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"At BMC trust is not just a word - it's a way of life!"
We are an award-winning, equal opportunity, culturally diverse, fun place to be. Giving back to the community drives us to be better every single day. Our work environment allows you to balance your priorities, because we know you will bring your best every day. We will champion your wins and shout them from the rooftops. Your peers will inspire, drive, support you, and make you laugh out loud!
We help our customers free up time and space to become an Autonomous Digital Enterprise that conquers the opportunities ahead - and are relentless in the pursuit of innovation! BMC is looking for a Principal Frontend Architect to join our Cloud and Storage team and play a pivotal role in designing and building a brand-new product from the ground up. This is an opportunity to take the lead in shaping the frontend architecture, defining best practices, and driving innovation in high-performance, scalable, and user-centric web applications.
In this role, you'll define the frontend architecture and development standards, working closely with UI/UX designers, backend engineers, and product teams to translate complex requirements into scalable, high-performance, and secure web applications. You'll have the chance to set the strategic direction for frontend development, tackle challenging UI problems, and contribute to the AMI Cloud product family, BMC's high-performance data management and mainframe modernization solution.
Here is how, through this exciting role, YOU will contribute to BMC's and your own success:
- Architect, design, and lead the development of an enterprise-grade frontend framework for a brand-new product.
- Define the frontend technology stack and ensure best practices in performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Drive the adoption of modern frontend frameworks (Angular, React, TypeScript) and UI/UX methodologies.
- Lead the technical vision and mentor frontend engineers, ensuring high coding standards through reviews, automation, and testing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (UI/UX, backend, product) to create a seamless and high-quality user experience.
- Solve complex UI challenges involving real-time data visualization, high-performance rendering, and micro-frontend architecture.
- Ensure code quality through static analysis, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, continuously improving development processes and incorporating new technologies.
To ensure you're set up for success, you will bring the following skillset & experience:
- 15+ years of frontend development experience, including 5+ years as a tech lead.
- Expertise in Angular and AngularJS (7+ years), with experience in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
- Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, SASS, and UI frameworks like Bootstrap, Next.js, and Svelte.
- Experience with UI design and prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe XD, Axure).
- Strong knowledge of DBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL).
- Experience with UI testing and automation tools (Selenium, Playwright).
- Familiarity with static code analyzers (Sonar) for automated reviews.
- Strong problem-solving skills using data structures and algorithms.
- Knowledge of design patterns, object-oriented software development, and high-performance code best practices.
- Experience with version control systems (Git, Bitbucket) and CI/CD tools.
- Security-focused mindset and an understanding of distributed systems.
- Proven experience in leading distributed teams across multiple time zones.
- Strong Agile experience, including tools like Jira and Confluence.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team with a strong sense of ownership.
Whilst these are nice to have, our team can help you develop in the following skills:
- Experience with Kafka, SQS, STS.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, OCP, GCP, Azure).
- Experience with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with Gradle and Continuous Integration.
- Understanding of web accessibility standards (Section 508, WCAG).
Our commitment to you!
BMC's culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won't be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU!
If after reading the above, You're unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas!
BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.
BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process.CA-RI
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