UI Developer

Position: UI Developer

Location: Austin, TX – Onsite

Duration: Long term Contract

Description:

Project Migration from Angular to React.

• Participate in the migration of existing Angular applications to React while ensuring feature parity and minimal business disruption.
• Analyze Angular components, services, directives, and modules to design equivalent React components using modern React patterns.
• Develop reusable, modular, and maintainable React components using functional components and Hooks.
• Collaborate with architects and senior developers to define the migration strategy, component architecture, and coding standards.
• Convert Angular templates, routing, forms, and state management into React-based implementations.
• Integrate React applications with RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Manage application state using Context API, Redux, Redux Toolkit, or other approved state management libraries.
• Implement responsive, accessible, and cross-browser compatible user interfaces following modern web standards.
• Optimize application performance through code splitting, lazy loading, memoization, and efficient rendering techniques.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following established coding guidelines and best practices.
• Create and maintain unit and integration tests using Jest, React Testing Library, or similar testing frameworks.
• Debug and resolve UI defects, browser compatibility issues, and production incidents.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers to accurately implement designs and improve user experience.
• Work with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, testing, and deployments.
• Ensure compliance with accessibility (WCAG), security, and performance best practices.
• Assist in migrating Angular routing, forms, dependency injection patterns, and lifecycle methods to React equivalents.
• Contribute to technical documentation, migration guides, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Estimate development effort, identify technical risks, and proactively communicate project status and blockers.
• Support production deployments, perform root cause analysis for issues, and implement sustainable fixes.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6 ) and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with both Angular and React.
• Experience with React Hooks, Context API, Redux/Redux Toolkit, and React Router.
• Knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Bootstrap, Material UI, or similar UI frameworks.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and handling asynchronous programming.
• Familiarity with Git, Azure DevOps/GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of responsive design, accessibility, and browser compatibility.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Key Contributions Expected

• Successfully migrate Angular features to React with minimal regressions.
• Improve code quality through reusable component design.
• Enhance application performance and maintainability.
• Deliver high-quality UI features within sprint timelines.
• Collaborate effectively across development, QA, UX, and product teams to ensure successful migration outcomes.