Apply Digital - Principal Agentic Engineer (Front-end)

• Lead the design and development of high-performance frontend applications using TypeScript, React, and Next.js. • Organizing, distributing and translating backlog requirements from Product, UX and other disciplines, into detailed spec driven requirements for Agents to implement. • Synthesise user stories, site maps, content strategy, components and design systems, brand strategy, etc, into specifications that coding Agents will implement. • Designing and implementing digital solutions that have proper SEO/GEO, accessibility, performance and content management integrations. • Integrations with key Composable platforms such as Contentful, Contentstack, Algolia, Cloudinary, etc. • Experience implementing enterprise grade design systems, content models and component libraries. • Apply spec-driven development to ensure clarity, consistency, and high-quality delivery. • Architect frontend solutions that integrate seamlessly with backend services and AI-powered systems. • Design user experiences that help users express goals, constraints, and context clearly to AI agents. • Design and implement frontend experiences that leverage: AI-powered APIs and LLM-driven features and RAG-based experiences and AI-assisted workflows • Collaborate with backend teams to consume RESTful APIs effectively. • Ensure frontend systems are scalable, maintainable, accessible, and well-documented. • Provide mentorship and technical leadership to frontend engineers. • Partner with Project Managers and stakeholders to manage delivery risks and timelines. • Communicate complex frontend and AI concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including clients. • Strong experience with TypeScript and modern JavaScript. • Extensive experience with React and Next.js. • Proven experience with spec-driven development. • Experience creating and consuming RESTful APIs. • Hands-on experience with AI coding agents (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code). • Strong prompt engineering skills. • Experience working with LLMs (e.g., Gemini 3, Claude Opus, GPT-4.x/5.x). • Experience with vector stores and RAG-powered applications. • Experience using Agent Development Kits (e.g., Google ADK). • Experience building applications deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). • Familiarity with Vertex AI and Google Gen AI APIs. • Experience with Git and CI/CD workflows. • Strong system design fundamentals, including API design, data flow, caching strategies, and performance considerations for production-scale applications. • Proven leadership experience at a Staff or Lead level, including mentoring engineers and leading delivery of complex frontend systems. • Generalist engineering strength, with comfort understanding backend systems and how frontend architecture integrates into distributed systems. • Demonstrated curiosity and passion for Generative AI, with a desire to make it a core career focus. And • Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. • Experience collaborating effectively with fully remote, distributed teams. • Experience in a consultancy or professional services firm. • Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-moving, agency-style environment. • Experience with BMAD Method or similar spec driven development frameworks. • Experience with AI agent design patterns, task planning, and reasoning. • Experience with agent observability and debugging. • Familiarity with layered and distributed architectures. • Experience with Terraform. • Experience with backend technologies to support full-stack collaboration. • Experience with eCommerce platforms or complex frontend ecosystems.