Product Lead Engineer

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Software Engineering – Full Stack

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

We are searching for the best talent for Product Lead Engineer based in New Brunswick, NJ.

This role provides front-end architecture ownership and hands-on engineering leadership for the employee Digital Front Door, collaborating with product, UX, internal terms, and external vendors to deliver scalable, accessible, and high-performing experiences. Within Corporate Business Technology, you will lead the technical lifecycle of the Digital Front Door front-end platform - from concept through delivery, optimization, and framework upgrade while coordinating dependencies across squads. You will also serve as a key technical point of contact for security, privacy, compliance, accessibility, and platform governance to ensure solutions align to enterprise standards and risk requirements.

You will be responsible for:

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Lead the Angular application architecture for J&J’s employee Digital Front Door (home.jnj.com), including component design, state management, routing, and performance optimization.
• Define and enforce front‑end engineering standards, patterns, and guidelines across squads.
• Lead architectural decisions related to micro‑frontends, shared libraries, design systems, and integration with enterprise platforms.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise technology strategy, security, and compliance requirements.

Engineering Execution

• Work hands‑on with engineering teams to develop, build, and enable intranet capabilities using Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern tooling.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, design reviews, and technical enablement.
• Guide teams in implementing scalable, testable, and maintainable solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement in performance, accessibility (WCAG), reliability, and user experience.

Platform & Lifecycle Ownership

• Lead the full technical lifecycle of the J&J’s employee Digital Front Door front‑end platform, from concept through delivery, optimization, and retirement.
• Manage dependencies across multiple squads and coordinate technical alignment.
• Monitor platform health, technical debt, and reusability across teams.
   

Collaboration & Product Partnership

• Partner with Technical Product Managers and Business Product Managers to translate requirements into robust technical designs.
• Support backlog prioritization by providing architectural input, feasibility assessments, and dependency analysis.
• Collaborate closely with UX, API, backend, cloud, and enterprise platform teams to deliver cohesive user experiences.

Governance & Risk

• Act as a key technical point of contact for security, compliance, quality, and platform governance team members.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for security, privacy, accessibility, and reliability.
• Identify and handle technical risks and cross‑product dependencies.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Experience and Skills

Required:

Domain & Technical Expertise:

• Deep expertise in modern Angular and the broader front‑end ecosystem.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript
• AI development-first attitude (e.g. Architecture, Prompt Engineering Expertise, Deep tech foundation to identify & correct mistakes in the AI output)
• Strong experience with:
• Platform and product lifecycle ownership
• Data platforms, APIs, and cloud-native architectures
• Unily Angular Federated Module Framework development
• Designing enterprise‑scale Angular applications, including shared libraries and component frameworks.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG), performance optimization, and cross‑browser compatibility.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions

Product & Digital Expertise

• Integrations with Unily platform or other CMSs that packages and deploy custom modules/widgets
• Frontend engineering in responsive UI designs
• Strong Agile delivery experience, including team formation and change & control management
• Deep understanding of SDLC toolchains (CI/CD, test automation, containerization)
• Skilled at making technical tradeoffs while collaborating with engineers
• AI & Chatbot development experience.

Leadership & Behaviors

• Leads across squads and technical functions with influence, not just authority
• Demonstrates strong customer-focus and outcome-driven decision making
• Builds trust with architects, engineering leaders, and product leadership
• Champions inclusive leadership and team development

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,  external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers.  Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipeline, Critical Thinking, Full Stack Development, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Requirements Analysis, Software Architectures, Software Development Management, Software Engineering Practices, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Tactical Thinking, Technical Writing, Technologically Savvy

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$109,000.00 - $174,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.


Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year


The following link to general company benefits information MUST also be included in the posting: Please use the following language:

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits