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Success requires strong technical decision-making and clear communication to align engineering standards with product goals. Responsibilities ● Designing, building, and shipping features for web applications using React and Next.js, with a mobile-first approach throughout. ● Collaborating with product managers, designers, and data teams to translate weather data and AI capabilities into intuitive, responsive user experiences. ● Owning performance profiling and optimization targeting Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) to ensure smooth rendering, fast load times, and reliable behavior across mobile networks and devices. ● Building responsive, accessible UI components that work seamlessly across screen sizes, with mobile web as the primary target. ● Integrating with backend APIs and real-time data streams for weather data, mapping, and analytics. ● Contributing to frontend architecture decisions, code standards, and review practices that maintain quality across an actively developed codebase. 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