Barracuda - Software Staff Engineer - Frontend Architecture

Description :

What You'll Be Working On :

- Designing and enhancing modern, intuitive, and high-performance web applications

- Refining and evolving the architecture of large-scale single-page applications operating in high-throughput, highly scalable production environments

- Developing new strategies to interact with and visualize data from cloud platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Azure

- Designing, implementing, testing, and optimizing features, performance improvements, and platform enhancements

- Driving and upholding high standards for code quality, performance, security, and maintainability

- Leading and participating in rigorous code reviews, providing thoughtful feedback and setting engineering best practices

- Mentoring and coaching engineers, raising the technical bar across the team

- Troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving issues in development and production environments

- Conducting technical research, documenting findings, and clearly communicating results and recommendations

- Collaborating cross-functionally with backend, platform, QA, product, and operations teams

What You Bring to the Role :

- BE/BTech/MCA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with strong depth in frontend engineering

- Advanced expertise in React, TypeScript, and Next.js, including performance optimization and scalable UI architecture

- Experience working across multiple programming languages and technology stacks, with a strong passion for continuous learning

- Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-based architecture

- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, including root cause analysis in complex systems

- Proven ability to influence technical direction and make sound architectural decisions

- Proficiency with Git and modern CI/CD workflows

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

- Curiosity, ownership mindset, and a strong drive to explore and understand unfamiliar systems

- Comfort and enthusiasm for collaborating via videoconferencing and text-based communication in a distributed team environment