Italy-Based Front-End Lead Engineer: Architect & Mentor

Deltatre is seeking a Front-End Lead Engineer based in Italy to drive high-quality, scalable front-end solutions while remaining hands-on. You will shape architecture, mentor engineers, and serve as the main technical contact between your team and stakeholders.

In this role you will oversee front-end delivery across projects, collaborate with Technical Directors, define acceptance criteria with BA/PO, and manage technical risks.

Oversee front-end engineering aspects of projects, ensuring robust, scalable, secure, high-performing solutions. Plan and monitor front-end development activities, prioritise tasks and provide technical estimates. Review code quality and ensure adherence to standards and performance benchmarks. Identify and resolve technical blockers and escalate architecture concerns. Promote automation, tooling, and modern front-end technologies. Maintain architectural principles and supporting documentation. Mentor, coach and onboard engineering team members. Track performance feedback and contribute to recruitment and integration of new team members. Contribute to project planning with technical insights and align with goals. Collaborate with Technical Directors to find innovative front-end solutions. Support grooming activities with BA/PO and define acceptance criteria. Communicate technical risks and escalate when necessary. Act as main technical contact for customers and stakeholders. Translate business requirements into technical needs with Product Owner. Present progress to technical and non-technical audiences. Provide on-call support when required. Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles. Experience with Node.js, Next.js and server-side rendering concepts. Strong knowledge of Tailwind CSS for responsive UI. Expertise in front-end testing with Jest. Experience designing scalable front-end architecture and component-based patterns. Strong understanding of performance optimization, security and accessibility. Proficiency with Git. Experience mentoring engineers and guiding their growth. Track record making architectural decisions and communicating trade-offs to stakeholders. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for deployment and release management. Basic knowledge of self-hosting Node.js apps in containers. Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes for deployment/orchestration. Experience with front-end build tools and module bundlers.