React Lead Software Engineer

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As a UI Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within our Corporate Tech – Radar team. You will play a pivotal role in leading a high-performing UI team, driving the design and delivery of modern, scalable, and reusable user interfaces for our enterprise platforms. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, ideal for someone passionate about React, TypeScript, and micro-frontend architecture, with a strong focus on rapid prototyping, component reuse, and team mentorship.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of modern, responsive, and visually appealing user interfaces using React and TypeScript.
• Architect and implement micro-frontend solutions, ensuring modularity, scalability, and maintainability across applications.
• Build and maintain a library of reusable UI components, driving consistency and efficiency across projects.
• Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers and product owners to translate wireframes and user requirements into high-quality, production-ready code.
• Rapidly prototype new features and concepts to gather user feedback and iterate before full-scale development.
• Mentor and coach junior UI developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Review and debug code, ensuring adherence to best practices in code quality, accessibility, and performance.
• Stay current with emerging UI technologies and industry trends, championing their adoption within the team.
• Work collaboratively with backend and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of UI solutions.

Required qualifications, capabilities and Skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 8+ years applied experience 
• 8+ years of hands-on UI development experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or lead developer role.
• Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
• Proven experience architecting and implementing micro-frontend solutions.
• Strong track record of building and maintaining reusable UI component libraries.
• Demonstrated ability to create rapid prototypes and iterate based on user feedback.
• Experience with modern design systems (e.g., Material UI, Ant Design) and CSS frameworks.
• Solid understanding of UI/UX principles, accessibility, and responsive design.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, state management (e.g., Redux, Context API), and version control (Git).
• Experience with automated testing frameworks for UI (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to mentor and inspire junior developers.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Working knowledge of Java-Spring.

• Experience with AI-driven development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Windsurfer, or similar platforms is a significant plus.
• Financial services industry experience is a plus