Lead Software Engineer - UI Development

What the role offers:

1. Leadership & Project Oversight:

• Lead multiple project teams of UI engineers, overseeing all stages of design and development, including solution architecture, coding, testing, and integration.
• Manage relationships with both internal and outsourced development teams, ensuring collaboration and adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Review and evaluate project designs to ensure compliance with application design and development guidelines, providing feedback to improve quality and reduce risk.

2. Technical Expertise & Innovation:

• Serve as a domain expert for UI engineering, providing leadership and insight on cross-organizational projects.
• Drive innovation by integrating new technologies and methodologies into software development processes, ensuring that UI solutions are cutting-edge and scalable.
• Represent the UI engineering team in cross-functional initiatives and complex projects, providing input throughout all phases of development.

3. Development & Architecture:

• Design and develop high-performance UI components and frameworks, ensuring their seamless integration into overall product architecture.
• Analyze design requirements and translate them into actionable development items, negotiating priorities and scope with stakeholders.
• Lead by example by writing clean, efficient code and participating actively in code reviews.

4. Collaboration & Communication:

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineering leaders to align project goals with business requirements.
• Provide regular status updates on design progress, development milestones, and issue resolution to senior management.
• Drive full-stack development across various technologies, ensuring a seamless end-to-end user experience.

5. Mentorship & Best Practices:

• Mentor and guide less-experienced engineers, helping them grow technically and providing advice on career development.
• Advocate for and implement best practices for UI development, including design standards, UX guidelines, and continuous integration/delivery processes.

6. Quality & Testing:

• Design and implement robust testing strategies, including unit testing, end-to-end testing, and test automation, ensuring the highest level of product quality.
• Collaborate with QA teams to develop test plans and ensure thorough testing coverage for new features and enhancements.

What you need to succeed:

• UI Development Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience in building complex UI components using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern UI frameworks (Angular preferred).
• Cross-Platform & Full-Stack Knowledge: Experience developing scalable applications on various platforms, with the ability to work across front-end and back-end technologies (Node.js).
• Architectural Proficiency: Strong understanding of software architecture principles, designing UI components that integrate with broader system architectures.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Experience in writing and executing test plans, utilizing tools like Cypress, Selenium, and following DevOps best practices for continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).
• Tools & Platforms: Knowledge of Git, Jenkins, Webpack, Docker, and other development and automation tools.
• UX & Security: Strong experience in UI/UX design, following industry standards, and ensuring the security of applications during development.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Demonstrated experience in leading project teams and mentoring junior engineers, driving team performance, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.