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This track spans three high-impact teams: FE Infra (module federation, client caching, build systems, performance, and developer platform tooling), Charts (the rendering engine for ThoughtSpot's visualization library, from core charting primitives to agent-driven chart configuration via the Answer API), and Liveboard (the primary interactive canvas in ThoughtSpot — architecture, presentation & interactivity, agent integration, and the AI-driven Liveboard experience).\n\nThis is a pivotal moment for the Connected Insights track. The frontend tech stack is deep and modern — React, GraphQL, module federation, complex state management — and the architecture is ready for a thoughtful rethink. We need someone who will question assumptions, challenge the status quo, and bring the curiosity and technical horsepower to redesign for the next era of ThoughtSpot's scale and AI-first product vision.\n\nEqually important: the bug backlog is real. This leader must approach quality differently — not just as a process checkbox, but as an engineering culture and operational discipline that the team owns and takes pride in.\n\nWhat You'll Do\n\nLead & Scale Three Frontend -Heavy Teams\n\nOwn the engineering roadmap, headcount, and technical vision for FE Infra, Charts, and Liveboard — three teams with deep React and TypeScript DNA.\nBe an active presence in architecture forums and design reviews — not just signing off, but shaping technical direction hands-on.\nBuild and develop engineering managers and senior ICs into the next generation of ThoughtSpot leaders.\nHire relentlessly for intellectual curiosity, ownership mindset, and frontend depth.\n\nRethink the Architecture\n\nAudit the current architecture across module federation, client cache design, state management, rendering performance, and component system — and build a compelling vision for what comes next.\nLead the move to a scalable, maintainable, and AI-ready frontend foundation that can power ThoughtSpot's Spotter, SpotterViz, and next-generation Liveboard experiences.\nDrive architectural decisions with first-principles thinking, not convention — question every assumption about how the frontend is structured today.\nDefine and own the technical north star for frontend infrastructure, charting capabilities, and interactive Liveboard experiences.\n\nAttack the Bug Backlog & Raise the Quality Bar\n\nTreat the bug backlog as a cultural and operational challenge, not just a ticket queue — instill a quality-first mindset across all three teams.\nBuild operational systems (on-call hygiene, bug SLAs, regression prevention, automated testing frameworks) that structurally reduce bug accumulation.\nDefine quality metrics that the teams live by — not just defect counts, but incident response time, customer-impacting regressions, and release reliability.\nPartner with customer success and support to close the loop between customer-facing bugs and engineering 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