Principal Software Engineer (React)

Job description

Who We Are At Bluehost, we believe all small businesses deserve the opportunity to succeed online. Our mission is to give small businesses the confidence to think big. We're the all-in-one platform for small businesses to grow online with powerful simplicity, premium performance, smart tools and human support. This role will help build the customer-facing surfaces that define the Bluehost experience for millions of small businesses. We're scaling fast and rebuilding as we go: new architectural patterns, AI-native features, and a bar for craft that keeps rising. This is a role for a builder who owns outcomes end-to-end, moves ideas from concept to production in days rather than sprints, and wants to help redefine how our front-end systems get built and shipped. This is a Fully Remote Opportunity. What You'll Do & How You'll Make Your Mark Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and long-term roadmap for frontend systems across the platform. Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance web applications that serve millions of users. Conduct architecture reviews, design discussions, and technical deep dives to ensure engineering excellence. Mentor senior engineers and raise the overall engineering bar through coaching and technical leadership. Own critical production systems and drive operational excellence, observability, security, and reliability. Partner with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and senior leadership to align technical strategy with business goals. Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve developer productivity and product quality. Champion frontend best practices including performance optimization, accessibility, design systems, and reusable component architecture. Drive cross-team initiatives that reduce tech debt, improve CI/CD pipelines, and elevate code quality standards. Influence engineering culture by contributing to hiring, onboarding, and establishing technical standards across the organization. Represent the engineering team in cross-functional planning, sprint reviews, and executive stakeholder discussions. Who You Are & What You'll Need to Succeed Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). 12+ years of hands-on experience in frontend/full-stack development, with at least 2 years in a principal, staff, or equivalent technical leadership role. Deep understanding of software design principles, architecture patterns, performance optimization, and system reliability. Proven track record of leading large-scale technical initiatives from inception through delivery. Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineers at multiple levels of seniority. Curiosity and willingness to learn and adopt emerging technologies, especially AI-driven applications and developer tooling. Excellent judgment in making trade-offs between short-term delivery and long-term technical health. Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and a bias for action in ambiguous situations. Passion for building intuitive, user-friendly digital experiences at scale. Tech Knowledge Required Expert-level proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Deep mastery of React including Hooks, Context API, component lifecycle, state management, routing, Server Components, and reusable component architecture. Strong experience with state management and data-fetching libraries such as Zustand, TanStack Query, and TanStack Router. Hands-on experience designing and maintaining frontend build systems using Webpack, Vite, Turborepo, or similar tooling. Deep expertise in mobile-first web development, cross-browser compatibility Strong understanding of REST APIs, GraphQL, and asynchronous programming patterns. Proficiency with Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and code review processes at scale. Extensive experience with testing strategies including unit, integration, and E2E testing using Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright; integrated with CI/CD for continuous quality assurance. Experience using and evaluating AI-powered developer tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar AI coding assistants to accelerate development workflows. Expertise in web performance optimization (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse), accessibility standards (WCAG), and observability (logging, tracing, alerting). Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent) and Agile/Scrum practices. Familiarity with micro-frontend architectures, Module Federation, and design systems. Exposure to backend technologies (Node.js, Python) and cloud platforms (OCI) is a strong plus. Why You'll Love Us We’ve evolved: We provide three work environment scenarios. You can feel like a Newfolder in a work-from-home, hybrid, or work-from-the-office environment. Work-life balance: Our work is thrilling and meaningful, but we know balance is key to living well. We celebrate one another’s differences: We’re proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion. We foster a culture of belonging. Our company and customers benefit when employees bring their authentic selves to work. We have programs that bring us together on important issues and provide learning and development opportunities for all employees. We have 20+ affinity groups where you can network and connect with employees globally. We care about you: At Bluehost, taking care of our employees is our top priority. We make sure that cutting edge benefits are in place for you. Some of the benefits you will have: We have partnered with some of the best insurance providers to provide you excellent Health Insurance options, Education/ Certification Sponsorships to give you a chance to further your knowledge, Flexi-leaves to take personal time off and much more. Building a community with one domain at a time, one employee at a time. Where can we take you? We’re fans of helping our employees learn different aspects of the business, be challenged with new tasks, be mentored, and grow their careers. Unfold new possibilities with Bluehost #OTOD! This Job Description includes the essential job functions required to perform the job described above, as well as additional duties and responsibilities. This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee performing this job may be required to perform. The Company reserves the right to revise the Job Description at any time, and to require the employee to perform functions in addition to those listed above.