Frontend Architect
Dr. Max is the leading omnichannel pharmacy chain in Central Europe. We currently operate in 6 countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Italy), with further expansion plans across Europe. We invest strategically in digital products and have built a team of experienced e-commerce professionals. We are the number one ePharmacy in the Czech and Slovak Republics, creating a unified technological and knowledge platform for all our European markets. You will be a key member of the technical leadership team, working closely with both platform and product teams. You will shape the frontend strategy for the months and years ahead, with a focus on performance, scalability, and development efficiency.
Required education: University Degree
Required languages: Czech or Slovak, English (advanced)
Employment form: Full-time work
- Design modern frontend architecture (e.g. modular components, micro-frontends)
- Choose a tech stack that supports fast development, high responsiveness, and long-term maintainability
- Performance tuning → minimize bundle size, implement lazy-loading, SSR/SSG
- Collaborate with backend architects - Design communication interface, align with backend architecture
- Design CI/CD pipelines, enforce testing, code quality, and code reviews together with our QA lead
- Mentor developers, contribute to agile processes and technical decisions
- Regularly evaluate new libraries and tools
Used and required technologies:
- Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes
- Frontend: Nuxt.js, communication via REST/GraphQL and ElasticQuery
- Performance monitoring tools (e.g., Lighthouse, Web Vitals, RUM)
- Experience with micro-frontend patterns, modular architecture
- State management patterns, modern bundlers (Vite, Webpack), SSR/SSG
- Optimization for fast load times and excellent UX
- Git, branching strategies, code quality (linting, formatting)
- Experience with agile methodologies and cross-functional teams
- 5+ years of experience in frontend development, at least 2 years in a senior/architect role
- Expert knowledge of Vue.js/Nuxt
- Experience with Node.js and GraphQL/REST APIs
- DevOps experience, cloud environment (preferably Azure)
- Excellent communication in both English and Czech
- Good communications and presentation skills
- Ability to lead architectural discussions across Teams
- Working for the largest pharma retail company in CEE with great expansion plans
- To be responsible for a global-level role with an impact on the business as a whole
- Space for professional growth within the growing organization
- To be part of a rapidly growing and dynamic department known for its fun, social atmosphere and innovative spirit, where collaboration and fresh ideas are celebrated
- Attractive financial compensation (salary and bonuses)
- Flexible working hours, possibility of home office
- 5 weeks of holidays, discount in Dr. Max pharmacies, fully paid Multisport card, meal coupons, contribution to free time activities and many other benefits
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV to groupHR@drmax.eu
Dr. Max Group is a European pharmaceutical concern owned by Penta, an investment group established in 1994, operating primarily in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Their offices are located in Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw, and Limassol. The business areas of Penta Investments include long-term investing in healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, media and real estate development. The companies of Penta’s portfolio employ more than 43,000 people, with more than 15,000 professionals working in healthcare. The group’s assets value reached €14 billion in 2022.