Hiring for UI front end React Architect/ Consultant @ Washington, DC

Amaze Systems - Washington, DC

Full-time - Senior

Washington, DC

About the position

The Front-End UI Technical Architect will be responsible for defining and implementing UI architecture with a focus on scalability, modularity, and maintainability. This role involves leveraging React and related technologies to design micro front-end patterns and ensure seamless integration across components and services. The architect will collaborate with stakeholders, provide long-term vision for the platform, and promote best practices in UI development.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-end UI technical components for project Libra.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define UI architecture, considering scalability, modularity, and maintainability.
• Communicate critical UI design choices and specify requirements for design and implementation.
• Provide a long-term vision for the platform, considering changes in technology.
• Advise on designing micro front-end patterns and ensure seamless integration across components.
• Define UI strategies for new features and components, assessing rollout plans.
• Champion micro front-end architecture and break down monolithic UIs into smaller units.
• Coordinate communication and data sharing between micro front-ends.
• Design and validate practical, flexible, resilient, scalable, reusable, and strategic solutions.
• Promote component-based development, emphasizing reusability and consistency.
• Create UI pattern libraries that can be shared across products.
• Ensure adherence to established UI guidelines and standards.
• Profile and optimize front-end performance, addressing bottlenecks.
• Contribute to the development of UI frameworks, methods, and deliverables.
• Utilize REST API invocation and familiar patterns such as promises.
• Recognize areas needing policy changes or new developments for business expansion.
• Present and discuss solution recommendations with enterprise architects.
• Institute and lead the adoption of best practices and standards.
• Architect solutions across multiple IT environments and business system components.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies fitting business and IT needs.
• Work closely with development teams to bridge design and implementation gaps.
• Mentor UI engineers on best practices and facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Interact with other teams to ensure adherence to enterprise standards.
• Manage daily technical challenges and communicate risks or issues.
• Coordinate efforts within different IT groups as needed.
• Understand security best practices and standards.
• Document key artifacts related to application environments and workflows.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in architecting micro front-end development and solutions on React.
• Proven track record of building large-scale, production-grade UI applications.
• Proficiency in React.js and related technologies.
• Familiarity with micro front-end patterns (e.g., single-spa, module federation).
• Strong understanding of responsive design principles.
• Proficiency in at least one wireframing/prototyping tool (e.g., Axure, Omnigraffle).
• Command over DOM manipulation and performance optimization.
• Ability to deliver functionality incrementally adopting agile practices.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Experience with IT projects in the Financial Industry.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong communication abilities.
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud platforms in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with IaaS/PaaS cloud architectures and patterns.
• Prior experience with leading cloud native solution development initiatives.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD toolchains.
• Familiarity with microservices and container-based architectures (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cloud integration strategies.
• Familiarity with deployment patterns/strategy (blue/green, canary, rolling).
• Strong documentation and analytical skills.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities