UI Principal Engineer

Role Brief

Embark on a transformative journey as a UI Principal Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping next-generation digital experiences and enterprise-scale front-end platforms. In this role, you will provide strategic technical leadership, influence architecture decisions, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing applications.

You will lead front-end engineering initiatives, define UI architecture standards, mentor engineering teams, and drive innovation across modern web technologies while ensuring alignment with enterprise and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable and high-performance front-end applications
• Define and enforce UI architecture standards, engineering best practices, and coding guidelines
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, designers, and backend teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
• API integration
• Security implementation
• Performance optimization
• Scalability planning
• Lead Agile engineering teams and conduct technical reviews, mentoring, and architectural guidance
• Design and optimize large-scale Single Page Applications (SPAs)
• Work closely with Dev Ops teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies
• Support modernization initiatives and continuous improvement efforts
• Provide technical leadership in resolving complex engineering challenges
• Collaborate with stakeholders and leadership teams to align technology strategy with business goals
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, governance, and regulatory standards

Front-End Technologies

• Java Script
• React
• Redux
• Angular
• Type Script
• ES6
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Styled Components

Testing & Quality

• Jest
• Enzyme
• React Testing Library (RTL)
• Cypress Component Testing
• Java
• RESTful APIs
• Spring Boot microservices
• Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) architecture patterns
• API Gateway integration
• OAuth2 / JWT authentication

Architecture & Engineering Leadership

• Event-driven architecture
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Performance tuning for large-scale SPAs
• Secure front-end development practices
• Leading Agile teams
• Conducting code reviews
• Driving architectural decisions
• Mentoring engineers
• Experience in banking or financial services domains, especially: Customer Care platforms, CRM systems, Contact Center technologies
• Redux Saga
• Reselect
• GraphQL
• Web Sockets
• Real-time data visualization
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure
• New Relic
• Datadog
• Splunk
• XSS
• CSRF
• CORS
• Open-source projects
• Internal engineering frameworks
• Technical blogs or communities

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing capabilities
• Strategic thinking and business acumen
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to provide technical thought leadership across complex initiatives

Additional Information

Candidates may be assessed on:

• Risk and controls
• Change and transformation management
• Strategic and digital thinking
• Technical architecture and engineering leadership