Staff Frontend Engineer

<p><strong>** While we welcome interest from all over the world, we have a local-for-local recruitment policy so the preferred candidate lives close to the office in de Lier.</strong> **</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong>"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." — Alan Kay</strong></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>About Priva</strong> <br><br>Priva is a global leader in climate, water, and energy technology solutions for controlled environment horticulture and building automation.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Position Summary As Staff Frontend Engineer</strong> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p class="MsoNormal">You are the technical visionary and practice lead driving frontend craftsmanship across Product Development, Horticulture, and Building Automation. While staying hands-on with modern tech, your primary focus is strategic: scaling architectures, defining roadmaps, and elevating engineering standards.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><ul><li><p>Technical Strategy &amp; Architecture: Set the long-term frontend vision, shape architectural designs, and drive the tooling roadmap to meet non-functional requirements (NFRs).</p></li><li><p>Standards &amp; Governance: Define coding standards, design systems, and strategies for code evolution, SDLC security, and multi-team branching/deployment.</p></li><li><p>Cross-Org Leadership &amp; Innovation: Lead technical direction across domains, evaluate third-party frameworks, and pioneer new technologies.</p></li><li><p>Mentorship &amp; Community: Act as frontend practice lead, mentoring senior engineers, running chapters and guilds, and representing Priva in external tech communities.</p></li></ul> <br> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What You’ll Bring</strong></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><ul><li><p>Languages &amp; Web Fundamentals: Expert-level JavaScript and TypeScript, paired with modern HTML, CSS, and web standards.</p></li><li><p>Angular &amp; Reactive Stack: Deep mastery of Angular architecture (DI, change detection, routing, forms) and advanced RxJS reactive programming.</p></li><li><p>State Management: Extensive production experience with NgRx and Redux-based state management patterns.</p></li><li><p>Testing &amp; Quality Assurance: Comprehensive end-to-end and unit testing strategies using Playwright and Jest.</p></li><li><p>Architecture &amp; Tooling: Proven expertise in CI/CD pipelines, web performance optimization (Lighthouse, Web Vitals), secure coding, and accessibility (a11y).</p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><br><strong>What You Will Get</strong></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><ul><li><p>Competitive salary depending on experience</p></li><li><p>30 vacation days + option to buy extra</p></li><li><p>8% holiday allowance</p></li><li><p>Travel reimbursement (€0.23/km or full public transport)</p></li><li><p>Pension plan &amp; participation plan</p></li