Staff Engineer - UI
Ontic · Pune, India ·
- Work mode
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Staff
- Category
- Design
- Experience
- 8+ years
Ontic · Pune, India ·
Who We Are
Ontic provides software that helps corporate and government security teams identify threats, assess risk, and respond faster to keep people and organizations safe. Its AI-powered Connected Intelligence Platform unifies security operations and data into a centralized system of record, enabling organizations to conduct risk assessments, protect against workplace violence, and manage threats and incidents more efficiently. Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies rely on Ontic to support security programs such as executive protection, threat intelligence, and corporate investigations. Learn more at or follow us on LinkedIn.
Role Summary
Ontic is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Frontend to drive frontend architecture, shared capabilities, and engineering excellence across multiple teams. This role is intended for engineers with deep frontend expertise, strong systems thinking, and a passion for creating leverage through reusable platforms, frameworks, and standards.
You will operate across product and platform teams to improve consistency, scalability, developer experience, and maintainability across Ontic's frontend ecosystem. Success in this role comes from solving problems that impact multiple teams, influencing technical direction without direct authority, and enabling other engineers to move faster through shared solutions and architectural guidance.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture
Define and evolve frontend architecture patterns and shared capabilities used across multiple product teams
Drive adoption of scalable patterns for component architecture, state management, application structure, and frontend integrations
Ensure consistency, reusability, maintainability, and scalability across frontend codebases
Lead architecture reviews and provide guidance on frontend design decisions across teams
Identify opportunities to simplify frontend systems through shared abstractions and reusable solutions
Frontend Platform & Shared Capabilities
Drive adoption of shared frontend platforms, frameworks, and tooling across teams
Partner with platform and product teams to improve consistency across Ontic's frontend ecosystem
Identify opportunities to reduce duplicated engineering effort through reusable solutions and shared capabilities
Improve engineering velocity through standardization, automation, and platform investments
Contribute to the evolution of design systems, UI frameworks, and shared frontend infrastructure
Technical Direction
Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to ensure architectural decisions align with product, platform, and engineering objectives
Establish engineering standards, best practices, and decision frameworks for frontend development
Guide teams in making sound technical decisions aligned with long-term maintainability and scalability goals
Drive adoption of modern frontend technologies, tools, and workflows
Influence technical direction across multiple teams through collaboration and technical leadership
Performance, Quality & Experience
Define and drive standards for performance, accessibility, and user experience across frontend applications
Lead initiatives to improve application performance, responsiveness, and reliability
Establish best practices for testing, observability, monitoring, and frontend reliability
Improve developer experience through better tooling, workflows, documentation, and platform capabilities
Drive initiatives that improve engineering productivity and reduce friction in frontend development
Risk & System Evolution
Identify systemic frontend risks including performance bottlenecks, architectural inconsistencies, scalability challenges, and maintainability concerns
Lead cross-team efforts to address technical debt and improve overall system health
Drive evolution of frontend systems to support increasing scale, complexity, and business needs
Proactively identify engineering challenges affecting multiple teams and drive sustainable solutions
Technical Leadership
Mentor senior engineers and elevate frontend engineering standards across teams
Act as a technical multiplier by helping teams solve recurring engineering challenges through reusable solutions and architectural guidance
Influence technical direction across multiple teams without direct authority
Foster a culture of quality, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Lead critical technical initiatives spanning multiple teams or domains
Facilitate technical alignment between product and platform engineering teams
Qualifications and Experiences
8-12 years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in frontend development
Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
Extensive experience with React (or similar frameworks) in large-scale applications
Strong expertise in frontend architecture, design systems, and scalable UI development
Proven experience building and evolving shared component libraries or frontend platforms
Deep understanding of browser internals, rendering, and performance optimization
Experience defining and driving frontend standards and best practices across teams
Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction without direct authority
Strong ability to translate product and design needs into scalable technical solutions
Experience with modern frontend tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments
Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and performance tracking tools
Experience working on large-scale SaaS platforms
Good to Have
Experience leading or contributing to design systems at scale
Exposure to micro-frontend architectures or modular frontend systems
Familiarity with security considerations in frontend applications
Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Codex, Cursor, etc.)
Background in improving developer experience and platform engineering
Experience driving frontend modernization or platform adoption initiatives
What Success Looks Like
Within 12–18 months, successful Staff Engineers at Ontic:
Drive adoption of shared frontend capabilities across multiple teams
Reduce engineering duplication through reusable solutions
Improve frontend consistency, reliability, and developer experience
Lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple teams
Mentor senior engineers and raise engineering standards
Influence architecture decisions beyond their immediate team
Create leverage that enables teams to deliver faster and with higher quality
Ontic Benefits & Perks
Competitive Salary
Medical Benefits
Internet Reimbursement
Home Office Stipend
Continued Education Stipend
Festive & Achievement Celebrations
Dynamic Office Environment
Ontic is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that celebrates diversity. We do not discriminate against any individual based on race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any factors protected by applicable law.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ontic we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Ontic prioritizes the full inclusion of qualified individuals, providing necessary accommodations for those with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you need assistance during the application or interview process or job tasks, please contact us at [email protected] or call (512) 572-7400