What are the responsibilities and job description for the React Typescript UI Lead Software Engineer position at JPMorgan Chase?
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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