Lead Frontend Engineer

🏢 About Tekion

Tekion is modernizing automotive retail with an end-to-end, AI-first cloud architecture. By connecting OEMs, automotive dealers, technology partners, and consumers through its Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC), Tekion eliminates decades of fragmented software with a seamless, high-performance platform. The company employs thousands across North America, Asia, and Europe.

🎯 The Role

As Lead Frontend Engineer, you will serve as the technical anchor for frontend engineering capabilities. Beyond shipping product features, you will establish core architectural foundations, design atomic component systems, guide Next.js App Router conventions, and mentor engineering talent. You will tackle demanding UI surfaces, including streaming AI campaign builders, real-time attribution analytics dashboards, and faceted search interfaces.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• React, Next.js (App Router, Server Components, Streaming SSR)
• TypeScript, JavaScript (ESNext)
• Redux, RTK Query
• Storybook, Atomic Design, WCAG 2.1
• Elasticsearch, Server-Sent Events (SSE), WebSockets

💼 What You'll Do

• Architect and maintain enterprise frontend applications using Next.js App Router and hexagonal UI separation principles.
• Build sophisticated client surfaces, including streaming LLM interfaces, real-time analytics graphs, and faceted catalog search.
• Develop and standardize the organization's atomic design system with comprehensive Storybook documentation and WCAG accessibility standards.
• Set and enforce performance benchmarks, including Core Web Vitals, bundle size budgets, and table virtualization.
• Guide architectural tradeoffs between React Server Components and client boundaries, streaming SSR, and API layer contracts.
• Mentor senior and mid-level developers through rigorous code reviews, pairing sessions, and architectural design RFCs.

✅ What You'll Need

• 8+ years of professional frontend engineering experience with extensive production mastery of React.js and Next.js.
• In-depth understanding of Next.js 14+ App Router, streaming SSR, and React Server Components.
• Advanced TypeScript skills across client props, API data contracts, and state management stores.
• Deep Redux knowledge, including custom middleware, optimized selectors, and RTK Query caching strategies.
• Proven history constructing data-dense interfaces with real-time streaming feeds (WebSockets, SSE) and charting packages.
• Hands-on experience integrating Elasticsearch for typeahead, faceted filters, and rapid result rendering.
• Demonstrated track record leading technical decisions, conducting design reviews, and elevating team engineering standards.

🌟 Nice to Have

• Direct experience streaming LLM responses and handling partial rendering workflows in React.
• Familiarity with micro-frontend architectures, Module Federation, or iframe isolation patterns.
• Domain background in automotive retail, eCommerce intelligence, or SaaS business intelligence suites.