UI Architect

About

Looking for a well experienced User Interface lead with hands on knowledge and proficient with front end frameworks.

Requirements

• Experience in UI projects with JavaScript, HTMX, ReactJS, Redux, Saga, Babel, Webpack, Tailwind, CSS, HTML skills and very adept in developing responsive Web UI
• Strong experience building server-side rendered web applications using HTMX, Node.js and Express.js
• Ability to transform UI/UX designs into scalable & dynamic web pages using above mentioned technology frameworks
• Strong understanding of NodeJS framework is must for processing Web UI requests.
• Expert-level vanilla JavaScript (ES6+) - modules, async/await, template literals, DOM manipulation
• No React/Angular/Vue required - we use server-rendered components
• Proficient with Tailwind CSS for responsive, mobile-first design
• Experience with Webpack, Babel, Nginx, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines

Highly Desirable

• E-commerce platform experience (cart, checkout, product pages, search)
• Performance optimization with Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals, CDN strategies
• Jest testing, ESLint, accessibility (WCAG) compliance
• Redis caching, API integration, cookie-based authentication
• Security best practices (XSS prevention, JWT, input sanitization)
• Google Cloud Platform, Adobe Target, Winston logging

Responsibilities

• Define User Interface strategy for an existing web application [both internet/intranet]
• Analyze business needs and produce detailed wireframes that meet strategic objectives.
• Gather and document user experience requirements for current website redesign activities.
• Create and maintain information architecture to promote usability, while accommodating technical needs/constraints.
• Provide reusable design interfaces/solutions that match business needs.
• Develop user flows and personas to facilitate feature design process
• Prepare roadmap for new features and product enhancement requests, specifically around UX
• Lead cross-functional design sessions between IT and Business teams.
• Work with offshore team for all UI/UX related development and maintenance activities.
• Establish a process to perform periodic reviews for all the UI/UX artifacts.
• Present and justify proposed mockup solutions internally
• Propose, justify and implement best practices/standards of UI/UX implementation across the industry.
• Maintain familiarity with the capabilities of various programming technologies (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, etc.) and their impact on development efforts, user interface possibilities, data accessibility, and compatibility across multiple versions of the same platform (web browsers, mobile OS, etc.)
• Define and maintain SSR architecture patterns and component libraries for e-commerce platform
• Build interactive features using HTMX (cart updates, type-ahead search, modals, drawers)
• Develop Express.js routes, middleware, and integrate with backend APIs
• Establish coding standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor development team
• Collaborate with UX designers, backend teams, and offshore developers
• Optimize performance through caching, asset versioning, and CDN strategies
• Document architecture decisions, component APIs, and deployment procedures
• Lead cross-functional sessions and present technical proposals to stakeholders
• Monitor production issues, conduct security audits, and implement quality processes
• Stay current with HTMX, Node.js, and web performance best practices