for customer-facing web and mobile platforms with responsibility for complete solution design from user experience through backend integration. You will drive architectural decisions that balance modern front-end capabilities with enterprise-scale system requirements.
What You Will Do
In this role, you will lead front-end architecture for customer-facing web and mobile platforms with responsibility for complete solution design from user experience through backend integration. You will drive architectural decisions that balance modern front-end capabilities with enterprise-scale system requirements.
What You Will Do
- Own front-end architecture strategy across web (React) and mobile (React Native) platforms, designing solutions that span UI layer through API contracts and data flows.
- Design patterns for AI-powered user experiences including conversational interfaces, intelligent recommendations, and adaptive UIs.
- Lead complete solution design for customer-facing initiatives, ensuring front-end architecture aligns with broader system design, security, and performance requirements.
- Design integration patterns between front-end applications and backend services, APIs, and enterprise systems.
- Establish front-end architectural standards, component libraries, and development patterns while maintaining holistic view of end-to-end solution quality.
- Participate in cross-functional architecture reviews, representing front-end perspective within broader solution design discussions.
- Evaluate and guide technology selection for front-end tooling, frameworks, state management, and performance optimization.
- Mentor engineering teams on modern front-end practices within context of complete solution delivery.
- 10 years software development with 6 years in architectural leadership roles (subject or people leadership).
- Deep expertise in React and React Native with production applications at scale.
- Proven experience designing complete solutions, not just front-end layers—must understand APIs, data architecture, security, and integration patterns.
- Track record collaborating on full-stack solution design while owning front-end domain.
- Experience with architectural governance, technical documentation, and cross-team design reviews.
- Excellent communication skills for articulating front-end decisions within broader architectural context.