User Interface Architect

Roles and Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop highly scalable, performant, and responsive web applications with a strong focus on UI engineering.
  
• Drive front-end architecture discussions and decisions, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and performance benchmarks.
  
• Lead the development of complex UI features using

  HTML5, CSS3 (LESS, SASS, Tailwind)

  with strong adherence to

  BEM methodology

  .
• Provide technical leadership in

  JavaScript

  (ES6+) including DOM manipulation, object modeling, and implementation of design patterns.
• Build and enhance reusable components leveraging

  ReactJS

  , and contribute to the evolution of the Design System based on

  Atomic Design principles

  .
• Integrate front-end applications with

  RESTful and GraphQL APIs

  , ensuring seamless data-driven workflows.
• Implement

  WCAG-compliant accessibility

  practices across all UI components and experiences.
• Optimize applications for

  Core Web Vitals and GLHS

  , ensuring top-notch performance and reliability.
• Work with testing frameworks such as

  Jest, Jasmine, Karma, Playwright

  to ensure robust UI quality and maintainability.
• Utilize code versioning tools like

  Git, SVN, Mercurial

  for collaborative development and release processes.
• Use modern front-end tools and build systems such as

  Babel, Webpack, NPM, Gulp, Grunt

  , and enforce build optimizations (linting, compiling, minifying).
• Architect and develop

  Progressive Web Applications (PWAs)

  with offline capabilities, caching strategies, and service workers.
• Apply security best practices and ensure compliance with

  OWASP guidelines

  ; support headless commerce solution integration.
• Provide direction and guidance for front-end implementation on platforms like

  Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

  .
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to convert business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  
• Continuously benchmark, monitor, and optimize UI performance, accessibility, and user experience.
  
• Stay updated with the latest UI technologies, trends, and best practices and mentor UI developers in the team.
  

Mandatory Skills

• 12+ years of in-depth expertise in

  HTML5, CSS3 (LESS, SASS, Tailwind)

  with strong proficiency in

  BEM methodology

  .
• Strong proficiency in

  JavaScript

  , including advanced DOM manipulation and JavaScript object model.
• Hands-on programming experience with

  JavaScript ES6+

  and solid understanding of design patterns.
• Extensive experience in

  ReactJS

  and component-driven UI architecture.
• Experience working with

  RESTful APIs

  and

  GraphQL

  integrations.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience implementing

  WCAG accessibility

  standards.
• Strong understanding of

  Core Web Vitals, GLHS

  , and web performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with testing frameworks (

  Jest, Jasmine, Karma, Playwright

  ).
• Practical knowledge of versioning tools (

  Git, SVN, Mercurial

  ).
• Experience with

  Webpack, Babel, NPM, Gulp, Grunt

  , and build optimization processes.
• Hands-on experience building

  Progressive Web Applications (PWAs)

  .
• Deep knowledge of

  Node.js & npm

  , CI/CD pipelines, and unit testing best practices.
• Understanding of

  OWASP security

  principles and exposure to

  headless commerce

  architecture.
• Experience developing front-end components for the

  AEM platform

  (preferred).
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines, tooling, and workflow automation.
  
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and design.
  
• Excellent skills in benchmarking, performance tuning, and optimization.
  

Desired Skills

• Experience working in

  Agile

  and/or

  Waterfall

  development environments.
• Strong communication, leadership, and collaboration abilities.
  
• Capability to mentor engineering teams and guide architectural decisions.