Head of UI Engineering
- New York
- Permanent
- Permanent IT
- MRn22-1564997
- 22/11/2024
Head of UI Engineering
Hybrid, NYC
Circa 250-300k Base + Bonus + Exceptional Benefits
Are you a passionate and skilled Head of/Principal Engineer ready to lead and shape the future of UI platforms? Our client, an innovative global trading company with a dynamic Next-Gen UI platform is seeking a leader to build cutting-edge solutions leveraging modern front-end technologies.
Head of UI Responsibilities:
If you are ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, apply now!
Hybrid, NYC
Circa 250-300k Base + Bonus + Exceptional Benefits
Are you a passionate and skilled Head of/Principal Engineer ready to lead and shape the future of UI platforms? Our client, an innovative global trading company with a dynamic Next-Gen UI platform is seeking a leader to build cutting-edge solutions leveraging modern front-end technologies.
Head of UI Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, and scaling of the UI platform supporting core business applications.
- Define and implement platform components such as design systems, widgets, authentication, persistence, and observability.
- Partner with leadership to create roadmaps aligning with business and technical strategies.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to standardize development pipelines across cloud and hybrid environments.
- Promote best practices in open-source development, including RFCs and ADRs for platform decisions.
- Deliver thought leadership to ensure scalable, reusable, and resilient platform architectures.
- Oversee training initiatives and knowledge-sharing sessions for UI engineering teams.
- Research and evaluate emerging technologies, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
- Lead modernization efforts, driving adoption of cloud-native and containerized development workflows.
- Mentor engineering teams, fostering technical growth and adherence to high-quality standards.
- 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years in architecture and team leadership.
- 7+ years working in agile environments with distributed teams using tools like JIRA and Confluence.
- Expertise in front-end technologies, including React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and Node.js.
- Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and experience with AWS or similar platforms.
- Proficiency in event-driven architectures and streaming platforms like Kafka.
- Experience with high-speed, high-volume transaction processing systems in financial services.
- Hands-on knowledge of DevOps practices, automated testing frameworks (e.g., Cypress, Playwright), and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong ability to document and articulate technical decisions to executive stakeholders.
- Proven leadership in fostering collaborative engineering practices, mentoring, and team-building.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Circa 250-300k Base Salary
- Bonus (OTE Circa 400k)
- Hybrid working with a NYC office
- Generous PTO
- Free office-based breakfast/lunch/drinks
- Private medical, dental, and vision
- $ for $ 401(k)
- ESP
- Wellness initiatives
If you are ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, apply now!