Principal Frontend Engineer

ClickUp

Principal Frontend Engineer shaping frontend architecture for ClickUp’s AI-powered workspace. Leading Angular and React systems, performance, testing, and engineering standards at scale.

Posted 9/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in frontend architecture and engineering, with a focus on Angular, React, and TypeScript. Proven ability to lead teams, optimize performance, and drive technical strategy across product areas while mentoring engineers and influencing organizational decisions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Frontend Engineering ExperienceAngular ExpertiseReact ExpertiseTypeScript ProficiencyPerformance Optimization

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Hard Skills

Frontend ArchitectureLarge-Scale Web ApplicationsRxJSNgRxState ManagementMaintainable Application DesignReusable Component ArchitectureTesting InfrastructureTechnical StrategyPerformance Scalability

Soft Skills

Outstanding CommunicationCollaboration SkillsMentoringInfluencingJudgment in Decision-Making

Industry Keywords

Engineering RigorProduct DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipFrontend Engineering CultureAI Fluency

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularReactRxJSTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive frontend architecture strategy across product areas and platform investments
Lead the design of scalable, performant systems in Angular and React that support rapid product development
Solve complex cross-team technical challenges related to performance, state management, scalability, and developer productivity
Partner with backend and integrations teams to shape end-to-end architecture for major features and systems
Raise the bar for quality, testing, maintainability, and engineering rigor across the frontend organization
Provide technical leadership on the highest-impact initiatives and unblock teams working through ambiguous or difficult problems
Guide teams toward pragmatic decisions that support both speed and long-term product quality
Mentor senior and staff engineers, and help shape frontend engineering culture and standards
Influence roadmap and organizational decisions through strong technical judgment and product partnership

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of frontend engineering experience, including deep expertise in large-scale web applications
Expert-level experience with Angular, React, TypeScript, RxJS, and NgRx or similar state management systems
Proven track record of architecting complex frontend systems used by large numbers of users
Deep expertise in performance optimization, frontend scalability, maintainable application design, and reusable component architecture
Experience driving technical strategy across multiple teams or product areas
Strong judgment in balancing speed, quality, and long-term architecture in fast-moving environments
Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels
Strong mentoring background and passion for building high-performing engineering organizations
Experience with testing infrastructure and ability to define testing strategies for large scale features changes
Ability to leverage AI daily; AI fluency evaluated as part of the hiring process

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
401k
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
Spending accounts
Life & Disability
Paid parental leave
Flexible paid time off
Enhanced employee assistance program
Employee wellness stipend
Professional development stipend